A robot capable of doing laundry sadly won鈥檛 be available for the public to buy, as it is only intended to help appliance manufacturers test their washing machines.
at the University of Bologna, Italy, and his colleagues have developed 鈥渁 complete robotic laundry operation鈥 in partnership with Electrolux, a Swedish firm that is one of the world鈥檚 largest appliance makers.
The robotic system, which uses pre-existing commercial robots, is able to detect dirty clothes, pick them up and load them into a washing machine, interpret the machine鈥檚 display and choose the correct wash cycle. It can…
