Amazon terminates iRobot deal, vacuum maker to lay off 31% of staff

Re:Amazon terminates iRobot deal, vacuum maker to lay off 31... by throwaway2037 on Monday January 29, 2024 @10:46PM (#39186180)

Why is this downvoted? Sure, a bit emotional, but the content still stands. There are so many places where Roomba and friends cannot reach. I still was a washer / dryer than can fold my clothes and change the sheets on my bed. That seems like an almost impossible task for a robot.

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Re:Amazon terminates iRobot deal, vacuum maker to lay off 31... by isbvhodnvemrwvn on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @04:22AM (#39188001)

It's not 'a bit emotional', it's a tantrum with as much logic as saying why have a washer/dryer when you still have to hand wash some stuff.

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Re:Amazon terminates iRobot deal, vacuum maker to lay off 31... by vidarh on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @09:15AM (#39190321)

Folding clothes, changing sheets, load/unload the dishwasher. Those are the things I'd pay good money to automate away. As much as I hate to vacuum, it's far down my list of the chores that annoy me most.

Meanwhile, e.g. loading and unloading the dishwasher annoys me enough that I must admit I have considered replacing my dishwasher with two slimline or drawer ones so I can use stuff out of one while filling the other...

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Re:Amazon terminates iRobot deal, vacuum maker to lay off 31... by hmottestad on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @02:08PM (#39194236)

I know someone who has two regular sized dish washers. They are super happy about it.

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