I watched a humanoid robot clean my apartment. It felt like a taste of the future.
MIT Technology Review's author tested Tau Robotics' humanoid cleaning service in San Francisco. The robots are remotely piloted by humans to collect training data for future autonomy. While charming and capable of tasks like toilet cleaning, they struggle with stairs, connectivity delays, and overheating. The service costs $30-100 but remains slower than human cleaning.
Key signals
- 01Remotely piloted robots clean apartments while collecting autonomy training data
- 02Struggles with stairs, connectivity delays, and overheating during operation
- 03Service costs $30-100 but is slower than human cleaning
I watched a humanoid robot clean my apartment. It felt like a taste of the future., published by MIT Technology Review.
I’m not the sort of person who typically pays for a house cleaner. I’m too frugal, and I kind of enjoy putting on a podcast and going to town on my tub with a Magic Eraser. But when I saw an X post about a new humanoid-robot cleaning service in San Francisco, I immediately…
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