THE world's most hated household chore has met its match in German efficiency: scientists have developed a robot that does the ironing.

 

While even experienced ironers take about eight minutes to press a shirt, with the Dressman robot, built by the electronics giant Siemens, it takes seconds - as long as it takes to button up the shirt and smooth out any wrinkles.

 

A freshly washed shirt is pulled over the device, 1.72m high, which fills with hot air. This inflates its skin, made from balloon silk, and presses against the shirt to shape it.

 

A typical cotton shirt takes seven to eight minutes to dry and press. At the end, cold air is blown through the fabric to prolong its pressed look.

 

As the shirt does not come into contact with the high temperature of an iron, there is less risk of singeing it or leaving shiny marks.

What will our women do all day...

{Just kidding ladies}