Why aren't the exterior windows of huge buildings washed

[annabanana]

by robot? For crying out loud, car washes could be repurposed to do this...

[Travis_0004]

1. Im sure somebody is working on it

But there are probably a lot of window cleaners who are probably not hoping to have their job eliminated.

[annabanana]

2. Let them operate the machinery for cryin' out loud... n/t

[former9thward]

6. The whole purpose of robots is that no one has to operate them.

[frazzled]

3. Because then there would be nobody to peep inside

The windows in my condo building get washed twice a year, and the management company always sends an email to remind people to close their blinds or curtains for privacy. Oops, sometimes I forget and step out of the shower in a towel just as the guy comes into view, hanging from a rope ... causing me to scurry back to shelter.

So you mean, like a Roomba for windows? Probably because they're not very good (everyone I know who has had one eventually gave up on it). But maybe they'll develop something. And then what will the daredevil peeping toms do for jobs?

[CreekDog]

4. probably because a window washer can wash any kind of window on any kind of building they can access

might be pretty involved to design a vertical Roomba type window washing robot that can clean any type of exterior window as well as a window washer can.

besides, it's a very safe job in this country.

if you wanted to improve worker safety, you'd make guns less available and thus make the jobs of convenience store workers less dangerous.

window washer safety would be a far lower priority because it's pretty safe anyway.

[BlueJazz]

5. "car washes could be repurposed to do this..." Well, Miss Smartypants..

...just how are we suppose to get the buildings though the car washes? Yeah...you didn't think of that, did you.?

[annabanana]

8. ..

[hfojvt]

10. good grief

you act like you never heard of a transformer

[rock]

11. Lengthwise?

He said scratching his head.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

7. Yeah, lets get rid of more jobs! Brilliant.

Lets get rid of all manufacturing while we're at it too, the sooner the better.


No more booboos 2016!

[TreasonousBastard]

9. Some are...

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