Truly remarkable creative thinking in a way that does not exist today. This was a year after humans landed on the Moon, and I can understand the inspiration that drove the 70s.

I don’t think we’ve lost the willingness to test products that push human/mechanical boundaries. I think rather it is about not retreading on the learned boundaries that we’ve already established or “solved”. So now we see concepts that test different kinds of human/machine integration. Such as worn AI devices, headsets, and the future idea of brain chips.

As for automatic washers: The idea isn’t totally gone - enclosed automated pet washers are around. (Despite being clearly terrifying for some pets.)

we have actual adaptive beds that auto adjust your position, firmness, temperature and fully monitor your sleep to improve it.

But they sure don't have a funky 70s style design, perhaps that's the part that's missing for most people ?

Reminds me the early periods of personal computers.

It’s interesting to consider how our priorities have shifted