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iRobot Moves Into Your House

Posted by michael on from the yes-master dept.

MacAndrew writes "An NYT article today expands beyond an earlier /. and annoying futurism to a multiplying line of robots from iRobot, founded by some tinkering MIT grads in Somerville, MA. The robots have found applications ranging from chasing dust bunnies ($200) to exploring the Great Pyramid to bumping around Afghan caves for mines (a war reporter is another possibility), and so appear to be moving beyond the gee whiz Rosie Jetson stage of technology. I'm intrigued that their company name so bluntly builds off of Apple and Asimov symbols, and the prospect that a product with such a chummy name will doubtless soon be sporting lethal force (cf. Predator's recent adventures. So -- anyone get one for Xmas? Chanukah? Or just fun?"

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  1. EVAL ROBOTS by CakerX · · Score: -1, Troll

    EVAL Robots will taek over teh wordl!!!!1

  2. Tinfoil hat brigade!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    OH NOS TEH GUMMINT IS GONNA GET US, JIMBO!!!

    (cf. Predator's recent adventures.

    Seriously, what is the point of adding this nonsense? First off, I see absolutely no similarity between this robot and a guided rocket with high explosives crammed into its nose. Second, of what use would a relatively slow delivery system be? The whole point of guided munitions is rapid movement, so the target can't get out of the way.

    This is something I don't get about /.. People like this submitter seem to take some sort of perverse pride in coming up with obscure technothriller fanboy conspiracy theory garbage . Are your lives so boring that you have to invent ridiculous scenarios to make yourself feel like you're living on the edge???

  3. The roomba is ok...but by atvspid · · Score: -1, Troll

    it doesn't suck enough. I think Microsoft will have to add some innovation so it sucks more.

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  4. Happy Owner by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I received Roomba for Christmas, and I love it. After reading the reviews on epinions.com I knew I had have one.

    My cats are seem to be quite intrigued by this magical device. They follow it everywhere. :)

  5. iAssPlug Moves Into Your ... by Real+World+Stuff · · Score: 0, Troll

    you get the idea.

    Did I mention post-holiday Karma Burn? Mod me down all you want, the ban will be lifted by Monday, and I'll just whore the Karma back up...But in the meantime, I am going to go get drunk and maybe run over some pedestrians.

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    If we don't fight for ourselves no one will.