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• The Download: a humanoid cleans house and Samsung builds for the AI boom

  06-11-2026 14:10 via MIT Technology Review
  
  This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.I watched a humanoid robot clean my apartment. It felt like a taste of the future.—Grace HuckinsWhen I saw an X post about a new humanoid-robot cleaning service in San Francisco, I immediately signed up for the waitlist. I wanted my apartment to feel like The Jetsons, even if just for an hour.The device that arrived at my building belongs to Tau Robotics,
  
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• I watched a humanoid robot clean my apartment. It felt like a taste of the future.

  06-11-2026 11:00 via MIT Technology Review
  
  I’m not the sort of person who typically pays for a house cleaner. I’m too frugal, and I kind of enjoy putting on a podcast and going to town on my tub with a Magic Eraser. But when I saw an X post about a new humanoid-robot cleaning service in San Francisco, I immediately signed up for the waitlist. I wanted my apartment to feel like The Jetsons, even if just for an hour.I was also motivated by journalistic interest. In order to ensure an authentic experience, I didn’t tell Tau Robotics,
  
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