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> I'm not really sure what a BD household robot would even do. Start with basic tasks - carry grocery bags in from the car, walk the dog, carry heavy things fr
by stephengillie 10y ago
> I'm not really sure what a BD household robot would even do.
Start with basic tasks - carry grocery bags in from the car, walk the dog, carry heavy things from room to room. Vacuuming, mowing the lawn, etc could be next, then picking up clothes and toys from the floor. Maybe even chasing the kids through the woods, so you can keep an eye on them?
- cm2187 10y agoAnd some people do enjoy mowing their lawn themselves or cooking themselves. But I think most do not. And it would mow the lawn in the middle of the week when it is the least disrupting to neighbors. And it's one thing for Mum to enjoy cooking. But if the family has a choice between Mum's specialty (a bunch of potatoes floating in grease) and an electronic Gordon Ramsay with skills and recipes for every kind of cooking in the world, they might vote for the latter.
- sii 10y agoThere are already robots for mowing the lawn and the results are great. Biggest time saver since i got my first dish washer.
- usrusr 10y agoAutonomous tools vs autonomous puppets to operate conventional tools. Roomba vs Ltd Cmdr Data. We won't be seeing much of the latter any time soon. Even Star Wars assumes that the "roomba" type would be far more useful than his golden friend.