We know the scene: a sock on the floor, a tube of toothpaste that hasn’t been closed, a dirty coffee cup on the table (and not in the dishwasher). Marriages break up or are at least severely strained if one of the partners is rather non-chalant about it. Not to mention children who have the rare talent of leaving their toys everywhere, even in places where, years later, no one has found out how the little rascals got there.

Thanks to robotics and AI experts, we will soon no longer have to worry about all this, because the little helpers in the form of nimble robots will take care of it. Weave Robotics is one of many robotics companies that, thanks to advances in the development of artificial intelligence, has taken on precisely this challenge and produced the following video.

The San Francisco-based company Isaac, the name of the household helper shown in the video, plans to deliver to its first customers this year.

If you have children, who will tie their shoelaces until they can do it? A robot, of course. Here is a shoelace-tying prototype from Google DeepMind called Aloha Unleasher, which can also perform a few other tasks.

Here is also a panel discussion with Weave Robotics Co-Founder Evan Wineland: