Hot take: home automation wins by standardizing spaces, not building robots
alysha_lobo · x · 2026-10-21
alyshalobo argues (h/t mcuban) that real home automation won't come from forcing walking robots into human-designed spaces but from standardizing the spaces themselves—making modular kitchen and real estate designers the biggest winners, with concepts like self-unloading dishwashers and stacked cooking hubs replacing stoves.
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