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Robots That Serve Beyond The Vacuum
Tim Brown of Mobile Robotics writes "While everyone has been debating the abilities of new robotic vacuum cleaners and their varying price tags, Siemens has quietly announced they have developed a 'Dressman' robot that will iron your clothes! (my least favorite household chore). Rumoured to be priced at US$1700 it seems expensive for an iron. But it appears that the Roomba's best work might be that it is ushering in a new era of innovation in home products. (Note very cool picture with the article.)"
I make a good salary with my professional career. I don't need a second high income. I do need someone that can take care of the more domestic side of a household so I'm more likely to marry someone who would want to take on that responsibility than I am to someone who also makes a strong salary and has a professional career which keeps her very busy.
For one, we'd never see each other. And for another, what's chauvenist about each person doing their fair share of things? If one person is working 60 or 80 hours a week to make a six figure salary and the other spends a few hours a day dealing with household endeavors, that seems quite fair and proper to me.
On the other hand, if I find myself with a well-off professional wife, then clearly we could afford to just hire someone to take on our household chores for us.
And for what it's worth, my preference has always been the successful career woman but I've found them quite rare in this city.