I've never seen a robot that can wash and fold laundry! At least not one that I can have in my home.

I guess I need it to be actually useful without supervision - put socks away, or pick up dirty clothes and put them in hamper, or put dirty dishes from the living room next to the sink, tidy the place up a bit. I'm a hacker so I love the open nature of this project, but unless it's actually useful for something, I will have a hard time convincing the other member of this household to have a robot/vase-destroyer/fire-hazard prattling around the home.

Maybe it could have a vacuum cleaner on the base..?