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Actually, this is why it's such a great business opportunity, see you have to buy a 2nd robot that cleans 1st robot and then a 3rd robot to clean the 2nd and so

by kaibee 3y ago

Actually, this is why it's such a great business opportunity, see you have to buy a 2nd robot that cleans 1st robot and then a 3rd robot to clean the 2nd and so on. More seriously, Stretch actually looks pretty straight forward so I could imagine a combo-charging/dock/cleaning station where it can swap tools (ie, grab a vacuum, drop off mop, etc) and get cleaned by the cleaning station. Also once the robot is in a more finalized version, its not unthinkable to make one that is waterproof enough to go through a carwash type device.

MahiShafiullah 3y ago
Tool usage is one of the next ideas we would like to explore; because, if you think about it, the reacher-grabber that is currently used as an end-effector is just another tool. If we can switch between tools quickly we can possibly unlock a wide range of applications: imagine a robot that can switch arms from a whisk to a spatula to a duster to to a mop all over the course of preparing a meal, and then switch to a screwdriver or a wrench for fixing something afterwards. Will take work to design modular parts like that, but the end result can be quite exciting indeed.