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Sterilize your cell phone in the dishwasher and eat steaks that last 10 days in the refrigerator: Haier redefines household appliances

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It would never have occurred to me to put a cell phone in a dishwasher, but that is just one of the things he proposed to us. Haier at a press event yesterday in Madrid. It sounds crazy, but it is not, and it joins other surprising and above all very practical ideas with which this manufacturer surprised us. Be careful, household appliances can also be eye-catching technological products. The dishwasher that looks like an operating room. One of the stars of the Haier catalog is the I-Pro Shine Series 7 dishwasher, a dishwasher equipped with technology Biovitae. This system uses visible light of multiple frequencies to sterilize without the need for water or extreme temperatures. dry sterilization. The “dry” program is designed specifically for those objects that we constantly touch such as cell phones, keys or the TV remote, eliminating bacteria and viruses in a cycle that before it was unthinkable and that it was more typical of operating rooms or dental clinics. For these segments, so-called autoclaves based on high-pressure water and high temperatures are used to achieve this sterilization, but the Haier dishwasher takes advantage of this unique technology. Three drums, one wash. While the dishwasher takes care of our devices, the Candy Multiwash solves the traditional logistical puzzle that many have with the washing machine and clothes. Integra three independent drums on a single chassis and allows the 10kg cycle to be used on the main drum for daily laundry while, simultaneously, two small onekg drums handle silk or baby clothes by UV sterilizing them. This appliance is capable of managing water, energy and detergent in the three drums independently and you can activate one, two or all three at the same time. This washing machine is now somewhat larger than the conventional standard of 60 cm, but they are already working on a model of this size to launch at the end of the year. Three better than one. Haier vacuum cleaners arrive. The firm enters the hyper-competitive vacuum cleaner segment for the first time and does so by attacking the floor cleaning market, until now dominated by robotics specialists. Its ace in the hole is Double Roller, a technology that replaces the traditional roller with two synchronized cylinders that rotate in opposite directions. The Z5 model is a wet&dry system that reaches 25,000 pascals of suction and is capable of cleaning and drying its own roller with water at 74º to prevent the proliferation of mold. There are also new robot vacuum cleaners like the v3, which is a wireless model for cleaning and disinfecting mattresses. My refrigerator is bigger than yours. The Cube 90 Water Tank Auto Ice refrigerator solves one of the big problems when installing American models in Spain: plumbing installation. It has a capacity of 706 liters, and incorporates an internal tank for the water dispenser and automatic ice production, eliminating the need to connect tubes to the general network of our house. This makes it possible to place the multi-door refrigerator in any corner of the kitchen. This model maintains the ABT Pro technology to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria, but the efficiency also rises to category C, something that represents notable energy savings. Or what is the same: a more affordable electricity bill. Magnetic fields for steaks. Every year on average a European citizen wastes 130 kg of food, but Haier has proposed a really striking solution to mitigate the problem. It is about NutriBanka technology with Haier’s own patent that, through the application of a harmless electromagnetic field, is capable of preserving the texture and nutrients of meat and fish at zero degrees without freezing them. According to the company, this system keeps 95% of the nutrients intact after ten days, so one can buy these products and keep them much longer without freezing before consuming them. This is not just about preserving, but about taking advantage of a financial tool to protect that part of the purchase that we usually spend on meat and fish. Dry pants, wet pockets? Anymore. The new Horizon range washer and dryer tower reduces the height to 160 cm so that the screen is much more accessible, but the real innovation is inside. Unlike the conventional dryers that use contact sensors, this model employs a “3D humidity scanner.” It is able to detect if the pocket of thick pants is still wet even if the surface appears dry, adjusting the drying cycle in real time. In addition, the dryer intelligently preheats 15 minutes before the end of the wash to save time and energy. I’ll tend when I can. The dryer also has symmetrical rotation, which allows drying to be active in both directions, and has another striking practical improvement: when one finishes doing the washing machine, one usually has to hang it up immediately to avoid or minimize wrinkles, but this washing machine has a system that keeps the clothes spinning and that “ventilates” them for up to 12 hours after finishing the washing cycle so that we can take them out at any time as if that cycle had just ended. Ovens that puncture food. in the ovens Series 4 Flesh Flavor Steam Air tanks of up to one liter are used to inject steam precisely depending on the type of food. Some models have the Preci Probe thermal probe that can accurately monitor the internal temperature of the dish and adjust the heat applied to ensure that the exterior is crispy and the interior is hydrated. The hON application, which already connects millions of Haier devices, is capable of notifying when the food reaches the exact point. 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There is a way to open the dishwasher incorrectly. This is bad news for your kitchen furniture.

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Practically half of Spanish homes have a dishwasher. And some of the most reputable manufacturers have had to come to the fore to explain why. it’s not a good idea Open the door as soon as the washing cycle ends. Don’t be craving. Opening the dishwasher as soon as the wash cycle is finished is not the best idea, according to the manufacturers themselves. Some, like Boschrecommend waiting for it to cool a little before opening the door so that less steam comes out of the opening. Others, such as Siemens, make exactly the same recommendation: let the appliance cool down slightly after the program ends before opening the door. Because. Opening the dishwasher at the end of the cycle is not particularly dangerous, but it can cause problems in your kitchen in the long term. Manufacturers point out that excess steam when opening the door when it is still quite hot can end up damaging kitchen furniture. Similarly, dishwashers use their own residual heat to help the correct drying process. All this without taking into account the most obvious detail: if we open the appliance when it is full of high-temperature steam, we run a greater risk of suffering a slight burn. How the dishwasher works. To understand why the dishwasher generates so much steam at the end of the cycle, it is worth doing a brief review of how it works. Basically, it is a closed circuit that allows hot water to be pumped into rotating arms. When you choose the program, the door closes. Water enters its base and the dishwasher heats it. When the water is hot, the pump pushes it under pressure into your arms. The water hits the dishes and drags away the dirt. The detergent is released and begins to break down grease and food debris. The residual heat dries the dishes little by little. The heat problem. Aware that opening the dishwasher as soon as it is finished is common practice in homes, manufacturers have been devising solutions for years to prevent excess steam. Some appliances of this type have an automatic opening system. The door opens just a few centimeters to let the steam out little by little, so that when we finish opening it manually we avoid that initial blow. Other systems, even more advanced, they use zeolites. Zeolites are microporous aluminosilicates (of mineral or synthetic origin) that have a crystalline structure with a huge internal surface area. When they absorb water molecules the process is exothermic, that is, they release heat. This allows part of the steam to be collected and used as waste heat for drying. Increasingly advanced solutions to address a problem as simple as it is common. In Xataka | A user bought a next-generation connected dishwasher. That’s where his nightmare began

loads the dishwasher, runs washing machines and even folds the clothes

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The robot that takes care of all household chores is no longer just in science fiction movies. The Figure 03 is capable of doing complex tasks such as load the dishwasher, put on washing machines and even fold clothes. And most importantly: its creators are determined to mass produce it. Figure 03: The ultimate robotic butler Figure continues to improve its humanoid robots for the home and the Figure 03 is its most powerful bet to date. They have made it lighter (61kg, compared to 70kg for the previous model) so that it can be maneuvered more easily around the house. They have also changed their finishes and now instead of hard pieces, they have parts covered in foam and soft fabric. It has an autonomy of 5 hours and can move at a speed of up to 1.2 meters per second. What’s impressive is how much it can do. In a video of more than six minutes, Figure shows off all the capabilities of his new robot. In it we see how the robot cleans up the living room, takes the dirty dishes to the dishwasher, puts on the washing machine, then the dryer and He even folds the clothes. Of course, he doesn’t fold the t-shirts very well and we haven’t seen him hanging the clothes or ironing either, two of the most tedious household tasks. It seems there is still room for improvement. Figure 03’s brain helix is the brand’s AI model that combines vision, language and action. This system allows you to learn new tasks simply by observing humans, that is, it is not programmed to do a certain series of actions, but rather We can teach you new things. To do this, it has a system of sensors, cameras and microphones that allow it to receive orders, observe and replicate actions with precision. One of the new features of this new version is that has chambers in his hands to improve grip on objects, even if its main cameras (in the head) are hidden, for example when reaching into the dishwasher to put down a plate. The touch sensors have also been improved and it is capable of making grips with just 3 grams of pressure. Designed for mass production Figure is determined to fill the houses with robots and Figure 03 is designed for mass production. To achieve this, the company has designed a new supply chain and even has built a factory in California where this model will be manufactured. The company claims to have been an entire year designing a new supply chain with partners worldwide to ensure a constant flow of parts and materials. In addition, they rely on mass manufacturing methods, such as injection molding and pressure casting. They have also taken into account the ease of assembly to optimize time on the production line. The goal of Figure is for the production line to be capable of manufacture 12,000 robots the first year, but they hope that in the future it will grow and reach 100,000 robots in the next four years. What they have not said is what we are all wondering, and that is how much one of these domestic robots will cost, a key point for that massive revolution that they promise from Figure. Images | figure In Xataka | “Humanoid robberies are a fantasy”: iRobot co-founder believes there is a robotics bubble

The domestic robot with which many dream is already real. F.02 Figure has just learned to load a dishwasher

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We have been imagining a future with robots that help us at home. From robotine of ‘The supersonic‘even Andrew from’The Bicentennial Man‘, Fantasy has always been there, but it had never seemed so real. The advances in recent years have taken us to a point where automatons begin to touch the field of everyday life. Figure AI, one of the most ambitious companies in humanoid robotics, has taken a step that brings that future. Your model Figure 02known as F.02, has shown that it can Fold clothes, reorganize packages and load a dishwasher: simple tasks for us, but greatly complex for a robot. A jump that redefines the potential of humanoids With 1.68 meters high and 70 kilos, F.02 is a fully electric robot with an autonomy of about five hours per load. You can walk 1.2 meters per second and transport objects of up to 20 kilos, which places it near the physical range of an average adult. What makes this robot special is that F.02 does not depend on human operators to execute their functions. Unlike Optimus, The Tesla robot we saw in the event ‘We, Robot’ with several assisted capabilitiesthis model works totally autonomously thanks to an artificial intelligence system called Vision Language Action (VLA), designed to interpret instructions and act on your own. The second key point is its ability to learn new skills from training data. F.02 could already fold clothes and move packages, but has incorporated the task of loading a dishwasher No need to redesign your hardware nor to create a new AI model. The company indicates that this task, which seems trivial, hides huge challenges: separating disorder of messy batteries, reorienting them and manipulating them with centimeter precision, coordinating both arms and handling fragile or slippery objects. Each dishwasher is different, each load is a puzzle, and the system must adapt in real time to unexpected errors or collisions. The most interesting thing is that everything has been achieved with the same robot and the same digital brain, only adding data. This draws a future in which domestic robots can receive updates for Expand their abilities without replacing them. They could even learn from their own experience at home, closer to a realistic vision of autonomous and useful robots on a day -to -day basis. Images | Figure ai In Xataka | Anthropic is worth 183,000 million even though he invoices 5,000 million a year. Or it is the business of the century, or it is the madness of the century

A user bought a state -of -the -art connected dishwasher. There began his nightmare

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“I will not connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud.” That has been The declaration of intentions From Jeff Geerling, a well -known YouTuber, after buying a new household appliance. It is something that we are living for years: the condemnation of the products that force us to spy on everything they do because if they do not work as they should theoretically. Premieving dishwasher. This week Geerling explained in his blog and also In a video on YouTube How he bought a new dishwasher from the Bosch brand. Specifically, one of the 500 series, because I had seen it recommended in Consumer Reports, a well -known organization of consumers and users in the US. After the installation the surprise came: I could not turn it on and put it to work without more. Wi-Fi and Mandatory Online Account. When trying to start it and start a clarified cycle, Geerling realized that he could not activate that option. After reading the manual he knew why. I needed to do two things first. The first, connect your dishwasher to your domestic wi-fi network. The second, create an account in the Bosch Home Connect service, which would allow you to access the option of clarified and some additional options, such as ecological or medium load mode. I could not even use the basic options via Bluetooth for example: it had to connect it to the Wi-Fi network and create the account yes or yes. If you want screen, it’s time to pay more. The dishwasher that bought this youtuber is a model that costs around $ 1,000. In spite of this – or precisely because of that – it did not have physical buttons, and the controls are tactile and are at the dishwasher door when opening it. There is also no screen that allows you to know how much time it remains for the washing cycle to end, for example. The upper series, the Bosch 800, do have that screen, but there is to pay $ 400. Why do I need a dishwasher app? As Geerling indicated, a local application with some type of direct wireless connection – but without connection to the outside or the rest of the local network devices – could make sense, but this did not have it. That you have to control virtually all the options and information of your washing machine mandatory through an app and a Wi-Fi connection was absurd according to your opinion. “I don’t need internet in my dishwasher,” he said. Few and bad options. This YouTuber is a technology expert and is accustomed to finding solutions to these types of problems. He talked about how maybe I could not use those advanced options, but if you spend $ 1,000 in a dishwasher it seems like not strange not to be able to use them. He also thought of using a VLAN network for IoT devices (a separate and isolated network). Nor hack it compensates too much. There is even an even more technical option, because someone has made reverse engineering of the Bosch protocol and has created a HCPY protocol To control these dishwashers without the manufacturer being able to do anything. However, that would force him to devote several more hours to putting everything in motion and all he wanted was to be able to use his dishwasher in a simple way. And he could return the appliance, but he had also invested time and effort to install it at home. A dishwasher should not connect to the Internet. For Geerling Bosch’s strategy is an absolute mistake. Among other things because if you depend on an application and a cloud service to use your dishwasher, Bosch will have to manage and maintain that service, which means two things: either they are selling the data of your use of the appliance, or will end up closing the service or migrating it to be a subscription service, something that has passed in similar scenarios. And a potential security hole. But it is also that a dishwasher is part of your domestic network opens another potential attack vector. If someone manages to find vulnerability in Bosch dishwasher, they will have access to the rest of your local area network. That It has also happened. Not onebut several times. Not everything needs to be connected. Geerling’s conclusion – with which we agree – is that IoT appliances and products should be designed with a maximum: first that they work at home, and then, if perhaps, they work in the cloud as something optional. This dishwasher is an example of a trend that can make sense in some areas, but not of course in this concrete. Image | Jeff Geerling In Xataka | We are running out of “dumb” appliances. The latest LG is a microwave with screen and speakers

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