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CES Was Full of Useless Robots and Machines That Don’t Work

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Re: CES Was Full of Useless Robots and Machines That Don’t Work

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Post by Blazespinnaker »

bane wrote: post #5

Here's what I want robots to do: 1) Wash my dishes, dry them and put them away completely automatically. 2) Wash and dry my clothes, fold them and put them away completely automatically. These two things would save me hours of work per week. FoldiMate simply isn't even close to being good enough, but I'd be willing to spend about that much for a robot that could do #2. I can vacuum my floor by myself and greet people…

well,just list the things you do on a weekly basis for a family

- making meals - driving kids - laundry - grocery and other shopping - picking up - finances and planning

I think all of these are ripe for (more) disruption.

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Post by imron »

bane wrote: post #5

Here's what I want robots to do: 1) Wash my dishes, dry them and put them away completely automatically. 2) Wash and dry my clothes, fold them and put them away completely automatically. These two things would save me hours of work per week. FoldiMate simply isn't even close to being good enough, but I'd be willing to spend about that much for a robot that could do #2. I can vacuum my floor by myself and greet people…

> I have no use for drones, or bipedal robots, or some kind of other walking robot at all

Bipedal is the hard half of the fold clothes and put them away

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Post by ambrosite »

bane wrote: post #5

Here's what I want robots to do: 1) Wash my dishes, dry them and put them away completely automatically. 2) Wash and dry my clothes, fold them and put them away completely automatically. These two things would save me hours of work per week. FoldiMate simply isn't even close to being good enough, but I'd be willing to spend about that much for a robot that could do #2. I can vacuum my floor by myself and greet people…

A general purpose housekeeping robot would be revolutionary and would sell extremely well, but we are probably decades away from having one that would even function correctly, much less be commercially viable.

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Post by [deleted] »

bane wrote: post #5

Here's what I want robots to do: 1) Wash my dishes, dry them and put them away completely automatically. 2) Wash and dry my clothes, fold them and put them away completely automatically. These two things would save me hours of work per week. FoldiMate simply isn't even close to being good enough, but I'd be willing to spend about that much for a robot that could do #2. I can vacuum my floor by myself and greet people…

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Post by blhack »

bane wrote: post #5

Here's what I want robots to do: 1) Wash my dishes, dry them and put them away completely automatically. 2) Wash and dry my clothes, fold them and put them away completely automatically. These two things would save me hours of work per week. FoldiMate simply isn't even close to being good enough, but I'd be willing to spend about that much for a robot that could do #2. I can vacuum my floor by myself and greet people…

>foldimate:

Here is a video of it working: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uay9hzwusk

This looks like it would take quite a lot longer than just folding the clothes yourself.

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Post by kayhi »

MollyR wrote: post #10
CapitalistCartr wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1) Get two dishwashers. Alternate them clean/dirty. Think of them as self-washing cabinets from sci-fi. 2) Get a laundry service or maid service. Save thousands of dollars.

That first recommendation is pure genius!

I’ve thought about getting like 5 and replacing all cabinets. A lower end dishwasher is about the same as a custom cabinet $150-$300).

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Post by zitterbewegung »

I used to work in the event services industry and CES no longer needs to exist.

All of the major companies can hold their own press events and promote their products. Why buy an exhibitor booth at CES when you could take the same money and DIY. Apple , Google and Microsoft get this. Also, things like Kickstarter do the same. In a few years CES , E3 won't really exist anymore they are already dead.

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Post by beaconstudios »

taeric wrote: post #8
bane wrote: post #5

Here's what I want robots to do: 1) Wash my dishes, dry them and put them away completely automatically. 2) Wash and dry my clothes, fold them and put them away completely automatically. These two things would save me hours of work per week. FoldiMate simply isn't even close to being good enough, but I'd be willing to spend about that much for a robot that could do #2. I can vacuum my floor by myself and greet people…

I understand and agree with these desires. However, getting fewer and simpler clothes can near solve the second problem for much cheaper. Similarly, eating out comes close to solving the first problem. Will be very cost competitive with robots for the same in the foreseeable future. To the point that solving this problem will require more behavior change from us than we're likely to realize.

Eating out every night takes a lot of time and is not cost-effective for a huge percentage of the population.

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Post by mikeash »

blhack wrote: post #15
bane wrote: post #5

Here's what I want robots to do: 1) Wash my dishes, dry them and put them away completely automatically. 2) Wash and dry my clothes, fold them and put them away completely automatically. These two things would save me hours of work per week. FoldiMate simply isn't even close to being good enough, but I'd be willing to spend about that much for a robot that could do #2. I can vacuum my floor by myself and greet people…

>foldimate: Here is a video of it working: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uay9hzwusk This looks like it would take quite a lot longer than just folding the clothes yourself.

I was going to comment that it doesn’t matter how slow it is as long as it finishes overnight or whatever. Good thing I decided to actually watch the video first. What’s the point if a person has to be so involved!?

Re: CES Was Full of Useless Robots and Machines That Don’t Work

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Post by EpicEng »

taeric wrote: post #8
bane wrote: post #5

Here's what I want robots to do: 1) Wash my dishes, dry them and put them away completely automatically. 2) Wash and dry my clothes, fold them and put them away completely automatically. These two things would save me hours of work per week. FoldiMate simply isn't even close to being good enough, but I'd be willing to spend about that much for a robot that could do #2. I can vacuum my floor by myself and greet people…

I understand and agree with these desires. However, getting fewer and simpler clothes can near solve the second problem for much cheaper. Similarly, eating out comes close to solving the first problem. Will be very cost competitive with robots for the same in the foreseeable future. To the point that solving this problem will require more behavior change from us than we're likely to realize.

>I understand and agree with these desires. However, getting fewer and simpler clothes can near solve the second problem for much cheaper.

Good luck convincing most people to wear t-shirts and jeans every day, let alone a small number of them. No thanks.

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