Laundroid was a

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and home robot, used to automatically

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, dry,

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, sort and fold clothes to a dedicated

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. It was dubbed to be the worlds first laundry folding robot, and was planned to go on sale in Japan first, and subsequently, in a limited number, in the United States. Release date was set to 2017, with pre-orders starting on March 2017. In 2019, Seven Dreamers announced bankruptcy.

Performance

Its image-recognition system and robotic arms took 3 to 10 minutes to pick and fold each item, or overnight for a load of laundry.

History

The Laundroid was first introduced and demonstrated at the 2015 CEATEC consumer electronics show in

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. It was jointly developed by

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, and Seven Dreamers. In November 2016, Seven Dreamers announced it has secured an extra $60 million in Series B Funding led by Panasonic Corp., Daiwa House Industry Co., and SBI Investment Co. The first machines would only be able to fold the clothes for the

, but the final product – full wash, dry and fold system – was planned to be released in 2019. On April 23, 2019, Seven Dreamers announced bankruptcy. They had $20 million in debt to 200 creditors according to credit research agency Teikoku Databank.

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Laundroid on Seven Dreamers website
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