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The robots are coming... and an iRobot mower?

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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.

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Posted by: charlesnu on August 28, 2006 at 3:26 PM

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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