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I really like the sandwich maker. That seems like one of those quiet billionaire makers. Also the shower-head looks neat, but not at $300. and why the hell are they even thinking about an electronic version?
The water saving aspect is great though. Could there be a similar application with washing dishes?
The tea-making robot seems to come with overoptimistic numbers.
The sandwich-making robot is a good idea, but it will need a complete redesign to make it cleanable. All stainless and Teflon, no food trap points, machine-washable, steam-cleanable. Whether it's cost effective is another issue. That idea has been tried many times. Here's AMFare, from American Machine and Foundry, in 1964.[1] That system worked quite well, but needed a constantly busy fast food outlet to justify the expense.
Then there's the version for the 1%[2].
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmXLqImT1wE [2] http://factor-tech.com/robotics/17437-robot-chef-that-can-co...
New startup idea: self-driving solar-powered bikes which make sandwiches for you and collect payment via smartphone app.
I really like the sandwich maker. That seems like one of those quiet billionaire makers. Also the shower-head looks neat, but not at $300. and why the hell are they even thinking about an electronic version?
Circle Medical is "Uber for doctors". That's going to be interesting. The tea-making robot seems to come with overoptimistic numbers. The sandwich-making robot is a good idea, but it will need a complete redesign to make it cleanable. All stainless and Teflon, no food trap points, machine-washable, steam-cleanable. Whether it's cost effective is another issue. That idea has been tried many times. Here's AMFare, from…
I met a startup in Hong Kong, CafeX, who were working on a coffee-making robot, and my first reaction was that they were using cutting-edge technology to solve a trivial problem. I do like good coffee though, so I thought through the business case.
It seemed to fit into an awkward gap between "cheap coffee vending machine" and "cafe kiosk with trained barista". People grabbing a convenient coffee in places like gas stations and convenience stores, care about price over quality and will be fine with a cheap machine. People who like quality coffee will usually prefer a trained barista if one is available, unless they want to try the novelty of a robot.
The two niches I can see are:
1) Inside fancy office buildings, where the drones don't want to walk outside to get good coffee. (The robot is also good for impressing visitors).
2) Places without decent cafes around, i.e. shopping malls, theme parks, airports, where the robot might be as good or better than Starfucks burned-for-consistency beans.
Circle Medical is "Uber for doctors". That's going to be interesting. The tea-making robot seems to come with overoptimistic numbers. The sandwich-making robot is a good idea, but it will need a complete redesign to make it cleanable. All stainless and Teflon, no food trap points, machine-washable, steam-cleanable. Whether it's cost effective is another issue. That idea has been tried many times. Here's AMFare, from…
I was quite surprised to see the tea-making and sandwich-making robots. I met a startup in Hong Kong, CafeX, who were working on a coffee-making robot, and my first reaction was that they were using cutting-edge technology to solve a trivial problem. I do like good coffee though, so I thought through the business case. It seemed to fit into an awkward gap between "cheap coffee vending machine" and "cafe kiosk with tr…
Circle Medical is "Uber for doctors". That's going to be interesting. The tea-making robot seems to come with overoptimistic numbers. The sandwich-making robot is a good idea, but it will need a complete redesign to make it cleanable. All stainless and Teflon, no food trap points, machine-washable, steam-cleanable. Whether it's cost effective is another issue. That idea has been tried many times. Here's AMFare, from…
I would love to try out the Nebia shower, just a shame they didn't name it Nebula ... seems more fitting imo.
ShapeScale definitely caught my eye! I feel like that level of data about my body would really help motivate me to eat better and exercise more.