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24 alternatives to Effie

Ironing robot

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Effie launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Smartians▲303

   Build your own smart home🏡

   2018 · frolicstudio.com · its alternatives →

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   OK-Robot: open, modular home robot framework for pick-and-drop anywhere▲542

   Hi all, excited to share our latest work, OK-Robot, which is an open and modular framework to perform navigation and manipulation with a robot assistant in practically any homes without having to teach the robot anything new! You can simply unbox the target robot, install OK-Robot, give it a "scan" (think a 60 second iPhone video), and start asking the robot to move arbitrary things from A to B. We already tested it out in 10 home environments in New York city, and one environment each in Pittsburgh and Fremont. We based everything off of the current best machine learning models, and so…

   2024 · ok-robot.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Lucy▲201

   A smart robot that bends sunlight where you want it.

   2015 · preorderlucy.com · its alternatives →

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   Dobb·E – towards home robots with an open-source platform▲394

   Hi HN! Proud to share our open-source robot platform, Dobb·E, a home robot system that needs just 5 minutes of human teaching to learn new tasks. We've already taken Dobb·E to 10 different homes in New York, taught it 100+ tasks, and we are just getting started! I would love to hear your thoughts about this. Here are some more details, below (or see a Twitter thread with attached media: https://twitter.com/i/status/1729515379892826211 or https://nitter.net/i/status/1729515379892826211): We engineered Dobb·E to maximize efficiency, safety, and…

   2023 · dobb-e.com · its alternatives →

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   Tersa Steam▲98

   Steam clean your clothes in 10 minutes

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Posha (formerly Nymble)▲169

   Cooking robots to put your everyday eating on autopilot

   2023 · posha.com · its alternatives →

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   Appbot Riley▲130

   Never leave your pets alone at home with this smart robot

   2017 · thepawkingdom.com · its alternatives →

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   SpinX▲133

   Turn any toilet into a self cleaning robot

   2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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   MicroBot Push▲140

   The wireless robotic finger that makes dumb products smart

   2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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    Robo Esso▲75

    Automated coffee shop using off-the-shelf hardware

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    LaundrySnap▲71

    Recognize laundry care tags using machine learning

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Epytom▲128

    Style-hacking looks from clothes in your wardrobe

    2017 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

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    Amazon Astro▲118

    Robot for Home Monitoring

    2021 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Flippy by Miso Robotics▲100

    The ultimate kitchen assistant robot

    2017 · misorobotics.com · its alternatives →

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    Lite 6 Lightweight Robot▲90

    A cost-effective robot arm for your automation

    2021 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    OTTO▲87

    Smart milling machine. You know, for herbs and stuff.

    2018 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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    Riley ▲145

    A personal assistant for apartment hunting

    2015 · getrileynow.com · its alternatives →

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    OurHome▲140

    Asana for families, with Google Now intelligence

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Homation▲127

    Easy way to create a Smart Home with constructor

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Wattle▲88

    The modern business platform for home services

    2023 · hellowattle.com · its alternatives →

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    Hello Egg▲97

    Your home-cooking sidekick

    2017 · helloegg.net · its alternatives →

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    OLO Robotics▲119

    Control robots in your browser — no setup needed

    Jun 2026 · olo-robotics.com · its alternatives →

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    Cotton▲18

    Your closet, reimagined with AI.

    2025 · cottoncloset.ai · its alternatives →

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    Ezzi Home▲81

    Free and simple app to control your HomeKit devices

    2016 · ezzi.com · its alternatives →

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