{"id":918,"date":"2018-08-30T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T09:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/?p=918"},"modified":"2025-10-14T08:12:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:12:06","slug":"technology-takeover-the-end-of-household-chores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laundryheap.com/blog\/technology-takeover-the-end-of-household-chores\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology Takeover: The End Of Laundry Chores?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you noticed? Technology is slowly taking over household chores and you know what that\u00a0means… more ‘me’ time. After a busy day, home maintenance is the last thing we want to think about especially Laundry. Luckily for us, we’ve reached an era where AI (Artificial Intelligence) can take on daunting household chores.<\/span><\/p>\n

From technological advancements of mini robots cleaning mess on your floor, giant machines that fold your clothes to advanced<\/span>\u00a0laundry pickup and collection<\/a>\u00a0services. We’re definitely well on our way to receiving the break we need.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s take a look in to how technology has significantly developed how we do our laundry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Washing Machine:<\/span> Washing clothes is a chore that’s been done for centuries. From washing clothes in rivers by hand to the invention of the washboard in the 1700’s. The first actual ‘washing machine’ started and developed in the late 1800’s and has, since then, been continuously developed into the washing machines that you see today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tumble Dryer:\u00a0Before the tumble dryer was invented, the first actual clothes ‘dryer’ was a clothes line. Then came the invention of drying clothes in a metal drum and placed over an open fire. It wasn’t until the\u00a0<\/span>1800’s, where a hand tumble dryer was invented and the start of developing electronic tumble dryers began n the 1900’s. Since then, the use of new technology was able to put the tumble dryer in our homes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dishwasher: The mechanical dishwasher was invented in the mid 1800’s, which was a wooden barrel that needed to be hand cranked whilst water was sprayed onto it. With development overtime,\u00a0 the first domestic motor powered dishwasher was introduced in the early\u00a0<\/span><\/span>1900’s that incorporated design\u00a0elements in dishwashers today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Okay, so this is the exciting part, the more advanced. Check it out…<\/span><\/p>\n

AI Technology<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Laundroid<\/a><\/span>:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>I see and read everywhere that folding clothes is a chore that is pushed to the side for like days, if not weeks! With this technology, you no longer have to think about folding your clothes. Why? Because AI can do it for you! A<\/span>ll you have to do is put your clothes in the drawer and let the folding be done for you. See below for video preview by CNET on how it works:<\/span><\/p>\n