The future is here. You will soon be able to sleep on a transforming ‘robot’ designed to optimise small living areas.

Unveiled by Ikea, ‘ROGNAN’ contains a bed, desk, storage unit and pullout couch all controlled by a touchpad.

The idea is to use the contraption to divide a small room into two living spaces and saves an extra eight square metres.

Ikea says it is in response to “mass urbanisation”.

“Instead of making the furniture smaller, we transform the furniture to the function that you need at that time,” said Ikea product developer Seana Strawn.

“When you sleep, you do not need your sofa. When you use your wardrobe, you do not need your bed.”

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Meet our new robot, ROGNAN. Forget compromise in a small space. ROGNAN transforms small spaces into comfortable, multifunctional homes. It changes to meet your needs, from sleep, to getting dressed, to having guests, and more. The population of cities is growing, and our living spaces are shrinking. ROGNAN is a product for this new reality of modern urban life. Planned launch date: during 2020. @ori_living #IKEADDD2019 #IKEAtoday #IKEA #ROGNAN #oriliving

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ROGNAN is built in collaboration with American startup Ori Living, which makes a host of automated pocket closets, studio suites and beds.

It will first launch in Hong Kong and Japan next year.