If you could invent something to solve a household issue what would it be?

sammyjammy

My sister has two robot vacuum cleaners, one upstairs and one down, I was watching it the other day and I am not convinced its very good, it certainly would work in my house of three cats and me catching fabric and threads all over the place.  They are both called Cordelia and she refers to them as "she" 

sevenhills

400ixl said:

sevenhills said:

Something that would solve damp/black mold. I am thinking about getting a fan in my bathroom, just a matter of what would trigger the fan to switch on.

A motion detection device perhaps.

That would be a humidity sensor.

I have just messaged an electrician for a quote to install a fan with an inbuilt sensor.

Paspatur

Not an invention already invented. Robot hoovers that you can activate when you are not at home? No, just no. I know someone who came home to theirs entangled in the Christmas tree last week. 

oystercatcher

Brie said:

Something to tidy up after someone that doesn't tidy up after themselves......(of course dear, I'm not looking at you!  and don't worry I'll pick up all the flour, crumbs, onion skin that has fallen on the kitchen floor.....)

This ! Including tidying after myself !

swingaloo

A self cleaning streak free shower screen. 

flamingo747

Glasses that allow the wearer to see the mess the primary houseworker sees rather than being blind to it!

RHemmings

Teleport clutter into a formless void outside of time and space, with selective return if any of it is needed decades later. 

Rosa_Damascena

An ice-cube maker that releases its frozen contents with the gentlest of taps, no running under a tap / violence required.

basketcase

Rosa_Damascena said:

bouicca21 said:

a magic duster, that would get rid of the dust without me having to move anything.  

If the latest advert for the Flash duster is to be believed, this would be the product for you.

@basketcase - the robot works best if you have very little furniture / get everything off the floor. It would be an abject failure in my home, circumnavigating piles of books etc.

I knew there was a good reason I didn't have one!

basketcase

Paspatur said:

Not an invention already invented. Robot hoovers that you can activate when you are not at home? No, just no. I know someone who came home to theirs entangled in the Christmas tree last week. 

Aaah, but the one I invented would work...