A robot capable of doing laundry sadly wont 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 a complete robotic laundry operation in partnership with Electrolux, a Swedish firm that is one of the worlds 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 machines display and choose the correct wash cycle. It can…
