Episode 17 – Can a Robot Fold Your Laundry? Evan Wineland on Building Weave RoboticsOn this episode of Out of Office, hosts Kartik Sathappan and Jack Dwyer welcomeEvan Wineland, co-founder of Weave Robotics. Evan unveils Isaac—a telescoping,wheeled home robot that folds laundry, tidies rooms, and even taps human tele-operatorswhen autonomy needs a boost. We explore why wheels beat legs (for now), how onboardcompute keeps your data private, what Evan learned while shipping Apple Intelligence,and why your own robo-housekeeper could arrive as early as late 2025.Links𝕏 Follow Evan: https://x.com/evan_winelandWeave Robotics: https://weaverobotics.com𝕏 Follow the show: https://x.com/outofofficepodxSpotify: show linkApple Podcasts: show linkYouTube: channel linkSponsored by Noots — Enjoy 25% offhttps://sendnoots.com/discount/OUTOFOFFICEPODChapters00:00 Introduction & Isaac highlight reel02:45 First impressions: Roomba ≠ Isaac06:45 What Isaac is and isn’t13:40 Wheels > legs: safety & reliability19:40 Why start with laundry-folding & tidying23:40 Mapping, memory & onboarding your home32:00 Tele-operation, trust & guardrails39:30 Pricing, early adopters & parents vs. entropy49:10 From Apple Intelligence to home robots57:00 YC, quadrupeds & pivoting to Isaac1:03:00 Shipping timeline & Weave is hiring!Enjoy the episode, and don’t forget to rate, follow, and share!