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Feb 05
We all hate using a smartphone or tablet when the screen’s covered in greasy fingerprints. But it’s a situation that’s easy to solve with nothing but a shirt sleeve, or if you’re particularly anal, a microfiber cloth. What the world doesn’t need is a tiny Roomba-like cleaning device designed specifically for cleaning fingerprints, but apparently Takara Tomy didn’t get that memo. More »
Jan 15
Roomba has some problems with the apartment. Roomba does not like my dining room table. Roomba has trouble with the Swiffer, which he (?) mounts and then cannot free himself from—like a copulating wolf. (Wolves do that, right?) More »
Nov 25
Sharp Cocorobo robot vacuum cleaner updated – smaller model and updated app functions
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Sharp have updated their Cocorobo line of intelligent robot vacuum cleaners, with a new smaller model, as well as a Cocorobo Navi function, which allows the robot to be controlled when the user is outside the home.
Cocorobo Navi can be used to visually map out your house creating a floor plan, letting the robot know where objects are placed, so you can directly specify where the robot should go.
Sharp also unveiled a controller, which connects to the Cocorobo via it’s USB port, and can …
Nov 14
Are you looking for a fun way to spruce up the housekeeping chores in your home, especially so when you own the iRobot vacuum cleaner? At the Super iam8bit art exhibition, it seems that the iRobot vacuum cleaner has received an 8-bit makeover that boasted hundreds of works inspired by retro video games. Artist Kelice Penney decided to come up with such colorful covers that were inspired by different characters from the Nintendo world, including the much stomped upon Goomba from Super Mario Bros., the rock-spitting Octorok from The Legend of Zelda, and of course, the classic weaponized turtle shells from Super Mario Kart.
It does seem as though the iRobot vacuum cleaner’s erratic movements suit the aimless game characters, but it is rather unfortunate that such vacuum cleaner covers are not going to enter mass production, so if you want one of these puppies, you will have to just find out how to make one of these (or more) for yourself.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Roomba 650 and Looj 300 cleaning robots launched by iRobot, Cocorobo; Sharp’s Talking Vacuum Cleaner Has Different Moods,
Sep 18
iRobot buys rival Evolution Robotics for $74 million to expand hard-floor cleaning tech
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iRobot celebrated Roomba’s 10th birthday quietly teeing up a $74 million acquisition of rival Evolution Robotics Inc. The Pasadena-based company produces the Mint, a hard-floor ‘bot that uses ordinary Swiffer pads to wet-wipe your wooden decks clean — and comes with the more sophisticated “Northstar” GPS-style positioning tech. As part of the deal, Evolution CEO Paolo Pirjanian will become iRobot’s new CTO and the Mint and Mint Plus will be folded into the company’s stable of Roomba cleaners — with the deal expected to be fully approved by the fourth quarter of the year.
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iRobot buys rival Evolution Robotics for $74 million to expand hard-floor cleaning tech originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep 17
It’s been a full decade since the first Roomba scuttled off the assembly line and onto the floors of slatternly geeks. Understandably, iRobot’s looking back over the period, revealing that since then, it’s sold over six million of the units — with each one covering an average of 705 miles in its lifetime. Along the way, that army of Wall-Es-in-the-making have consumed around two million pounds of dirt, including the odd Lego brick, pet snake and wedding bands — although, as the videos below demonstrate, it’s normally quite friendly to children and animals.
Continue reading Happy 10th Birthday, Roomba! (video)
Happy 10th Birthday, Roomba! (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep 13
Aug 25
We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Anthony, who needs some robotic help keeping his stone floors clean. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.
“We have stone tile floors in the kitchen and two kids. What wet floor cleaning robot would help us keep the floor clean, navigate the kitchen and handle the uneven stone floor tiles and grooves?”
We love original and different questions like this, the more original and different the better, so let’s help this gentleman out. It’s the old story of the high-tech being flustered by the stone age, but what’s the solution? Is it the iRobot Scooba, with its squeegee apparatus tucked underneath, or something else? Why not share your considerable experiences in the comments below.
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Ask Engadget: best robot cleaner for stone tile floors? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Aug 2012 23:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 14
iRobot has just launched two new cleaning robots. You may already be familiar with the Roomba family of vacuum robots which is getting a new addition with the Roomba 650, Roomba 630 and Roomba 620. With this new series 600, iRobot has improved the waste bin efficiency so that users don’t have to empty it as often. At the same time, the company has added an acoustic sensor to detect areas that are more dirty so the 600 Series can spend more time on them. This version is an incremental improvement and will replace the 500 Series. (more…)
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Cocorobo; Sharp’s Talking Vacuum Cleaner Has Different Moods, iRobot introduces the Scooba 230 and Roomba 700 series,
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