I think it would have to be a general-purpose robot, and doing the laundry would just be one of many things it can do, similar to how running a particular program is only one of many things a computer can do. More than that, I believe it would actually require a general-purpose robot to handle all contingencies that can arise in doing laundry.

As someone who does laundry about twice a week, it would certainly be nice. But it’s a pie in the sky at this time even just on the technological side.