It seems like every week there’s a new video of a robot folding clothes. We’ve had some fantastic demonstrations, like this semi-autonomous video from Weave Robotics on X. And besides folding actual ...

Doing laundry is one of those chores that never seems to end. Sort the clothes, haul the basket, guess which settings to use, ...

During the most recent CES 2026, LG debuted its latest household robot. It vaguely resembles a human, and is designed to take over a few boring chores.

A robot that folds your laundry is the kind of idea that sells itself. Just ask Syncere, a five-person startup that secured more than 1,000 preorders for its Lume robot with nothing but a simulated ...

Robots have long excelled at repetitive factory work welding, picking, placing, and packaging yet they’ve struggled with the ...

If there’s one thing Elon Musk likes to do (aside from posting cringe memes on X), it’s set his sights on the far-flung future of technology. If you’re not familiar with Optimus, Tesla’s moonshot ...

Robots that perform those dreaded domestic chores -- unloading the dishwasher, folding laundry, cooking -- are still far from a reality for the average homemaker. That said, LG may have gotten us all ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KPIX/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A laundromat introduced a clothes-folding robotic device. In a laundromat, technology is transforming household chores with the introduction of ...

Nothing captures the public imagination quite like an outrageous contraption that promises to do your most annoying chores for you. Case in point, this week, a video of a laundry-folding robot called ...

Robots still struggle with the unpredictable ways that fabric crumples and creases. But newer approaches offer the hope of better robotic household help. peepo/Getty Images More than 60 years ago, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) -- On a typical day, Phillip Sharrette, a laundry worker, handles hundreds of pounds of clothes. "The longest and most tedious part is folding the actual articles of clothing," he ...