This Robot Can Fold Some of Your Laundry Fairly Badly for $8,000
12th February 2026
Domestic robots have been a fixture in science fiction novels for more than a century, but in the real world we’re still all doing our own domestic chores barring vacuuming.
While a number of companies are working on humanoid robots, with Apple reportedly among them, all we’ve really had so far are promises and extremely limited demos. But you can (maybe) buy a laundry-folding robot today for $8,000 or rent it for $450 a month …
Isaac 0 is available to purchase, with delivery promised for this month – but only if you live in the Bay Area of California.
Doing things badly at great expense is pretty much the California way these days.
February 12th, 2026 at 15:09
When I first saw a report they were selling a robot that could fold laundry, I was dubious for two reasons: sizes of clothes differ so much, and how odd it seemed this was the household chore they thought was the most likely household chore to be done well by a robot
February 13th, 2026 at 05:54
I suspect that they chose it because it was complex and challenging. “If we can get it to fold laundry properly, everything else will be a piece of cake.”