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It Cooks, It Cleans! When Will Robots Be Doing Our Chores?

It Cooks, It Cleans! When Will Robots Be Doing Our Chores?

Update: 2024-09-133
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What if you had a robot that could take care of your household chores, from doing laundry to making dinner? When the Roomba came out over 20 years ago, it seemed like other autonomous robots for the home were not far off. But no other home robot has yet become a household name. WSJ’s Charlotte Gartenberg speaks with Charlie Kemp, co-founder and chief technology officer of Hello Robot, about his company's dexterous robot called Stretch 3.They also talk about the technological hurdles we’ll have to overcome before truly helpful robots move into our homes.




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Further reading: 


Elon Musk Says Tesla to Use Humanoid Robots Next Year 


AI Startup Making Humanoid Robots Raises $675 Million With Bezos, Nvidia in Funding Round 


Companies Brought in Robots. Now They Need Human ‘Robot Wranglers.’


Rise of the Restaurant Robots: Chipotle, Sweetgreen and Others Bet on Automation  


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It Cooks, It Cleans! When Will Robots Be Doing Our Chores?

It Cooks, It Cleans! When Will Robots Be Doing Our Chores?

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