Robots are used in all sorts of industries on a wide variety of tasks. Typically, it’s because they’re far faster, more accurate, and more capable than we are. Expert humans could not compete with the ...

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It seems like every week there’s a new video of a robot folding clothes. We’ve had some fantastic demonstrations, like this semi-autonomous video from Weave Robotics on X. And besides folding actual ...

A robot that folds your laundry is the kind of idea that sells itself. Just ask Syncere, a five-person startup that secured more than 1,000 preorders for its Lume robot with nothing but a simulated ...

Robots have long excelled at repetitive factory work welding, picking, placing, and packaging yet they’ve struggled with the ...

WORLD IN MIDTOWN SACRAMENTO. LAUNDROMAT IS NOW THE FIRST IN NORTH AMERICA TO USE AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ROBOT. THE OWNERS SAY THAT IT FOLDS CLOTHES, AND IT MAKES THE WORKLOAD A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER.

Nothing captures the public imagination quite like an outrageous contraption that promises to do your most annoying chores for you. Case in point, this week, a video of a laundry-folding robot called ...

Your washing machine and dryer are easily two of the most useful home appliances. Two-in-one washer/dryer combos are often said to be even better, as they can dry your clothes as soon as the washing ...

It seems like every week there’s a new video of a robot folding clothes. We’ve had some fantastic demonstrations, like this semi-autonomous video from Weave Robotics on X. It’s awesome stuff, but ...

We've all faced it at one time or another: the looming pile of clean, crumpled laundry waiting hours (or days, hypothetically) to be put away. There are plenty of machines that can wash and dry ...