Posted by
samzenpus
on from the let-the-machines-clean-you dept.
omly writes "iRobot (makers of Roomba) just released a sneak preview of Scooba, the lastest consumer home-cleaning robot. It will be available this holiday season for all your holiday shopping needs."
And I would've gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for you meddling nerds and your cleaning robot!
-- One man's selflessness is another man's annoyance.
Three laws for cleaning products
by
Bifurcati
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· Score: 4, Funny
I wonder where the "Keep your house clean!" sits in the positronic brain surface potential? It would have to be at 1.5, to stop pesky teenagers from ticking off their parents...
1. A robot may not harm a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
1.5 A robot must keep its house clean, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law for 1.5th Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First, 1.5th or Second Law.
Re:Three laws for cleaning products
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lordofthechia
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You forgot:
4. If a robot figures a loophole around law 1 it must immediately apply law 1.5 to the crime scene. 5th and 6th laws are "You must not talk about the 4th law of robotics"
-- Georgia Tech, the leader in Chia(tm) technology.
"It will be available this holiday season for all your holiday shopping needs."
Just what I need to set loose on the upper level in the mall this holiday shopping season.
Hilarity ensues!
How's a robot that small...
by
Anonymous Coward
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· Score: 2, Funny
...supposed to go haywire and go on a killing spree? What a disappointment...
Instead of robotic dogs...
by
Anonymous Coward
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robotic dog poop pickers. I'm surprised that wasn't the first choice for commercial home robots. Have them wandering the park picking poop and rousting bums. Comes in mace & hot mustard flavors.
in the yard, kill dandelions and other broadleaf weeds without killing other plants
inside, find lego pieces and sort them by shape, size, and color
walk the dog at 6:30am or whatever unGodly cow-milking hour it is
take a constant inventory of my personal belongings as I leave them strewn about, and find my keys, wallet, watch, phone, TV remote, or whatever else I can't locate. Better yet, it should start the car, pay my bills, tell the time, have a phone built in, and change the TV channel by IR link.
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(i) yeah, I know they have these already
-- Raise your children as if you were teaching them to raise your grandchildren, because you are.
Re:Kitchen? I want one
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bill_mcgonigle
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· Score: 2, Funny
You need a servant and a gardener, not dumb robots. Of course, unlike upper-middle class folk of the last century and before who used to commonly employ such workers, you're probably paying 50% of your income (directly and indirectly) to the government so you can't afford them.
The 'patriotic' thing to say at this point is, "stop being lazy and do it yourself".
-- My God, it's Full of Source! OUTSIDE_IP=$(dig +short my.ip @outsideip.net)
You have encountered a beligerent floor scrubbing bot. Do you
A) Obey, and leave your +10 leather boots behind
B) Leave
C) Disable the bot
D) Ignore the bot
:D
*WHIRRRRR*
You are in a dungeon kitchen. A cleaning bot appears to be polishing your boots. Exits are N, W , S.
Re:Now I can have a robot to clean just my Kitchen
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Rirath.com
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· Score: 2, Funny
Oh, if only I could mod you funny AND off-topic.
Let's just call it a wash.
How does it get the corners?
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roystgnr
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· Score: 5, Funny
I can't see how that round shape is going to be able to clean the corners of my kitchen tile. If a vacuum misses the corners of the carpet, that's not a big problem - they don't get much foot traffic anyway. But in the kitchen? The corners are where every little spill accumulates!
No, I'm going to stick with my original mopping plan: waiting until one of the stains attains sentience, then negotiating with it to defend me against the others.
Re:Its interesting that a company...
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roseblood
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to sell a SCOOBA on a stick you have to make a SCOOBA to place on the end of the previously mentioned stick. Can you say DUH?
-- There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Re:inkjet company model
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Yer+Mom
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"It uses a specially formulated Clorox® cleaning solution"
...also known as Scooba Snacks.
-- Never mind Spamassassin. When's Spammerassassin coming out?
Re:How bout Scoopa for pet litter?
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StarsAreAlsoFire
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· Score: 2, Funny
Holy shit does that thing transport the kitty crap to another dimension or what!?
Re:Is it still loud and noisy?
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zero_offset
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Wow, loud AND noisy? That must suck twice.
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Slashdot quality declines as the number of hot grits posts decreases. - Provolt's Law, Apr-09-2005
Re:Now I can have a robot to clean just my Kitchen
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Zoxed
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> Now, if it only did Windows;)
You do not need a robot for that: as a Slashdotter you should know how to clean windows using only the command line:
Slashdot Mirror
if it weren't for those meddling kids!
Ruh-roh!
1. A robot may not harm a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
1.5 A robot must keep its house clean, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law for 1.5th Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First, 1.5th or Second Law.
Physicist, consultant, science communicator
Scooba dooba doo, where are you?
"It will be available this holiday season for all your holiday shopping needs."
Just what I need to set loose on the upper level in the mall this holiday shopping season.
Hilarity ensues!
...supposed to go haywire and go on a killing spree? What a disappointment...
robotic dog poop pickers. I'm surprised that wasn't the first choice for commercial home robots. Have them wandering the park picking poop and rousting bums. Comes in mace & hot mustard flavors.
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(i) yeah, I know they have these already
Raise your children as if you were teaching them to raise your grandchildren, because you are.
"Remove your shoes before you enter the kitchen. You have 20 seconds to comply."
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If I let a Roomba loose in the same area as the cats, you can bet they'd be doing their business all over the place.
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For all of those underwater houses.
Oh, if only I could mod you funny AND off-topic. Let's just call it a wash.
I can't see how that round shape is going to be able to clean the corners of my kitchen tile. If a vacuum misses the corners of the carpet, that's not a big problem - they don't get much foot traffic anyway. But in the kitchen? The corners are where every little spill accumulates!
No, I'm going to stick with my original mopping plan: waiting until one of the stains attains sentience, then negotiating with it to defend me against the others.
to sell a SCOOBA on a stick you have to make a SCOOBA to place on the end of the previously mentioned stick. Can you say DUH?
There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Never mind Spamassassin. When's Spammerassassin coming out?
Holy shit does that thing transport the kitty crap to another dimension or what!?
Wow, loud AND noisy? That must suck twice.
Slashdot quality declines as the number of hot grits posts decreases. - Provolt's Law, Apr-09-2005
> Now, if it only did Windows;)
You do not need a robot for that: as a Slashdotter you should know how to clean windows using only the command line:
format c: