This is how Germany treats it's homeless.

[KS Toronado]

Why can't we?

[Faux pas]

1. "We" can't because

it's against the rethug's "christian" beliefs.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. That's an AI slop graphic and no, Germany does not do this.

A startup has built a couple of prototypes that get trotted out every couple of years, but they've never been installed and used.

[sheshe2]

9. BBC: A German city has created sleep pods for the homeless

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/55778733

https://thepremierdaily.com/german-city-installs-pods-for-homeless-people-to-sleep-in/

[WhiskeyGrinder]

12. When they were "installed," it was to display a prototype. Both of these articles are thinly veiled rewrites of company

press releases. These pods have not been permanently installed nor are they used by people experiencing homelessness. The BBC article can't even spell the name of the product correctly.

[sheshe2]

13. One article said they are/were used.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

15. Startup releases often use aspirational language, and news aggregators like "The Premier Daily" are happy to spin it.

And UlmerNest isn't even a startup; it's a project, an idea. The website itself says the product is still in its testing stages, and their FAQs make it clear that this isn't anywhere near a scalable concept: https://ulmernest.de/

[Celerity]

23. from the firm (Ulmer Nest)

https://www.ulmernest.de/faq

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How much does an Ulmer Nest cost? How can I buy one?

As there are only two Nests existing right now, which are mostly hand-crafted prototypes for evaluating our concept, we are neither able to give you a proper quote at this point, nor can we sell readymade Nests. We are still optimizing the construction also in terms of cost, with the goal of pushing the total material cost below a reasonable number, as well as being able to serially produce the shelters at some point in the future.

However, if you are a representing a municipal office, NGO or company looking willing to deploy a solution like the Ulmer Nest, you can get in touch so we can keep you updated with the progress. Please also consider that while initial costs for buying Nest might be relevant, there also continuous costs stemming from the concept which you should consider as well – for cleaning, infrastructure, maintenance and especially social work. Only when considering this as a whole, implementing a concept like the Ulm Nest in your city does make sense.

Are there build plans or instructions to help me build a Nest myself?

Right now, we don't have any plans or instructions, and also won't be able to provide those. This is mainly due to the fact that while evaluating our existing prototypes, we discover opportunities for improvement almost every day, so plans would be changing rapidly. However, for now we explicitly want to encourage you to still go further with your ideas and momentum that you might have. If we can help by answering any questions along that way, or providing you with best practices from what we've learned so far, we will be happy to do so!

Where do the costs for the Nest that can be found in the media stem from?

Right now, we are still in a prototyping and evaluation phase. Therefore, the actual price that was given in various media outlets is way higher than it would be for a finished product, as it includes a lot of development and testing work, and countless hours of assembling the Nests by hand. In a possible serial product, the price will dramatically reduce from the numbers given in the media. The numbers given in the media include not only materials, but also development, production, sensors, hours of coding, setup and teardown including transport, maintenance, cleaning and social work, the latter being an integral part of the concept. So basically all the costs for one winter season and the prototypes themselves.

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Images available with indication of the copyright holder (as mentioned in the corresponding .rtf-files of each folder):

https://ulmernest.de/downloads/ulmernest_media_210303_V1.zip

[sheshe2]

14. One article said they are/were used.

[DFW]

29. I asked my wife, a German social worker.

Apparently these things are now in use, but just sporadically, more as a test than anything else. They are by no means available everywhere, or even here and there. There haven’t been anywhere enough of them built, nor are there plans for that to happen. In ten years MIGHT they have a chance to be available to the homeless population in general, but for now, that remains a pipe dream. It remains an experiment.

[tinrobot]

3. That's an AI image. Even so, do they sleep standing up?

There's no room for a bed in that pod.

[riversedge]

8. I wondered it the unit turned on its side for sleeping!!

[Union Label]

4. Not real, just an AI photo

you couldn't even lay down in something that small.

[FadedMullet]

5. Well, KS, it sounds like you were misled about this. Don't feel bad though, because the premise is entirely.....

.......plausible and you can bank on the fact that all European counties do better job helping the homeless than we do.

[70sEraVet]

27. I'm no world traveller, but I am sure Euro countries take decent care of homeless.

I'm SURE those countries aren't sending out troops to their capitol cities, to throw the few meager belongings of the homeless into dump trucks!

[Skittles]

6. it's ITS

and it's AI

[sl8]

7. Not like that image, but the city of Ulm did trial prototypes in 2021.

They called them Ulmer Nests. I'm not seeing any recent news about them.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/55778733

.webp

[sheshe2]

10. There is also a link from 2023.

[sl8]

11. Thanks. It looks like that article was written in 2023, but it's sources are the 2021 articles.

If you're talking about the Premier Daily article linked in your other post, it's most recent sources about the trial are from January 2021.

[misanthrope]

31. Or as Elon Musk calls them

Soylent Green factories.

[WarGamer]

16. Why do you think we don't?

[Mosby]

21. Not ADA compliant.

No ramps, door is not wide enough.

[WarGamer]

22. And the fake German AI pic of an egg... is?

[WarGamer]

25. I would assume that these tiny home camps in LA contain ADA compliant models...

At least I'd hope so...

[maxsolomon]

26. Likely that the accessible Tiny Home models are elsewhere on the site, or a few of these have ramps

Often the bathing/restroom and cooking facilities are elsewhere in the complex.

These are essentially heated sleeping rooms.

[TommieMommy]

17. What a great idea for a shelter for the homeless

[WarGamer]

18. It's an AI mage... but the image above this is actually real in LA.

[Vote4Kam]

19. No.

No it's not.

[milestogo]

28. Its not that simple.

They built small units for homeless people in my city. But some of them have substance abuse issues or mental illness and they have a hard time adapting. Homeless people need more than 4 walls.

[KentuckyWoman]

30. That's fake but this is real.

Bend Oregon


Another one in Oregon



Seattle





Phoenix




Columbus Ohio


Metro Atlanta

[fujiyamasan]

35. Some of these look really impressive

Certainly a better solution than simply locking them up. And if they don’t have a shelter, how are they supposed to pay a fine?

Thanks for posting something real as opposed to some dumb AI meme like image with no real explanation or context.

[JoseBalow]

32. I follow this guy from Oregon on TikTok

https://sleeptrailer.com/

(4:31)

Sleep Trailer is designed to be a transformative solution for communities facing a wide range of challenges—from disaster relief and homelessness to other urgent needs. By offering a safe, secure and dignified place to sleep, we empower individuals and create conditions that make change possible. Sleep Trailer is not the end goal it fills the temporary emergent needs so that people can focus on how to move forward.

[fujiyamasan]

34. Thanks for not posting an obvious AI generated piece of click bait memey BS

I had seen shipping containers being converted to homes. These trailers look similar, but actually are more practical given the size and are likely easier to transport.

I had a friend that mentioned a commercial district featuring shipping containers in Savannah, Georgia I think. I think Vegas has something sinilar.

[Rhiannon12866]

33. Excellent idea! Certainly better than TFG's plan to arrest them...

[rictofen]

36. A safe shelter...in the middle of a slippery, snowy road with vehicles passing just feet away

I don't see any problems there. And how many doors does a pod need? Looks like 3 doors there, or rather 2 doors and an empty hatch. Maybe it has a sci-fi force field.

[Melon]

37. Having worked in Berlin....no

I had to walk through an area of homeless a number of times. Drugs, tents and not safe would be my description. No different than trying to walk through some areas of cities here. The hard drug use was probably more in the open.

[MineralMan]

38. Not really. How many of those or something similar do you

think are on the streets of Germany? The answer is: Not very fucking many.

There have been similar proposals here in the USA, too, but nothing ever comes from them. So, if someone can show me a German city that has even dozens of those or similar shelters, I will apologize,