Home Robots: The Roomba, Cha Cha Cha

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31 Aug 2006 03:26 PM

If you think the roomba is a mis-spelled dance step from the past, look again. Or should I say, vacuum again? Now, rugs can be cleaned with intelligence, provided carpet owners are using this vacuuming robot, which is now owned by more than 1.5 million satisfied people (Some can dance, some can't.)

Modern technology is now offering a solution for the daily grind (and dirt) we all face around our homes. Their unique intelligence system, which is called AWARE, makes all of this possible. Exactly what these initials stand for seems to be a state secret, but some things, such as the following, are clear. AWARE uses dozens of sensors to monitor the environment of this incredible machine, and adjusts Roomba's behavior up to 67 times per second. This ensures that Roomba cleans effectively, intelligently and safely.

So whether you can dance or not, you can certainly cheer up because now your floors can be clean not just for company and holidays, but all the time. The best part is that you can do other things while that is happening, even if all you want to do is stand or sit back and watch this amazing thing as it goes in to action.

Modern technology has come so much further than robots with bad hair days and the cybernauts of my youth. And the icing on the cake is that they are not featured in some horror movie but rather in my own living room (which at times, I must admit, does resemble a horror movie).

Do YOU have any experience with this new machine?

Tune in again soon for some information on the brother of the Roomba, the Scooba, the new floor-mop robot extraordinaire

For more information on how the roomba works and what it costs, visit http://www.irobot.com

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Marjorie Dorfman is a freelance writer and former teacher originally from Brooklyn, New York.

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Brandie (1720) 31 Aug 2006 08:58 PM

My aunt has a roomba ... I am green with envy! Especially with a crawling child in the, I would like to get the one that you can set to vacuum all the time - so I could set it to vacuum each night while we sleep and less crumbs for baby to pick up and try to eat ;-)

Marjorie Dorfman (2577) 01 Sep 2006 05:30 AM

Wow- I am impressed. I might just buy one myself. Thanks for sharing!