From Folding Laundry to Redefining Home Life: The First Real Use Cases for a HouseBot

From Folding Laundry to Redefining Home Life: The First Real Use Cases for a HouseBot

When most people imagine humanoid robots, the vision tends to swing between science fiction fantasy and industrial utility. But the first frontier where humanoids will quietly, and profoundly, enter our lives is far closer to home: folding laundry, loading the dishwasher, vacuuming floors, and tidying spaces.

These are not trivial tasks. They are repetitive, time-consuming, and yet essential to daily life. And they represent exactly the type of “structured chaos” humanoids are uniquely suited to handle, environments where objects vary slightly, but the end goals remain consistent.

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Figure 02 Does the Laundry

Figure 02 Does the Laundry

In a quiet yet groundbreaking moment, Figure 02, one of the world’s most advanced humanoid robots, was recently captured autonomously doing laundry in the home of Figure CEO Brett Adcock. More than just a PR stunt, this real-world deployment marks a major milestone in the evolution of domestic robotics.

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This Robot Folded 850 Napkins in 24 Hours, Without a Single Human Touch

This Robot Folded 850 Napkins in 24 Hours, Without a Single Human Touch

In a major leap forward for task-specific robotics, a pioneering team has successfully pushed the boundaries of robot foundation models—running a single robot for 24 hours straight, folding over 850 napkins with near-perfect accuracy and no human intervention.

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