Floor Vacuum Robot for $200

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday October 18, 2002 @05:36AM 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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FP by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-18 05:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic
And its wide!!
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    Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.
1. Re:FP by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-18 05:52 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Actually it's not.
Re:but... by qurob · 2002-10-18 05:41 · Score: -1, Offtopic

She can cook you dinner!

Or give head!
Re:Runaway by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-18 05:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic

kirstie alley wants your magnum PI c0x0r
Forgot about robot cartoons by qurob · 2002-10-18 05:45 · 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?
Re:How well does it really work by j0e_average · 2002-10-18 05:52 · Score: 0, Offtopic

01101001 01101110 01100100 01100101 01100101 01100100
Re:Let's go back in time to the 1980's.... by Red+Weasel · 2002-10-18 05:53 · 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
Stupid troll, by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-18 05:56 · Score: -1, Offtopic

She better not be giving head while her man's away at work!

This gives her more time to do the laundry!
Re:That's bullshit.. by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-18 05:56 · Score: -1, Offtopic
Re:That's bullshit.. by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-18 05:59 · Score: -1, Offtopic
unfortunate, but must be done by haa...jesus+christ · 2002-10-18 06:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

can you imagine a beowulf cluster of these?
I don't understand the editors.... by mshiltonj · 2002-10-18 06:07 · 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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I posted this story days ago.... by arock99 · 2002-10-18 06:08 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Didnt get accepted then...wonder why this one is accepted? Doesnt matter I wont waste my time submitting stories again. If your going to reject stories perhaps you should quickly mention why it was rejected. if you have too many stories to make that possible then use a drop down list containing the reasons you see the most
Obligatory SP reference by dubiousmike · 2002-10-18 06:10 · 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...
Re:Let's go back in time to the 1980's.... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-18 06:19 · Score: -1, Offtopic

DIE DIE DIE DIE
Re:hopefully the researchers will figure out.... by edrugtrader · 2002-10-18 06:19 · Score: 0, Offtopic

MCM... do i know you from racine?

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Re:Except the batteries don't last long enough by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-18 06:34 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Get BACK you common sense fiend!
Re:hopefully the researchers will figure out.... by edrugtrader · 2002-10-18 06:47 · 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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