Ambient DecayChapter of Technology - Section 1 - Article one : iRobots a blessing or a Curse?
Personal Robots
Work at home Mothers, Retirees, and Lazy College students, This shout-out is for you! The Cleaning line of the iRobot Corporation goes from vacuuming and mopping your home to cleaning your workshop and garage, and heck even your pool! Say good-bye to the good 'ol days of sexy half dressed pool guys. I suppose the CEO of company's can breath a sigh of relief.. for now.
This line includes:
Roomba® Vacuuming Robot
Scooba® Floor Washing Robot
Dirt Dog™ Workshop Robot
Verro™ Pool Cleaning Robot
Now for the Weekend Warriors and Full Time Soldiers inside of the guys and gals, iRobot has come out with the Tactical Robot. That's right TACTICAL. These robots are adaptable, tough and reliable, and go where people can’t, shouldn’t or don’t want to. These products are developed by iRobot’s Government and Industrial (G & I) Division. "These robots are robust and reliable products that make life safer and better for our troops." Proclaims the iRobots site. Unmanned Ground Vehicles that can be carried by one soldier. I say send these in and pull out some of our troops for a well deserved meal, not to mention see their families.
This line includes:
PackBot Scout
PackBot Explorer
PackBot EOD
R-Gator: Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle
What about Techies? I can hear people screaming, well for the Geek, Developers and Educational side of you yes, iRobot has you in mind as well. Leading in the robot industry, iRobot supports and encourages others who want/develop new robots. To give developers a head start on creating innovative and practical applications quickly, iRobot presents a robot designed specifically for developers, students and hobbyists. There is also a robot that also has an Open Interface design that's able to support Third-Party developments for the iRobot Roomba® and PackBot® platforms.
This line includes:
iRobot Create™ Programmable Robot
iRobot PackBot® Developers
iRobot Roomba® Developers
Now I suppose all they need is a lawn mowing robot and one that can do the laundry and dishes. Life would be so much sweeter.... or would it. You decide.
