Roomba vs. Trilobite

[ameijers]

"Dave VanHorn" <dvanhorn@dvanhorn.org> wrote in message
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> > Bonnie Jean wrote:
> >> what happens if the Roomba runs over a lamp cord?
> >
> > You get a clean lamp cord. :)
>
> I was a bit skeptical, but it handles my office just fine.
> Lan cables, power cords, etc. Overall, I'm very impressed.
>
> Took it to mom's for a demo sunday, and it ALMOST got stuck in a tight
> pocket, and mom was kind of laughing at it, and about that time, it worked
> out how to get loose. You should have seen the expression when I opened
the
> dustbin! She keeps a pretty nice house, but Roomba gets all those little
> places that you'd just skip with the big vac.
>
I keep hoping to find a cheap one at a garage sale to give to my sister, to
exercise her cats while they are away at work 9-10 hours a day. Don't really
give a rip if it cleans well. (Although if it did keep the top layer of cat
fur skimmed off the carpet, it would probably be a plus for my allergies
when I visit there...)


aem sends...

[Jodi]

"ameijers" <aemeijers@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Dave VanHorn" <dvanhorn@dvanhorn.org> wrote in message
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>> > Bonnie Jean wrote:
>> >> what happens if the Roomba runs over a lamp cord?
>> >
>> > You get a clean lamp cord. :)
>>
>> I was a bit skeptical, but it handles my office just fine.
>> Lan cables, power cords, etc. Overall, I'm very impressed.

Well, after reading this thread and researching on the web for a couple
weeks prior to this thread, I went ahead and bought a Roomba today.

I like it a lot, except for one problem that I haven't seen mentioned.
There's a big oriental rug in our living room that has a fair amount of
black in it, as well as a black border (no fringe). It treats the black
parts like the edge of the stairs. It won't vacuum them, nor will it go up
on the rug because of the border. I'm considering taking it back, but I
might try calling the company first. Of all the things...

--Jodi

[Bonnie Jean]

Will it fall downstairs?

Bonnie

[Catman]

There was an April Fools Spoof in Nuts & Volts a few years ago. The
fake article talked about a making a steam cleaning robot by modifying a
steam turbine model kit to power the bot's wheels and shoot its
discharge into the carpet.

The article was written well enough that I thought the writer had just
gotten a little carried away with a big project until I read the about
the author section.

Paul

shinypenny wrote:

> Catman wrote:
>
>>And here we get to the bot I really want: something to pick up the
>
> dog
>
>>toys before the roomba starts! Humm, the $11 RC missile launcher
>
> from
>
>>Walmart as a base, the Movit robotic arm trainer, CMU cam, sonar,
>
> more
>
>>time in a day,...
>>
>
>
> I want a self-cleaning bathroom, kinda like those public toilets
> they've got in the cities now, where you pay a quarter, and after you
> use it, it locks down and goes through a complete cleaning cycle. Or at
> very least, a self-cleaning shower/tub.
>
> And I would like a robotic floor steamer. I like my Bissel floor
> steamer (my newest gadget) - it is way better than a mop and bucket -
> but having a robotic version would be totally cool!
>
> jen
>