Startup’s Robot Can Tidy Up a Messy House

The robot rolls up to a towel, drops an arm to grasp it and then scoots along to release it in a laundry bin. It zips up to pens scattered across the floor to grab and then place them into a box. Take a break, Roomba. Preferred Networks has been developing this home cleaning robot since early last year, and it’s moving us closer to a reality of robots as home helpers.