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by rvnx 27 days ago
Feels like they cloned the vacuum cleaner Roborock Saros Z70, and attached the arms to a pole instead of the base.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x9TdqrvDHWY

Especially the arm clamp is the same shape, the actions are practically the same (take object and put in basket, teleoperation with live camera).

The type of thing you have lot of fun for 5 minutes.

Cheaper Unitree robots that starts at 4,900 USD are impressive in comparison.

    Weave says the robot blends autonomy with teleoperation (remote assistance by a Weave specialist) to guarantee that we complete every fold
Quite ridiculous. For 449 USD / month couldn't you just hire someone to clean your whole place and even sort your clothes, empty the trash, etc ?
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stubish 27 days ago
$450 USD / month to have a human turn up every day? $15 USD per day, including weekends? Around here you might just about get the minimum of 1 hour/day for 10 times that.

This will be life changing for the elderly and disabled if they can pull it off. If you have socialized care, the government would even probably pay since it will be cheaper than aged care facilities.

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imtringued 27 days ago
Why does the human have to turn up every day? You're the one who added that requirement. That's on you.

The moment you reduce it down to 10 visits per month you're already at $45 per visit.

Let's say 6 visits to different people per day and since there are 21 working days per month on average that is 21/10*6*$450 = $5785 or $70k in revenue per year.

You can't tell me that this wouldn't pay for an employee that doesn't require office space. Maybe $450 per month is too cheap and it has to be raised slightly, but this would pay for an entry level cleaner even in San Francisco.

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stubish 26 days ago
Yes, like most things you can certainly get a cheaper service that provides less. As you say, the price is merely competitive if you only make use of the service twice a week. But for anyone who needs daily service, such as in-home aged care or disabled support, it is a bargain.
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fragmede 27 days ago
You can, but who are you to stop people that don't trust a human to not steal their shit so would rather have a remote controlled robot do it though?
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TurdF3rguson 27 days ago
It's tricky but I'm betting it's possible to teleoperate sending all their jewelry to the philippines.
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throw310822 27 days ago
> a Weave specialist

Lol. Folding engineer.

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