The first mass consumer robot will be a hairdresser, not a laundry folder
katieruthmishra · x · 2026-11-10
A takes take on consumer robotics: the first mass-market home robot won't fold laundry or do dishes — it'll do hair. Brushing, blow-drying and curling require force data and spatial intelligence to optimize for different lengths and cuts, and women have "infinite budget" for it. The author, who spends 1.5 hours on blow-dry plus curling, begs someone to sell her a hairdresser robot ASAP.
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