World’s first laundry-folding robot unveiled in Japan
World’s first laundry-folding robot unveiled in Japan
One of the most disliked of household chores is taken in
hand by the world’s first laundry bot, which can wash, dry, fold and sort out
washing
By Danielle Demetriou, Tokyo 4:03PM BST 09 Oct 2015
Households around the world are likely to breath a sigh
of relief with the invention of a Japanese robot that will not only wash and
dry clothes, but also sort them out, fold them up and put them away neatly in
the cupboard.
The world’s first laundry bot – dubbed “the laundroid” -
has been created by a team of Japanese technology companies in a bid to
eliminate the tedium of carrying out one of the least popular household chores.
A public demonstration of the automated laundry robot
washing a white shirt took place for the first time in Tokyo at the 2015
Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies, an international technology trade
show.
The device – created by Panasonic alongside the technical
company Seven Dreamers and Daiwa, Japan’s biggest homebuilder – is able to
painstakingly wash and dry clothing, before identifying each individual item
and folding it up neatly.
The laundry robot is reportedly able to tackle a range of
washing items, from shirts, skirts, shorts and trousers to towels, with its
makers aiming to enable customers to pre-order the device next year.
Unveiling the robot, Panasonic said it would
revolutionise people's lives by freeing them "from the labour required in
the folding and increases time with one’s family and for one’s hobbies".
Japan is at the forefront of robotics technology, with an
increasingly number of robots appearing in daily life, from humanoid museum
staff to emotion-simulating robotic companions.
The world’s first robot hotel, staffed by an array of
robotic devices, also opened its doors in Japan’s southern Nagasaki earlier
this year.
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