3DPrint.com December 30, 2025
The bankruptcy of Roomba contains within it a story of value engineering, relentless innovation by Chinese firms, and a novel segment that became ho-hum. At the same time, robot lawn mowers are still rare, even though they seem like a handy time-saving thing that is a logical extension of a robot vacuum. Other household robots are largely absent.
Interest in humanoid robots is growing again. Cycles of disillusionment around humanoids have gone through boom-and-bust cycles for many decades now. I still think that humanoid robots are a stupid idea. Rather than having two walking upright robots just so they can climb stairs, a rolling bot would suffice for the billions of people living in apartments. For those blessed with multiple...
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