Tau Robotics humanoid robots launch apartment cleaning service in San Francisco
Original title: I watched a humanoid robot clean my apartment. It felt like a taste of the future.
Tau's AI-guided robots collect cleaning data to train autonomous models while charging $30-$100 per session with remote human pilots.
Tau Robotics is deploying remotely piloted humanoid robots for home cleaning in San Francisco, with the robots collecting data from tasks like vacuuming and laundry folding to improve future autonomy. The four-and-a-half-foot robots use 3D-printed heads and claws, requiring human guidance for complex motions such as stairs climbing due to signal delays. Some basic tasks like vacuuming can operate without assistance, and the company offers visits starting at $30 per hour.
Unconfirmed: Level of autonomy for complex tasks like toilet cleaning is still being developed through data collection
- Robots are 4.5 feet tall with grippy socks and 3D-printed claws
- Charging $30 per hour for single robot or $60-$100 for weekly double-robot visits
- Data from real-world cleaning helps train more independent AI models
- Robots struggle with stairs and can overheat in hot weather
- Full autonomy for tasks like stove cleaning remains in development
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- Tau Robotics
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- United States
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I’m not the sort of person who typically pays for a house cleaner. I’m too frugal, and I kind of enjoy putting on a podcast and going to town on my tub with a Magic Eraser. But when I saw an X post about a new humanoid-robot cleaning service in San Francisco, I immediately signed…
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