A $30 humanoid robot cleaned an apartment better than a Roomba, says Seldon AI founder
luke_drago_ · x · 2026-08-04
Seldon AI cofounder Finn Metz describes renting a $30 humanoid robot for apartment cleaning through a website.
He says the robot arrived a few days after booking, stood up from the floor, walked into the living room with a cleaning bag, and began using supplies to clean. Metz says the experience was surreal and that, despite being one of the earliest humanoid models on the market and visibly janky at times, it still cleaned better than his Roomba.
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