On Jul 13, 8:12*am, Winston wrote:
Now, I want a machine that sorts laundry from a basket using weight and length
as primary criteria, to save my time for more demanding tasks.

It would place matching items in piles on top of the bed and empty a basket
in less than ten minutes.

A short 'training' session would allow it to create sort criteria. It would make
a separate pile of items that don't match any of the 'trained' categories and
automatically re-sort from that pile to segregate items that were part of a
'double' or 'triple' grab set during the first sort. Items that still do not
match would be placed back into the basket. The user would elect to re-sort
further or train the machine for newer categories.

It would stow under the bed at the foot or the sides and be powered using a
universal input switcher.

It would retail for ~$350.00 US (Mid 2011 dollars) in high - end retail stores.

Please post when your YouTube demos are ready.

Thanks!

--Winston

You don't need a machine to sort the laundry, what you need to do is
get 3 or four containters each the size of one load of laundry. Bin
#1 is for whites that get washed in hot water and possibly chlorine
bleach.

Bin #2 is for shirts and other misc perma press.

Bin #3 is for your blue jeans and towels.

Bin #4 is if you sort differently like greasy work clothes or
something.

Now it is just a matter of tossing the dirty garment into the correct
bin when you get done with it.

For bin #2 you might have an overhead bar that you could hang the
shirts and slacks on when you remove them from the dryer.

The other bins might have sections that you could do a rough sort when
removing them from the dryer like one section for socks, one for
shorts and a third for t-shirts.

My biggest tip is to buy all the same brand and color socks. This way
you don't have to hunt for matching sock.

Next, why fold underwear? Unless you like to spend your time sorting
and folding, it makes no difference when you wear it.

Hanging jeans seems to me to be quicker than folding and unfolding
also.