Paid $60 for two humanoid robots to clean for an hour: here's how it went
2C_ornot2C · x · 2026-10-20
An SF user paid $60 for two humanoid robots (Sergey and Chelsea) to clean her home for an hour and wrote up the full experience.
- The robots finished 80% of one floor in an hour: tidying, wiping surfaces, vacuuming, mopping, cleaning the toilet
- Each robot was remotely controlled by one human operator; a staff engineer dropped them off and picked them up
- She could text requests (e.g., wipe the mirror) and they complied
- Dexterity limits: dropped a toy, struggled with a pillow, wobbly on the playmat; making the bed was the hardest task
- Takeaway: grippers were enough for everything — five fingers weren't needed
A rare first-hand report on household humanoid robot-as-a-service.
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