Champaign Voices

Personal Robots Demo Household Chores; Laundry Still Wins

Published: October 18, 2026

Home robot demos folded towels imperfectly while costing more than a year of laundry service. What do you think?

“If it sorts socks, marry it.”
Irene Neer, Laundry Night Scheduler
“Robots can't load a dishwasher right. Humans barely can.”
Walt Huffman, Dishwasher Loading Constitutionalist
“Buy me time, not a gadget that needs its own Wi-Fi password.”
Tina Grove, Chore Chart Authoritarian