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>foldimate: Here is a video of it working: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uay9hzwusk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uay9hzwusk This looks like it would ta

by blhack 9y ago

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

mikeash 9y ago
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!?
- hughes 9y ago
  Now we just need another robot that can take the clothes out of the dryer and lay them out flat for the folding machine.
  - pdfernhout 9y ago
    The closest I've seen to a full solution: https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/pr2-close-to-completing-laundry-cycle https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/pr2...
xbmcuser 9y ago
With a $5 folding board it would probably take less time effort to do the folding myself.
Guest9812398 9y ago
Watching this video, it's clearly edited. First off, the left and right video are completely different, the left isn't a zoomed in version of the right. If you go to 43 seconds, you can see the folded clothes do not match. Secondly, it's not a continuous shot. There is a cut when the shirts are added to the bottom part of the machine at 25 seconds, and again at 51 seconds. You need to watch carefully, but it's pretty obviously something is not right about this video. Also, the CES videos show the same pile of clothes appearing at the bottom, regardless of what order the clothes go in the machine. I would guess the machine doesn't yet fold clothes, or maybe it has issues with certain clothing like button up shirts.
dx034 9y ago
If they can combine that with a washer/dryer, I'd buy it. Dirty laundry in, folded laundry out. Doesn't matter how long it takes, can work overnight. But the video doesn't look like that would work anytime soon.

by blhack 9y ago

mikeash 9y ago

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!?

hughes 9y ago
Now we just need another robot that can take the clothes out of the dryer and lay them out flat for the folding machine.
- pdfernhout 9y ago
  The closest I've seen to a full solution: https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/pr2-close-to-completing-laundry-cycle https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/pr2...

xbmcuser 9y ago

With a $5 folding board it would probably take less time effort to do the folding myself.

Guest9812398 9y ago

Watching this video, it's clearly edited. First off, the left and right video are completely different, the left isn't a zoomed in version of the right. If you go to 43 seconds, you can see the folded clothes do not match. Secondly, it's not a continuous shot. There is a cut when the shirts are added to the bottom part of the machine at 25 seconds, and again at 51 seconds. You need to watch carefully, but it's pretty obviously something is not right about this video. Also, the CES videos show the same pile of clothes appearing at the bottom, regardless of what order the clothes go in the machine. I would guess the machine doesn't yet fold clothes, or maybe it has issues with certain clothing like button up shirts.

dx034 9y ago

If they can combine that with a washer/dryer, I'd buy it. Dirty laundry in, folded laundry out. Doesn't matter how long it takes, can work overnight. But the video doesn't look like that would work anytime soon.