And the funny thing is China's already picked up the dropped torches elsewhere; Xiaomi's going to be launching a robotic arm for your garage by the end of this year to plug in for you. Tesla gave up on their charging tentacle, but, wellp.

https://carnewschina.com/2026/06/13/xiaomi-unveils-home-char...

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quickthrowman 21 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Porsche’s induction charging strategy seems a lot smarter and much more reliable than a robot arm.

	▲	dpark 21 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I don’t know. I’ve stopped using my wireless phone charger because it’s spotty. Sometimes it charges. Sometimes it doesn’t (or barely charges). Sometimes it wakes me up at night because it’s glitching in between charging and noncharging states and my phone feels the need to beep and wake me up. I’ve seen similar issues with multiple watch chargers. “Oh, it didn’t charge overnight again.” I’m not as sold on wireless charging as I once was.

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BoingBoomTschak a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Wall-E future here we come. Soon the people loader that lifts you from your sofa and plops you into the seat!

	▲	thejazzman 20 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I think of this / feel this way when I ride my onewheel instead of walking