The robots are coming… and an iRobot mower?

Robotics Technology

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The latest Forbes has a robot round up, 7 robots that will change your life, along with 25 of the greatest moments in robot history. There’s also a profile of our friends at iRobot, at the end of the article it seems like we can expect a robot lawnmower from iRobot soon, huh – “One of the bestselling robots in history, oddly, turns out to be as ugly and impersonal as a bathroom scale. And all it does is patrol the floor and pick up lint from under the couch. It’s the Roomba vacuum cleaner. Roomba is what happens when robo-wizardry collides with practical needs.” [via] – Link.

Pictured here, control a Roomba with a DIY bluetooth project – Link.

Related:

  • The Robots Are Coming! – Link.
  • iRobot – Photos and video of the PackBot! – Link (and video).
  • Roomba projects, hacks, mods and more – Link.
  • Mower projects – Link.
  • Robot archives – Link.

2 thoughts on “The robots are coming… and an iRobot mower?

  1. charlesnu says:

    There are already several robot mowers on the market. See:

    http://www.robotshop.ca/home/products/personal-domestic-robots/robot-mowers/index.html

    http://www.friendlyrobotics.com/

    Seem like they are for institutions, cemetaries, etc. A home use one for roomba prices would be a new thing.

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