Are you ready to discover the future of laundry? At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year, humanoid robots were the talk of the town, with companies like LG, SwitchBot, and Boston Dynamics showcasing their latest innovations. But here's where it gets controversial: while these robots are impressive, can they really handle the mundane task of doing laundry?
Laundry is a complex, multi-step chore that many of us would happily delegate to a robot. Collecting, sorting, loading, unloading, folding, and carrying - it's a lot to ask of a machine. Yet, at CES, nearly every company claimed its household robot could handle it, with demos showing bots loading washers and folding clothes.
The Verge decided to put these promises to the test on the show floor. Senior smart home reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy set out to see if these robots are really as capable as they claim, or if the future of smart home robotics actually lies in the smaller, single-purpose machines that were also everywhere at CES.
Along the way, she talks to the president of robot vacuum giant Roborock, the CEO of the newest humanoid startup, Zeroth, and other experts in the robot space to find out whether the humanoid trend is inevitable or just classic CES vaporware.
Watch the video and tell us: How much do you actually want a robot to do for you?
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- Verge Staff
