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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 duxup »

prawn wrote: post #88
S_A_P wrote: post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have a family of 7 and get back to me on that one. Edit: not trying to be snarky but a use case for a single person or small family breaks down quickly when you have young kids and have special diets(that require an entirely different set of dishes) then you can see where automation is useful.

A family with any kids such that you're going through the bedtime routine after dinner, then exhausted and forget/avoid the dishes.

Tru dat. I just left my oldest's room, everyone is asleep... walked right past the dishes to get to the computer....

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

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Post by mattmaroon »

MR4D wrote: post #87
freehunter wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Where are people getting kitchens that will fit multiple dishwashers? Even in my oversized Midwestern house, I'd be giving up a significant amount of storage space to rip out the cabinets to put in a second dishwasher.

I’m not the OP, but there are a few options. First, there is the space all your dishes take up. If you have another dishwasher, then they don’t fill up your cabinets, so net net, it’s the same amount of space. Secondly, there are drawer-typ dishwashers made specifically for this. They are way overpriced, but are really useful and pretty darn small. One or two of those and you really don’t need to put dishes away anym…

To your first point not really. If guess you could stack 2-3x as many dishes in a cabinet that takes up the same space as a dishwasher because you could arrange them to take up much less space. It doesn't take many plates and bowls to fill a dishwasher but that same amount wouldn't take up half the cabinet.

But you could probably also get by with less.

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

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Post by danielrhodes »

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…

1) Store your plates in the dishwasher.

2) Get a washer/dryer combo. Put it in your closet. Have it double as your hamper. Run it nightly.

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

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Post by mattmaroon »

mahmud wrote: post #51
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.

Am I the only one that washes dishes immediately after use? No need to even use the machine. Wash immediately after use, let them dry on rack, wipe and put away. Dishes and laundry are a total non-issue.

I think that's a case of chronic pain seeming less bad than acute pain. Cleaning dishes one by one is probably the least time efficient method. It's just never enough at one time for you to notice.

With a relatively new dishwasher you can put your dishes in completely dirty with no rinsing. They're a solid time savings for sure.

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

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Post by TYPE_FASTER »

CapitalistCartr wrote: post #9
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…

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.

https://www.remodelista.com/posts/appliances-dishwasher-draw...

I've heard that's how these are used, never tried it myself.

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

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Post by erik_landerholm »

Don’t care! It’s the golden age of tvs! Oleds are a technology that’s actually living up to the hype. I have an lg wallpaper tv and you can roll it up! The new ones look even more flexible. One even rolls up into a box.

Robots will catch up. The future of TVs is now!

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

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Post by dingo_bat »

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…

3) Make food for me in my kitchen.

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

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Post by [deleted] »

Operyl wrote: post #54
mahmud wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Am I the only one that washes dishes immediately after use? No need to even use the machine. Wash immediately after use, let them dry on rack, wipe and put away. Dishes and laundry are a total non-issue.

There’s frequent times where I’m eating, about to wash my dishes, and something comes up at work (PagerDuty for example). This happens more times than I care to admit, and as a result I end up just chucking them into the dishwasher. Or if I have to leave in the morning and I’m running late, or if I had a large gathering of people.

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

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Post by gruez »

QAPereo wrote: post #91
raitom wrote: post #82

We are talking about machines but during my last trip to Japan I’ve been blown away by the domotic present in the appartment I rented. There was a self-filling bathtube that I could program directly from the kitchen. Is there any « bathtube auto-fill/alexa » product in the US? I never been able to find something like that. I’d like to be able to ask alexa to prepare my bath while I’m cooking.

Sounds like a way to scald someone with a hack. Edit: There was a self-filling bathtube that I could program directly from the kitchen. How much do you want to bet that a US version would be networked, probably smartphone integrated?

it's not IOT.

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

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Post by mikekchar »

S_A_P wrote: post #84
mahmud wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Am I the only one that washes dishes immediately after use? No need to even use the machine. Wash immediately after use, let them dry on rack, wipe and put away. Dishes and laundry are a total non-issue.

Have a family of 7 and get back to me on that one. Edit: not trying to be snarky but a use case for a single person or small family breaks down quickly when you have young kids and have special diets(that require an entirely different set of dishes) then you can see where automation is useful.

On the other hand, according to the US census, as of 2016 the number of households with 7 or more family members is 1.27% while the number of households with 1 family member is 28.13%. If we take into account the households with 3 or fewer family members we are talking over 75% of the US.

I think it is completely reasonable not to consider your circumstance when giving general advice. The vast majority of people can choose a much simpler solution because they have much simpler problems. It's interesting to hear what people in your situation need to do, but I wouldn't expect many people to relate because they have no such experience.

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