Mar 17
iRobot’s Ava 500 smart telepresence robot has gone on sale, autonomously mapping out your office, industrial facility, or anywhere else, and then allowing you to remotely log in and wander … Continue reading
Jan 08
When my wife and I moved a few months ago one of the reasons we chose out new place was because my wife liked the tile floors throughout the house. I hate tile floors because you have to mop a lot rather than just vacuuming and moving on. If you live in a house where you have to mop a lot and you are tired of doing it, iRobot has a gadget for you.
iRobot has unveiled a new robot floor cleaner at CES 2014 called the Scooba 450. The robot uses a three-cycle cleaning process that promises consistently clean floor with zero input from you. At least the only input you have to make is to fill the water tank and empty the waste water. The Scooba 450 has the ability to automatically sweep and pre-soak the floor. It then rolls back and scrubs the floor clean with its 600 RPM roller.
The Scooba 450 can be used anywhere you would normally use a mop and bucket. The device has two cleaning options including a 40-minute full clean cycle for up to 300 square feet and a 20-minute cycle for smaller spaces.
You can get the Scooba 450 for $599.99(USD) over on the iRobot website.
Jan 07
iRobot has been showing off its latest floor scrubbing robotic cleaning machine at CES 2014 called the Scooba 450. The new Scooba 450 floor scrubbing robot is available as of … Continue reading
Jan 06
[CES 2014] To do the same thing and expect a different result, that would be madness, which is why the folks over at iRobot, purveyors of robotic technology-based solutions, intends to change the way that robotic vacuum cleaners keep your home nice and clean by delivering the iRobot Scooba 450 that is touted to clean your floors in a new way. The iRobot Scooba 450 will be available in North America from tomorrow onward, where it will make use of the new Scooba Three-Cycle Cleaning Process in order to maintain constantly clean floors as well as wash away up to 99.3% of bacteria. Not only that, the Scooba 450 has also been touted to be up to three times more effective at cleaning floors compared to previous Scooba models, at least according to iRobot.
As we mentioned earlier, the Scooba Three-Cycle Cleaning Process will automatically sweep and pre-soak, as it scrubs and then finishes with a final squeegee. The scrubbing brush itself will spin at more than 600 rpm in order to remove grime and messes, where it comes with an updated iAdapt Responsive Navigation Technology that has been optimized for wet floor care. The Scooba 450 can be used anywhere you would use a mop and bucket, and it is a no-brainer to use. You get cleaning options to choose from – a full 40-minute cycle for up to 300 square feet or a 20-minute cycle for smaller spaces up to 150 square feet. [Press Release]
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Jan 06
Name someone who likes to mop. You can’t because no one does, so thankfully iRobot has a brand new mopping robot—the Scooba 450—to make your floors shine.
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Dec 06
Maintaining human relationships can be such hard work sometimes. And if you know someone who’s decided to cut ties with their fellow man and completely avoid all that emotional drama, here are some robotic gift suggestions that guarantee they won’t be lonely as a result. After all, robots don’t really have birthdays to forget, do they?
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Nov 21
TC Makers: An Evening With iRobot
Posted in: Today's ChiliDeep in the wilds outside of Boston a team of mad scientists created the ultimate in robotic life: the iRobot Roomba, the ubiquitous, world-famous automatic vacuum that, for many of us, is our first brush with autonomous robotics. The Roomba’s brains came from a military minesweeper, its parts came from kids’ toys, and its mission – to clean up after us puny humans – came from a robotic floor waxer. In short, the Roomba is the culmination of years of research and is one of the most complex and coolest robots we’ve seen.
To mark the launch of the Roomba 800 series I took a walk down random access memory lane with Colin Angle, CEO and founder of iRobot. The affable, wry head of an international corporation lit up as he described the work that went into the Roomba and how the company solved the problem of hair tangling in the Roomba’s brushes. You have to see it to appreciate the dedication this guy has to sucking dirt off of your living room floor.
In this episode of TechCrunch Makers we discuss what it takes to build a cool new consumer product from the ground up and how hard it was to solve the age-old problem of dog hair. Enjoy!
Nov 14
The vacuum cleaner has changed the way that homes are kept spic and span over the years, as housewives and home makers of either gender have found out to their advantage. You do not have to worry about a gust of wind blowing away all the dirt that has been swept onto a dustpan, and neither do you need to grapple with pesky strands of hair that get stuck in between the broom’s head. Of course, technological advancements have been made to turn these vacuum cleaners into autonomous machines, where they will get to work even when there is no one around at home, being able to return to juice themselves up whenever they run low on battery power. The iRobot Roomba 800 is the latest of such robotic vacuum cleaners, where it boasts of AeroForce extractors that are said to amplify suction power and virtually eliminates hair tangling.
Being part of the AeroForce Performance Cleaning System, such extractors will be able to amplify suction power, delivering superior performance over traditional bristle brushes, with the additional advantage of being virtually maintenance free to boot. Roomba claims that this would translate to up to 50% better pick-up of dirt, debris and hair from your floor. Just how does the brushless, counter-rotating AeroForce Extractors work? They break down debris and lift dirt, and you get better airflow to boot which will in turn maximize vacuum power.
iRobot claims that the Roomba 800 Series are able to remove up to 50% more dirt, dust, hair and debris, where it comes with a 5x more powerful vacuum than previous Roomba models. Not only that, the high capacity bin claims to hold an additional 60% more dirt, with a new XLife battery that delivers double the cleaning cycles. For those who are interested in picking up the iRobot Roomba 800 series of robots, which is the Roomba 880, it will cost you $699.99 a pop.
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Nov 12
The iRobot Roomba 880 eliminates the need to handle hair clumps by dispensing with brush cylinders altogether. Instead, a new “AeroForce” system uses spinning thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) tubes equipped with treads to kick carpet detritus directly into its belly.
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Nov 12
iRobot has introduced its latest Roomba vacuum, the Roomba 800 Series. With this latest iteration of the cordless, self-operating vacuum, the company has elected to get rid of bristles in favor of AeroForce technology, which is said to pick up 50-percent more dirt and other trappings than previous Roomba models. There are two rotors in […]
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