I want a robot!

I'd like one that follows my DH around turning off lights, closing doors and drawers, and generally picking up after him....

Mine needs reprogramming badly! He won't use the dishwasher, washes dishes (badly), chips things on the taps, won't dry the things and put them away.

I'm currently fairly dependent on him which drives me a bit mad sometimes. He will do things I ask but does them really badly and thinks he knows best.

I must have the "sister" model to yours 9sazz1 - mine does some shopping cooking and cleaning and most of the laundry but honestly still isn't great at loading the dishwasher!
Luckily he likes unloading it (which I dont).

I have a few gadgets to help with housework. I use a window vac for the shower and windows, a shark hand vac for the stairs and a robot vac for the floors. My best tool does the shopping cooking and loads the dishwasher. Also walks the dogs. If he broke down I might consider a robot but I'm a bit scared of them taking over. Dont really trust AI

Apparently you can buy one for $133,000

There's another video of Amica here :-) Looks impressive - unfortunately when asked what her purpose was, she didn't mention housework ha ha. Apparently made or designed in Cornwall England!

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Wow. Very impressive. I like your username as well ha ha. The first video it does look like she was being operated by remote control - which was apparently the problem with the Honda one - it still needed a remote control. The second video she's going to get accused of flirting - programming a robot to flatter humans and comment on their appearance!

If you like robots, have a look at this!

youtu.be/IPukuYb9xWw?si=aTk_LVu3GuNfG2e8

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Celieanne86

All I want is a robot to make me tea and toast in a morning when my legs decide they’re not going to work today and my walking frame is decidedly unfriendly towards me. My carer doesn’t arrive until about 11 so I’m quite parched by then, I’m not asking much am I ?

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Celieanne86

All I want is a robot to make me tea and toast in a morning when my legs decide they’re not going to work today and my walking frame is decidedly unfriendly towards me. My carer doesn’t arrive until about 11 so I’m quite parched by then, I’m not asking much am I ?

You can still get Teasmades - Swan do one. I've contemplated it the odd time. Or take a flask of tea up with you the night before?

BlueBelle

I d like one that would sit and talk to me

Get an Echo dot or Echo Show then :-) Alexa. She'll talk to you all day. We had great fun doing 20 questions with Alexa. We have Ring doorbells now, linked up to Alexa and I find it absolutely brilliant. If I'm in bed and someone comes to the door I can talk to them through the doorbell on my phone. Even if it's just to say - wait 15 minutes while I get there!

I know it's not the same as a real person talking to you but sometimes Alexa is nicer :-) She'll play any song you ask for as well.

I just want one that does everything lol.

My robot would need to…clean the bathroom. DH does it but not often enough

Do the ironing.

The heavy jobs in the garden so that I could just tittivate

Deal with all paperwork.

Chauffeur me wherever and whenever I want to go.

Blow dry my hair every day.

Clean the fridge and the oven / and hob regularly.

Clean the inside of the windows.

Not asking much am I ?

All I want is a robot to make me tea and toast in a morning when my legs decide they’re not going to work today and my walking frame is decidedly unfriendly towards me. My carer doesn’t arrive until about 11 so I’m quite parched by then, I’m not asking much am I ?

I d like one that would sit and talk to me

Found it - it looks great! And mops the floor as well. I want one - and it's black friday - only problem is I'm saving for a hoist for the car.

NotSpaghetti

gentleshores - I have a self-emptying robot vacuum now!
Go for it!

Really?! @NotSpaghetti and @MaggsMcG? Do you have a link? I can't imagine that when they're at floor level - do they stand up and walk to the bin ha ha?

You can get one of those robot vacuums that empty themselves. However you eoukd still need yo empty something or someone would.

Babs03

I want a robot that cooks dinner then clears away and does the laundry. I would also like one that picks up after the GCs.

How about teaching the GC to pick things up? Make a game of it if they are toddlers - my godson was barely two when his mother and I started the game of "putting the toys to bed before dinner-time". It worked well,

Then as the children grow older you can teach them to cook by letting them help make simple dishes and to do other household tasks,

Housework i FUN when you are two - and stays fun if you were allowed to help at that age.

I’m blessed that my DH likes cooking!

He hates the sound of the hoover though and likes to have ‘stuff’ handy. Our house is old though with steps and different levels - so wouldn’t suit CP30…
Hoovering can wait must watch Wild Robot!

Pant you do make me laugh 😂

We have two at PG Towers - a male and a female!

The male one tackles heavier internal and all external tasks like lawn/hedge cutting and the female is brilliant with cooking, washing and dusting.

The male has a stick vacuum attachment and merrily works his way around our living quarters as often as we like, even whistling softly, as if happy 🤣

The female memorises shopping lists, admin and financial tasks and at Christmas comes into her own, ordering and wrapping 🎁

Maintenance wise, we make sure they’re well oiled on a regular basis and although the male has had lots of replacement parts in the last two decades, we’re not inclined to replace him with a newer version as they no longer make the multi-purpose one which has served us well 😉

The female model is no trouble at all, never needed anything more than regular servicing and has all original components - we reckon the mould was broken on that limited edition 🤗

gentleshores - I have a self-emptying robot vacuum now!
Go for it!

Oh shame - it seems they discontinued production and none were ever sold. Apparently it had poor battery life.

Apparently there is one. Honda's Asimo. I don't think it's available commercially though - and would probably be prohibitively expensive if it was. It's amazing though. No issue getting jar lids off!

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