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RoombaRoombaGrok Headline matches for RoombaRoomba 0.12Roomba 0.12 04/28/2004 11:49 AM Room booking software for hotels. I 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. 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) 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? Roomba Gets OverhaulRoomba Gets Overhaul 07/13/2004 02:02 PM Extreme Tech Jul 13 2004 5:46PM GMT Roomba DiscoveryRoomba Discovery 07/12/2004 07:39 AM
Related 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... 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!) SmartCarpet Roomba KillerSmartCarpet Roomba Killer 06/17/2005 06:15 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.