Why Dishwashing Robots Are Still an Engineering Nightmare

We’ve sent robots to Mars, but most still can’t handle a kitchen sink. In this video, we dig into the real engineering challenges behind automating domestic tasks like dishwashing. From sensor fusion and latency to power constraints and domain adaptation, we’ll show why dishwashing is a perfect test case for the limits of robotics—and what engineers are doing to push past them. Featuring real-world systems from Dishcraft Robotics, Toyota Research Institute, and MIT CSAIL.