Comment by ams6110
11 years ago
Realistically, robot house-cleaners that can compete with a human both in terms of ability and cost are decades away. Not something you can build a business on today.
11 years ago
Realistically, robot house-cleaners that can compete with a human both in terms of ability and cost are decades away. Not something you can build a business on today.
I'm talking about different robots for different tasks. We already use a lot of them. In terms of costs, this is the catch, these robots could be delivered on-demand in the houses. This could be the startup. Even if the "perfect" technology were decades away, this is a good mission, with a good transient plan.
Yes, Homejoy could have developed and provided to its cleaners tools to make the cleaning faster (for example: something that would be to a toilet brush what a hoover is to a mop - I have no idea how to develop such a thing), making the overall cleaning cheaper - it would take less time, and cleaners charge per hour.
it would also change the way furniture and house equipment are made to facilitate cleaning.