NASA commissions space washing machine for astronauts’ dirty laundry

11/30/2011, It seems that when you’re in space, you will no longer have the luxury of changing your underwear everyday. Instead astronauts only get to change their underwear every 3-4 days. This is due to the costs of sending goods into [...]

Washing machine ends up as video game console

09/23/2011, Not everyone loves doing laundry – in fact, most people hate it, but what if you could package the ordinary laundry activity into something fun? Lee Wei Chen, an MA design student from Kingston University, decided that future washing machines [...]

Concept: Hanger Washing Machine

11/12/2010, Doing the laundry isn’t the most fun thing is the world, so we’re really hoping that this concept washing machine will be turned into a reality. It’s designed to live in your closet and allows users to just hang up [...]

PR2 Robot Folds Your Laundry For You

03/30/2010, We’re certainly waiting for the day that robots will be able to do all the mundane household chores for us, and that includes folding the laundry. Sure, Foldy could do that, but we don’t mind having another alternative, and that’s [...]