• VibeSurgeon@piefed.social
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    I’ve had a robot vacuum since 2018, and it’s still going strong.

    It’s easily in the top 5 of best purchases I’ve ever made

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      Robot vacuums are like “robot” dishwashers. They’re helpful, but a huge percentage of the physical work remains.

      I want a robot dishwasher that collects dirty dishes around the apartment, loads them, runs the cycle, puts away the clean dishes, and re-runs the still dirty dishes.

      I want a robot maid that picks up all the stuff on the floor, puts it away, vacuums the floor without getting stuck on a chair, cleans the tops of throw rugs without moving them, empties its contents into the trash, and cleans the hair off its own axles.

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            did you live by yourself or were you doing dishes for a family? because that makes a difference. i’m thinking you may have some recency bias

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              I was living with roommates, one of whom was absolutely terrible about doing her own dishes. But I still don’t get what your overall point is?

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                that having a dishwasher has made you forget.

                no worries, i went through it too. like, when i moved in with my wife we didn’t have a dishwasher for the first time for me in like five years and it was An Adjustment.

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                  I get your point. I’m not op, but it makes the task easier. It doesn’t eliminate it is their point. I get yours. That the manual sink washing is more of a chore and also more time sensitive. I too would like to never have to empty the dishwasher, which often has a whole days stuff, not just one meal. For families, this can be a bunch of stuff and neverending.

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                    So like, I remember when the power went out for long enough I forgot how long it was out. Pro tip, the best drying rack in the house is the dishwasher

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      Do you still have the same robot vacuum from 2018? For me they break so often, Im on a third one since 2020.

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        I do! I’ve done some DIY repairs on it several times. It’s a Roborock S5. I’ve had to replace the lidar motor and the charging station, but it’s still going strong.