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> I'm really skeptical that there is anything “after the roomba”. Or, to be more specific, I'm skeptical that technology used in the home will look anything lik
by flukus 8y ago
> I'm really skeptical that there is anything “after the roomba”. Or, to be more specific, I'm skeptical that technology used in the home will look anything like a robot, a self-contained intelligent machine that moves around and cleans/folds laundry/does dishes.
I think your right there. Personally I don't even have room for a humanoid robot, it'd be getting in my way constantly.
What I would like to see is something more along the lines of a series of those programmable industrial robotic arms extending from my ceiling. That's something that could fetch me a beer from the fridge, take my empty plate to the sink and move my dirty clothes to the laundry, all without getting in my way. That would be a good base to start expanding functionality on.
- jpm_sd 8y agoThese tasks are not real problems in need of solutions. Fetching a beer from the fridge, taking an empty plate to the sink, and throwing dirty clothes in a hamper take so little time that there is no reason to automate them.
- flukus 8y agoThose are mostly examples, a machine capable of doing that would be capable of much more. If it can move clothes around it can probably work the washing machine, move the washing to the drier and hang up the dry clothes. If it can fetch a beer it can put the shopping away and maybe give a stir to whatever I'm simmering on the stove top. It could possibly vacuum better than a roomba. Also for some things like the clothes hamper example, it's not a matter of saving much time but actually doing it where a lazy human (me) would just leave it.