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Tau Robotics Offers Humanoid Robot House Cleaning in San Francisco
Tau Robotics says the service costs $30 an hour, far below Angi’s $85 average hourly rate for house cleaning in the city.
- Tau Robotics began accepting reservations in San Francisco in August for its humanoid robot to perform house-cleaning chores at $30 an hour.
- Standing at 4 feet 4 inches and weighing 77 pounds, the robot navigates stairs and varied floors using rubber soles while performing mopping, vacuuming, and bed-making tasks.
- Consumer website Angi reports average San Francisco house cleaning costs $150, or about $85 hourly; co-founder Cornelia Weinzierl says robots "complement humans rather than replace them."
- Resident Garvit Gupta expressed mixed feelings about the technology, which performs tasks including scrubbing tubs and changing bed sheets despite requiring remote teleoperation.
- The robot currently operates via artificial intelligence with remote teleoperator support, though Weinzierl said the company aims to increase autonomy in the weeks and years to come.
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