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I lust for a RoombaI lust for a RoombaI lust for a Roomba 02/10/2004 01:28 PM I'm just listening to Helen Greiner's presentation of Roomba. She actually has one that she is running on the table, and the #etech -channel is filled with geeks declaring their instant love at the tiny little home robot. Can't say I'm much different. I seriously, seriously want one. Like now. Update: Joi snapped a photo of me, relaxing outside :-) Update2: I'm now a bit less enthusiastic. IRobot does in addition build the PackBot, which is a military bot. We were shown a cool video in which the PackBot? is thrown in through a window to a building, drives off the roof, and drives directly into a river; surviving all this stuff. It was apparently used during the Afghan war as well. It's just a matter of time before they strap it with guns. This is a GrokNews Entry: (what is grok?)I lust for a RoombaGrok Headline matches for I lust for a RoombaRoomba 0.12Roomba 0.12 04/28/2004 11:49 AM Room booking software for hotels. RoombaRoomba 04/10/2004 02:05 PM 0.11 released LustLust 01/25/2004 09:46 PM The 1GB SD card is beginning to appear on web sites as available for order, even though I can't find a firm ship date. $384! Roomba DiscoveryRoomba Discovery 07/12/2004 07:39 AM
Related Roomba Gets OverhaulRoomba Gets Overhaul 07/13/2004 02:02 PM Extreme Tech Jul 13 2004 5:46PM GMT Revenge of the RoombaRevenge of the Roomba 07/13/2004 03:41 PM The profesor sent us this about the new and improved Roomba robot vacuum cleaner: iRobot yesterday announced some new versions of our Roomba line of robotic vacuums. Cool new features include a recharging docking station and a dirt sensor, in addition to many changes to make it a more solid product. For more details see the iRobot press release. According to their website, the new version also includes a bigger dust bin that holds three times as much as the old Roomba. I've also heard that Roomba hackers may find some interesting new changes inside too. But can it still be used to deliver beer? More Roomba hackingMore Roomba hacking 07/14/2004 10:00 AM 
Another group of hardware hackers have at a Roomba robotic
vacuum cleaner:
"For higher level control, we've attached a Virgin Webplayer. The Webplayer was sold as a loss leader for Virgin's internet service in the late 90s, and thus can be found on ebay for under $100. It has two serial ports, a 200MHz Geode processor, 64M ram, and a miniPCI port. Thus, we can give it an 802.11b card, a webcam, and a usb-serial adapter."Link (via MetaFilter) Lust vs. loveLust vs. love 09/22/2004 10:33 AM My boyfriend's out of town, and I'm getting the urge. Lost in lustLost in lust 06/14/2004 08:25 AM Why does he leave me to go rollerblading on the esplanade and surf Match.com? ah, new toy lust setting in...ah, new toy lust setting in... 06/07/2004 01:38 PM AirPort Express These look great. Apple simplicity and elegance. Seems a bit pricey, but what new Apple toy doesn't? ;)... ah, new toy lust setting in?ah, new toy lust setting in? 07/29/2004 10:22 AM AirPort Express These look great. Apple simplicity and elegance. Seems a bit pricey, but what new Apple toy doesn't? ;) Ship date of mid-July though? :( Update: As was mentioned in the comments, it's not actually pricey. I posted my initial impression, but I'm now singing a different tune. ... Gadget lustGadget lust 12/19/2004 03:54 PM Yeah, I know I have a reputation as a gadget geekette (gadgette?), but one of the problems of that is that my travel bag seems to be continually overflowing with the new and cool stuff that I just have to... Lust for HatsLust for Hats 04/09/2004 04:12 PM
My eyewear fetish is something I've always thought of as a compensatory tactic for my inability to have the more traditional shoe fetish due to my titanic 10-10 1/2[US] feet which could never look dainty no matter how stylish the footwear. My secret fetish is hats. I adore hats, but aside from the more practical winter coverings for my cranium I usually look, but don't buy. I always envied the Queen Mum for her abiility to wear the ugliest of hats without the slightest sign of self-consciousness. All those awful hats with matching ensembles paired with the royal smile and wave saying, "Fuck all the little people, I love my hat! I am a sexy beast!" I would have paid good money to see her wear a fuzzy, fringed pimpdaddy hat with gold capped teeth. I wonder what family did with all those hats she left behind and didn't get buried wearing. This Easter peep hat [Hope Hat, Uudenmankatu] caught my eye and I had to stare at it for a brief while with lust. My usual internal dialogue is, "Would I wear that hat? Yes. Would I wear that hat outside the house? Hmmm....no." It's always the same unless the hat is black and doesn't attract attention. I used to wear a black bowler, but I got way too many smartass jerks asking me if it was Clockwork Orange day. Clearly they were uncivilised cretins who hadn't ever seen Emma Peel in The Avengers. But hats like this make me wish I had what the Queen Mum had in the hat hutzpah department. Of course, with a 7 3/4 hat size, the cute Easter peep hat wouldn't likely fit me any more than a cute pair of fashionable shoes would fit my Cunard sized feet, but we always desire most that which we cannot have or look good in...don't we? And, for anyone who has ever enjoyed the marshmallowy goodness that are marshmallow peeps, it's Peeps Week time again with Dr. Fun. :) Baby lustBaby lust 04/11/2005 10:37 AM I have four children. Four is plenty. So why can't I stop thinking about having a fifth? Lust And LoveLust And Love 12/21/2003 12:16 AM Why Are Love And Lust Always Talked About As Opposites? Even a much-respected philosopher like Simon Blackburn makes this essentially epistemological mistake. The horrific modern expression "in lust" is a further example. How can you lust after someone without loving them a little (or a lot) too? Or vice-(and the word vice is well applied)-versa? [More inside.] Roomba customer supportRoomba customer support 07/02/2004 04:35 PM We have a Roomba at home to sweet our floor while we're out (it's really noisy). Yes, from iRobot makers of the "next step in unmanned tactical mobile robots". In other words: They are makers of robotic killing machines! Anyway, one of the evil cats ate the power supply some time ago, so it hasn't gotten much use lately. (Her cats, I usually say when they do things like that) I sent them an email through their online email form... SmartCarpet Roomba KillerSmartCarpet Roomba Killer 06/17/2005 06:15 PM
Intelligent Robot
Vacuum [Ohgizmo.com] Back-door your RoombaBack-door your Roomba 05/07/2004 03:35 AM PT sez, "This week's "how to" article from Engadget shows how to put the Roomba Robot Vacuum in hardware check mode. This is a useful mode for Roomba hackers (and anyone else) to test the functions of the unit as well as see how the unit works, test the 'virtual walls,' clean specific parts and have some fun." Pressing the L button for the 5th time (you'll hear 5 beeps) will put the Roomba in "bulldozer" mode, in other words it'll just roll forward no matter what, the sensors and bumpers and picking it up will not stop it. Be careful, don't let the Roomba damage you or itself.Link (Thanks, PT!) Roomba is Sucking up Christmas DollarsRoomba is Sucking up Christmas Dollars 12/19/2004 03:41 PM A new CNET article notes that the iRobot Roomba is a hot item among Christmas shoppers this season. Best Buy claims it's the most popular gift item at their stores this year and the Roomba 4100 has also recently reached the number four position on Amazon's Housewares top sellers list (it has since dropped to position six). The San Mateo Daily Journal recently picked the Roomba as number six on its list of the top ten holiday gadgets. So you better watch out, Santa may be bringing you an autonomous robot vacuum cleaner this year. Two Timing Roomba Discovery ReviewsTwo Timing Roomba Discovery Reviews 07/15/2004 06:58 AM < img src="http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/images/roomba_discovery.jpg" alt="roomba_discovery.jpg image" width="200" height="200" class="borderyes" border="0" align="right" vspace="5" hspace="15"/>We're going to give this New York Times' Circuits section review of the new Roomba Discovery a passing grade, if only because author William Grimes (oh ho ho) talks about torturing robots. It's good to know that when robots rise up against their fleshy masters, we'll all be able to blame Circuits. The new Discovery does well enough -- it's clearly an improvement over the previous generations -- but its still, ultimately, an expensive distraction to getting real cleaning done. And that's why I love it. More Roomba and links inside. Hack-Friendly Roomba SchedulerHack-Friendly Roomba Scheduler 06/24/2005 04:01 PM
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Foreign companies
Vorwerk and Infineon are furthering the process of making Americans
even more lazy. Research into the popular robot vacuum,
Roomba, has shown the inefficiency of being able to cover all parts of
the carpet. These foreigners are developing a robotic vacuum that
interacts with RFID chips imbedded into the carpet. The robot uses the
RFID transmission information to decipher whether or not it has
actually covered all areas of the carpet.
CNET
News.com gets freaked out when we link to their stories and use their
pictures, so thank god iRobot has a picture of their new Roomba
Scheduler on their site already. The Schedular is pretty similar to
the Discovery, except it includes a timer function that can be set to
activate the robot on a schedule (hence...). It's sort of an obvious,
if welcome, upgrade, so the additional news that iRobot will be
encouraging tinkerers to hack in additional features into this model
is great. A Roomba with a camera is cool, but I think it's time
somebody figured out how to make a Roomba that's smart enough to not
eat cords.
Nokia's new 8800 is set for launch later this year, and features
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