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Floor Vacuum Robot for $200

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the to-lazy-to-stand dept.

abhikhurana writes "MSNBC is running a review of Roomba, supposedly the first intelligent 'floor vac', as in a cross between vacuum cleaner and a robot. I think its especially suited for lazy bums like me. Just let it loose, sitback and enjoy. There is also a video of how it cleans the floors, which requires windows media player (what else?) to watch it. It seems that the robo cleaner can indeed do that job for which it has been designed. A related article on Techreview has slightly more details about how it works. There is also a website exclusively for Roomba."

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  1. Forgot about robot cartoons by qurob · · Score: 1, Offtopic


    What about the robot cartoons from the 80's?

    Voltron
    GoBots
    Transformers
    Robotech
    Macross
    Orbots

    Then later you had UltraMan...

    Anyone else?

  2. Re:How well does it really work by j0e_average · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    01101001 01101110 01100100 01100101 01100101 01100100

  3. Re:Let's go back in time to the 1980's.... by Red+Weasel · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Totally and completely Off Topic but does anyone else find it funny that the Ballmer article to the side of the main page has 666 posts

    Older Stuff
    Thursday October 17

    Ballmer Sees Free Software as Enemy No. 1 (666)

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    ..which just shows that the human brain is ill-adapted for thinking and was probably designed for cooling the blood-T P
  4. I don't understand the editors.... by mshiltonj · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I submitted this on the 4th -- two weeks ago.

    * 2002-10-04 10:34:46 Consumer Robot Vaccums Floor (articles,news) (rejected)

    Rejected when I submitted it, now it's on the home page.

    I know. Offtopic, -1. But still, you have to wonder.

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  5. Obligatory SP reference by dubiousmike · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Step One: Turn on Roomba
    Step Two: ???
    Step Three: Roomba takes off with my wife to the Bahamas.

    Damn Roomba. You are too smooth...

  6. Re:hopefully the researchers will figure out.... by edrugtrader · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    MCM... do i know you from racine?

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  7. Re:hopefully the researchers will figure out.... by edrugtrader · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    indeed, thats the city.

    what have you been up to? email to mike@kristopeit.com or aol IM "edrugtrader"

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    MARIJUANA, SHROOMS, X: ONLINE?! - E