Window-cleaning bots aren't afraid of heights: should home humanoids operate them or climb ladders?
LukeW · x · 2026-09-15
LukeW shares footage of a window-cleaning robot working on high-rises and poses an interesting question: when humanoid robots finally arrive for the home, should they learn to operate the dedicated window bot, or learn to clean windows themselves with a ladder? It's a classic generalist-vs-specialist question — specialized machines already automate dangerous heights, and it's worth asking whether general-purpose humanoids need to replicate that skill.
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