Hacker News with Generative AI: Laundry

Dryers in the US consume ~3% of residential energy budget, 6x washing machines (news.umich.edu)
Researchers from the University of Michigan are hoping their new study will inspire some Americans to rethink their relationship with laundry. Because, no matter how you spin it, clothes dryers use a lot of comparatively costly energy when air works for free.
Energy Efficiency, Laundry, Sustainability, Research
26 points by giuliomagnifico 24 days ago | 45 comments
Physical Intelligence's first generalist policy AI can finally do your laundry (physicalintelligence.company)
We are living through an AI revolution: the past decade witnessed practically useful AI assistants, AI systems that can generate photorealistic images and videos, and even models that can predict the structure of proteins. But in spite of all these advances, human intelligence dramatically outpaces AI when it comes to the physical world.
Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Technology, Laundry
218 points by Terretta 144 days ago | 189 comments
CSC ServiceWorks laundry machine coin bypass (2023) (orlitzky.com)
Security, Hacks, Appliances, Laundry, DIY
71 points by Luc 247 days ago | 61 comments
Students uncover security bug that could let millions do laundry for free (techcrunch.com)
Security, Technology, Students, Laundry
20 points by signed0 319 days ago | 9 comments