People could start using robots to do work around their house and provide companionship starting in 2030. We could live in a Matrix-like virtual world by 2045. People could also become Cyborgs by 2045. People could control their home settings using artificial intelligence by 2040 as well.
The mill was full of looms that looked like the looms Lyddie was used to except they all ran automatically, which was different from her old loom. The noise in the factory was louder than the loudest thing Lyddie had ever heard. Mill workers had to work 13 hours, but Lyddie was used to it.
