Laundry automation still hitting roadblocks

- Trials of laundry robots in senior‑care settings report failures around folding, elevator navigation and transport, limiting commercial rollout. (x.com) - Physical AI plus vision models can resolve high‑level intent and safety, but low‑level execution in messy, human‑centric spaces remains brittle. (x.com) - Those persistent failure modes slow ROI and keep many facilities dependent on human staff for laundry workflows. (x.com)