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Re: Weave Robotics launches Isaac 1, a $7,999 home robot with Fall 2026 deliveries

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Post by Traster » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC

This is another industry that seems to me a lot like the AI glasses. It's that sweet spot of being extremely difficult to make work, whilst simultaneously offering almost nothing of value.

It's actually striking that what they're promising it can do is almost nothing, and that it still won't be able to do what they claim. "Folds and puts clothes away" - ok, can I see any video of it taking clothes out of a washing machine (it can't), folding them, identifying where the clothes should go and then putting them there, and for example, opening a wardrobe and putting the clothes into the right place - possibly underneath other stuff that's already in there.

Re: Weave Robotics launches Isaac 1, a $7,999 home robot with Fall 2026 deliveries

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Post by Traster » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC

TrackerFF wrote: post #279

So here's the thing: Laundry isn't really the chore that eats up my time. It takes like a minute or two to move clothes from the basket to the machine, and seconds to turn it on. Same with moving them to the dryer afterwards. Same with easy tidying up. What takes time, however, is cleaning and making food.

Let me blow your mind. The reason laundry doesn't take much of your time is because we built a robot to do it for you and it already handles 99.99% of the job and it costs a couple hundred bucks and it's called a washing machine. This machine costs $8000 and is promising to solve the other 0.01% of the time spent on this job, and it's promising to solve 0.01% of that 0.01%.

Re: Weave Robotics launches Isaac 1, a $7,999 home robot with Fall 2026 deliveries

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Post by imdsm » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC

Can it vacuum for me? Change the bedding? Can I put it to work in a blacksmith shop? Can it live outside and have the task of picking up leaves from the garden one by one until it finally breaks and causes The Android Uprising?

Re: Weave Robotics launches Isaac 1, a $7,999 home robot with Fall 2026 deliveries

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Post by 21asdffdsa12 » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC

utopiah wrote: post #274

21asdffdsa12 wrote: post #243

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It would work, if they could simplify the problem space. Install rails on the ceiling and pic and place from there..

True, basic barely noticeable adjustments for a normal home.

Better than- ups - i wrapped another cord around my tracks- and ripped a appliance +socket from the wall.. or spend thousands making my home robot-ready.

Re: Weave Robotics launches Isaac 1, a $7,999 home robot with Fall 2026 deliveries

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Post by manc_lad » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC

amarant wrote: post #265

Man the design of this thing! Looks like they raided an old Nintendo warehouse and found a moss-covered Robb! That might sound like a criticism to some, but rest assured it's meant as praise! Who wouldn't want a moss-covered Robb cleaning their house?

looks like someone increased the border-radius on Jonny 5

Re: Weave Robotics launches Isaac 1, a $7,999 home robot with Fall 2026 deliveries

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Post by smw » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC

danpalmer wrote: post #208

> Handles loaded hampers What does it mean "handles"? It doesn't say it puts on a wash, but that's what I'd want. I can only assume they're vague because it doesn't do anything useful. > Makes beds A robot the height of a child makes a double bed with sheet, duvet, and pillows? I highly doubt it could reach. > Isaac 1 is autonomous for Laundry Flow and Daily Reset by default, with teleoperation assistance when needed…

I'm not defending anything about this, but it does have a telescoping torso so it can get to 'human height' when needed.

Re: Weave Robotics launches Isaac 1, a $7,999 home robot with Fall 2026 deliveries

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Post by amanaplanacanal » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC

danpalmer wrote: post #208

> Handles loaded hampers What does it mean "handles"? It doesn't say it puts on a wash, but that's what I'd want. I can only assume they're vague because it doesn't do anything useful. > Makes beds A robot the height of a child makes a double bed with sheet, duvet, and pillows? I highly doubt it could reach. > Isaac 1 is autonomous for Laundry Flow and Daily Reset by default, with teleoperation assistance when needed…

Down under "What does it do" it says:

> Depending on the home in question, Isaac 1 may be able to help with even more within each feature area (such as loading and unloading clothes from washer/dryer machines)

So evidently that isn't included in Laundry flow. Maybe "handles" just means picking up the hamper and moving it to the washing machine? I wonder if it requires a specific hamper for this to work.

Honestly this thing looks pretty useless.

Re: Weave Robotics launches Isaac 1, a $7,999 home robot with Fall 2026 deliveries

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Post by amanaplanacanal » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC

Dig1t wrote: post #213

danpalmer wrote: post #208

> Handles loaded hampers What does it mean "handles"? It doesn't say it puts on a wash, but that's what I'd want. I can only assume they're vague because it doesn't do anything useful. > Makes beds A robot the height of a child makes a double bed with sheet, duvet, and pillows? I highly doubt it could reach. > Isaac 1 is autonomous for Laundry Flow and Daily Reset by default, with teleoperation assistance when needed…

>What sort of insurance do they have for that person breaking something in your home? Probably just make the user accept a license agreement saying they accept the risk? I suspect most people would accept the risk something might get broken if it means they no longer need to clean their house.

Not if the broken thing is a pet or toddler. And the amount of actual cleaning this thing appears to do is tiny.

Re: Weave Robotics launches Isaac 1, a $7,999 home robot with Fall 2026 deliveries

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Post by steveBK123 » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC

coffeebeqn wrote: post #77

ceejayoz wrote: post #2

> The company says the robot completes Laundry Flow and Daily Reset tasks autonomously by default, but uses teleoperation assistance when needed to guarantee task completion. Suspiciously absent: a rough idea of what percentage of tasks need the assistance.

Tele-operation through a video feed(?) inside my home. Yeah that sounds pretty creepy

It'll be about a week before the first reported incident of some operator sending it into bathroom/bedroom while occupied to watch.

Re: Weave Robotics launches Isaac 1, a $7,999 home robot with Fall 2026 deliveries

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Post by theplumber » Thu, Jul 02, 2026, 11:41 AM UTC

Peanuts99 wrote: post #261

piokoch wrote: post #236

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Think of 90 y.o. lonely people who can't care less about some company seeing the interior of their house. Surely, it is a risk, but being without any help and assistance.

Most 90 year old lonely people would probably benefit more from an actual human carer than some clanker that can't do stairs, any kind of mobility assistance and can't even make them a cup of tea.

Yeah but that’s more expensive