
Business / Tech Dec 2, 2016
Robot inspired by 'Space Odyssey' to take on the burden of laundry
by Yuji Nakamura and Hiroyuki Nakagawa
Hate doing laundry? Shin Sakane has a solution. The Japanese inventor received ¥6 billion ($53 million) from partners, including Panasonic Corp., last month to advance "the Laundroid" — a robot Sakane is developing to not only wash and dry garments, but also sort, fold and ...