Getting the laundry done can feel like a tedious and annoying chore. Part of the problem comes from the fact it never truly ends. We’re either washing the laundry or drying it or folding it. Sometimes ...

It’s taken many years, but one appliance manufacturer has devised a washing machine that can fold clothes. The Sustainable Maintainer prototype from Panasonic uses robotics to fold the clean clothes.

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. I clipped in my Verge T-shirt to the machine, which pulled in the shirt and produced a neatly folded shirt in ...