| ▲ | necubi 5 hours ago |
| Better this than the Bot Company, which has been apparently renting out AirBnBs for robot testing and leaving them trashed: https://sfstandard.com/2026/05/28/sf-startup-secretly-testin... |
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| ▲ | fmbb 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Seems like there is some synergy to be found here! |
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| ▲ | cogogo 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Move fast, break things |
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| ▲ | ChrisArchitect 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Discussion on that one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48317093 |
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| ▲ | mcmcmc 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I mean is it? At least the AirBnB owner has some recourse, any attempt to fight exploitation from “free services” goes nowhere |
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| ▲ | giwook 5 hours ago | parent [-] | | The article specifically mentions at least one property owner who has been denied any recourse because of the lack of before/after photos (presumably before that specific rental). |
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| ▲ | kylehotchkiss 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| At least the AirBnB owners got paid to have their homes mutalated by robots |
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| ▲ | ceejayoz 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | If they’re suing, that seems to be insufficient. Among other issues, it likely causes knock-on problems for tomorrow’s reservations. |
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| ▲ | bluGill 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| After thinking about this for a while, I'm not sure it really happened. It wouldn't surprise me if the house was not trashed, just a landlord manipulating evidence when they think they can make money in court. There is no particular reason to trust either side and we have not seen what evidence really exists. In particular the reporters didn't do a good job of digging in - at the very least where is the response from the Bot Company? |
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| ▲ | archonis 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Who needs occam's razor when you've got a mobieus shaped breadknife? | | | |
| ▲ | stbtrax 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I don't entirely doubt the landlord but the bizzarre part is the landlord showing up to take their trash and then somehow finding bundles of wires inside the unit. Why would an airbnb host enter the unit to take trash? | | |
| ▲ | chrisweekly an hour ago | parent | next [-] | | "Why would an airbnb host enter the unit to take trash?" Not every airbnb host has a professional cleaning staff, and some of those who do may sometimes wish to check the status of their property. I don't find anything strange, let alone "bizarre". | |
| ▲ | MobiusHorizons 37 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | | That’s part of the process of resetting a property for the next reservation. It’s not bizarre, it’s literally what Airbnb landlords do (or sometimes hire other people to do, but that lowers margins) |
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| ▲ | ChoGGi 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Could be a greedy landlord, but they did turn off his security cameras, so I'm giving him the benefit of doubt for now. | |
| ▲ | janalsncm an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | | > The Bot Company did not respond to requests for comment |
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