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0 pointsrobotresearcher8y ago0 comments

Folding laundry.

Robots are miserably bad at this, so far.

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There are clothes that don't need folding and lifestyles that don't need clothes that need folding.

well, I take "folding" to mean "putting away". Eg, putting your socks in a drawer (usually balled up together, but I guess you could just toss individuals in there).. hanging up tshirts and sweatshirts, putting away your jeans and workout clothes..

Some kind of organization is ideal, because I often live out of the clean laundry hamper and it's a chore to hunt for stuff every time you need clothes.

tmnvix8y ago

When I'm not living with others, this problem goes away. I start out with things in the wardrobe and drawers but as I get distracted by the things I actually want to do I gravitate towards a sort of inbox(clean)/outbox(dirty) 'floordrobe' system. It's surprisingly efficient.

bunfunton8y ago

I do the same but having to hunt for clothes in the inbox sucks, and having to iron extremely wrinkled button up shirts sucks as well

robotresearcherOP8y ago

I wear a suit of armour. Disrupt the folding industry.

Qwertious8y ago

So, join a nudist colony to avoid doing laundry?

koolba8y ago

Robots? Assuming you already have 7+ days worth of clothes simply hire a maid to come by once a week.

With a human you never have to worry about software upgrades, charging batteries, or wake up in a cold sweat in fear of your hired help violating Isaac Asimov's laws of robotics.

greedo8y ago

Humans are quite capable of violating the laws of robotics too!

pksadiq8y ago

> Humans are quite capable of violating the laws of robotics too!

Well, that could mean that robots may too violate the laws of robotics!

robotresearcherOP8y ago

The question was “why can’t you automate it?”.

koolba8y ago

Automate doesn’t have to mean a machine is handling it. It means you don’t have to handle it. Human automation is a valid tool, in particular for things like housework.

robotresearcherOP8y ago

Automate usually does mean to use machinery.

I open a car factory. It is fully automated.

See?

Besides, the original question is totally boring if you allow human automation. Of course I can hire someone to do labour. No one needs that explained to them.

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spodek8y ago

There are clothes that don't need folding and lifestyles that don't need clothes that need folding.

rconti8y ago

Some kind of organization is ideal, because I often live out of the clean laundry hamper and it's a chore to hunt for stuff every time you need clothes.

tmnvix8y ago

bunfunton8y ago

I do the same but having to hunt for clothes in the inbox sucks, and having to iron extremely wrinkled button up shirts sucks as well

robotresearcherOP8y ago

I wear a suit of armour. Disrupt the folding industry.

Qwertious8y ago

So, join a nudist colony to avoid doing laundry?

koolba8y ago

Robots? Assuming you already have 7+ days worth of clothes simply hire a maid to come by once a week.

With a human you never have to worry about software upgrades, charging batteries, or wake up in a cold sweat in fear of your hired help violating Isaac Asimov's laws of robotics.

greedo8y ago

Humans are quite capable of violating the laws of robotics too!

pksadiq8y ago

> Humans are quite capable of violating the laws of robotics too!

Well, that could mean that robots may too violate the laws of robotics!

robotresearcherOP8y ago

The question was “why can’t you automate it?”.

koolba8y ago

Automate doesn’t have to mean a machine is handling it. It means you don’t have to handle it. Human automation is a valid tool, in particular for things like housework.

robotresearcherOP8y ago

Automate usually does mean to use machinery.

I open a car factory. It is fully automated.

See?

Besides, the original question is totally boring if you allow human automation. Of course I can hire someone to do labour. No one needs that explained to them.

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