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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 ...

Business / Tech Oct 9, 2015

Laundry-folding robot unveiled at Tokyo trade fair

by Kazuaki Nagata

In a move that takes advantage of image recognition and robotics technologies, a Tokyo-based company is showcasing an unusual home appliance at the CEATEC trade fair. The invention, heralded as a world first by manufacturer Seven Dreamers Laboratories, is an automated laundry-folding robot, dubbed "Laundroid." ...