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Wow that's really cool. How far away are we from having one of these do dishes?

unwind 14y ago
Optimized high-performance robots for washing dishes, adapted to the consumer environment, have been available for almost a century. They're called, quite aptly, dishwashers.
- JoeAltmaier 14y ago
  Ok, when will it load and unload the dishes?
  - tocomment 14y ago
    Right, and for a bonus "hand" wash things that don't fit in the dishwasher.
  - moconnor 14y ago
    Get two dishwashers and put your clean dishes in one of them. Put a sticker on it marked "clean". Need a plate? Take it out of the "clean" dishwasher. Got a dirty plate? Put it into the other dishwasher. Other dishwasher full? Turn it on and move the "clean" sticker to that one. Double buffering with dishwashers turns them into magic cupboards. I don't know why most kitchens only come with one.
    - tocomment 14y ago
      It sounds good but I wonder how it would work in practice? What if you have a lot of guests over and use more dishes than usual? What about items that you don't use fast enough? They'd stay left in the clean machine and you'd have to manually put them away before it turns into a "dirty" machine. Maybe you really need more than 2 machines?
    - debacle 14y ago
      Because if you have a family of four, all of your dishes wont fit in the dishwasher.
    - mkl 14y ago
      Double buffering with dishwashers turns them into magic cupboards. I don't know why most kitchens only come with one. One is enough if it's a Fisher & Paykel DishDrawer. Two independent dishwashers in one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawer_dishwasher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawer_dishwasher For storing things it probably wouldn't be big enough for more than a couple of people though. Also, magnet is better than sticker.
    - gsk 14y ago
      Thank you! This is a nice hack. Going to implement this at home.
    - anamax 14y ago
      > Put a sticker on it marked "clean". The sticker/magnet doesn't work. What works is maintaining the invariant "if the door is locked, the dishes inside are clean". If you open a locked door, you either empty the dishwasher or relock the door.
oilytheotter 14y ago
It would be great for consumers if these came with an app store where you could buy programs to do different tasks around the house (wash dishes, cook a specific meal, etc). If it was useful enough, it's not crazy to think that a family would spend 20k on one (same cost as a car).
- drcube 14y ago
  And a lot cheaper than a maid.
b_emery 14y ago
Yes, or folding and putting away laundry. The bane of modern existence! I'll take a hack for that if you've got one.

Optimized high-performance robots for washing dishes, adapted to the consumer environment, have been available for almost a century. They're called, quite aptly, dishwashers.

JoeAltmaier 14y ago
Ok, when will it load and unload the dishes?
- tocomment 14y ago
  Right, and for a bonus "hand" wash things that don't fit in the dishwasher.
- moconnor 14y ago
  Get two dishwashers and put your clean dishes in one of them. Put a sticker on it marked "clean". Need a plate? Take it out of the "clean" dishwasher. Got a dirty plate? Put it into the other dishwasher. Other dishwasher full? Turn it on and move the "clean" sticker to that one. Double buffering with dishwashers turns them into magic cupboards. I don't know why most kitchens only come with one.
  - tocomment 14y ago
    It sounds good but I wonder how it would work in practice? What if you have a lot of guests over and use more dishes than usual? What about items that you don't use fast enough? They'd stay left in the clean machine and you'd have to manually put them away before it turns into a "dirty" machine. Maybe you really need more than 2 machines?
  - debacle 14y ago
    Because if you have a family of four, all of your dishes wont fit in the dishwasher.
  - mkl 14y ago
    Double buffering with dishwashers turns them into magic cupboards. I don't know why most kitchens only come with one. One is enough if it's a Fisher & Paykel DishDrawer. Two independent dishwashers in one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawer_dishwasher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawer_dishwasher For storing things it probably wouldn't be big enough for more than a couple of people though. Also, magnet is better than sticker.
  - gsk 14y ago
    Thank you! This is a nice hack. Going to implement this at home.
  - anamax 14y ago
    > Put a sticker on it marked "clean". The sticker/magnet doesn't work. What works is maintaining the invariant "if the door is locked, the dishes inside are clean". If you open a locked door, you either empty the dishwasher or relock the door.

oilytheotter 14y ago

It would be great for consumers if these came with an app store where you could buy programs to do different tasks around the house (wash dishes, cook a specific meal, etc). If it was useful enough, it's not crazy to think that a family would spend 20k on one (same cost as a car).

drcube 14y ago
And a lot cheaper than a maid.

b_emery 14y ago

Yes, or folding and putting away laundry. The bane of modern existence! I'll take a hack for that if you've got one.