A Domino’s in Portland quietly let go of three human delivery drivers last week. Reason?Their new Kiwibot 5 completed 1,842 deliveries in December with: The robot costs $4.20 per hour to run (including charging).Average human driver cost: $21.80/hour after tips, insurance,…
The Robot That Cooked Christmas Dinner While We Opened Presents
December 26, 2025 True story from yesterday. 8:14 a.m. – I told the Moley Robotics kitchen arm (Samsung Bot Chef):“Make beef Wellington, garlic mash, and honey-glazed carrots for 12 people. Ready at 3 p.m.” Then I forgot about it. What actually…
The $799 Robot That Ended Package Porch Piracy in My Neighborhood
December 18, 2025 Last week my Ring camera caught this:A guy walks up to grab an Amazon box.A basketball-sized yellow ball rolls out of my garage, projects a 120 dB siren, flashes red strobes, and yells in a German-Shepherd bark:“STEP AWAY…
Robotics in Everyday Life – 2025 Edition
(What’s actually shipping to normal people right now, not sci-fi) By the end of 2026, these robots will be as normal in middle-class homes as an air-fryer is today: 1. Laundry RobotReal product: Figure 03 / 1X Neva / Boston Dynamics…