Laundroid

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Laundroid was a laundry-folding machine and home robot, used to automatically wash, dry, iron, sort and fold clothes to a dedicated closet. It was dubbed to be the worlds first laundry folding robot,[1] and was planned to go on sale in Japan first, and subsequently, in a limited number, in the United States. Release date was set to 2017, with pre-orders starting on March 2017.

In 2019, Seven Dreamers announced bankruptcy.

Performance[]

Its image-recognition system and robotic arms took 3 to 10 minutes to pick and fold each item, or overnight for a load of laundry.

History[]

The Laundroid was first introduced and demonstrated at the 2015 CEATEC consumer electronics show in Tokyo, Japan. It was jointly developed by Daiwa House, Panasonic, and .

In November 2016, Seven Dreamers announced it has secured an extra $60 million in Series B Funding led by Panasonic Corp., Daiwa House Industry Co., and SBI Investment Co.[2]

The first machines would only be able to fold the clothes for the closet, but the final product – full wash, dry and fold system – was planned to be released in 2019.[3][4][5]

On April 23, 2019, Seven Dreamers announced bankruptcy.[6] They had $20 million in debt to 200 creditors according to credit research agency .

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Meet 'Laundroid' — the world's first laundry folding robot
  2. ^ "Laundroid Laundry-Folding Robot Maker Raises $60M". .
  3. ^ Craine, Tatiana. "Laundroid, the Laundry-Folding Robot, Is Your New Favorite Time-Saving Invention". Inverse.
  4. ^ Heater, Brian. "And Then There's Laundroid, The Laundry Folding Robot". .
  5. ^ McGrath, Jenny. "Laundry-folding robot may take hours, but at least you don't have to fold laundry". Digital Trends.
  6. ^ Lee, Dami (2019-04-23). "The company behind the $16,000 AI-powered laundry-folding robot has filed for bankruptcy". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-08-07.

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