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Can it wash its own bodysuit?

I super duper don’t want to watch it crawl out of its own skin thank you very much for that offer.

Will it wash itself? Would be totally ironic if we had to strip the robot of its clothes and wash it :)

Buy two and make them wash each other :D

I just think about how things are when they are brand new versus their in-use appearance.

Think about a MacBook that’s a couple of years old. Glossy letters on the keycaps, a couple of sneeze splatters on the screen, some cosmetic scratches.

I actually stopped using a phone case because I liked the dings and scratches on my phone. The wear made it feel like my device.

As for cloth, I feel similarly about my worn flannel shirts and some chunky-knit sweaters, but not car seats or white shirts with some tomato-sauce stain on them.

Assuming this style of robot catches on, the designers or enthusiasts may find ways to make the cloth wear feel cozy instead of ratty.