- All about iRobot, Roomba, Scooba and PackBot: iRobot Plans to Potty Train Roomba! Patent Filing Shows Designs for Roomba Self-Cleaning Dock...
robotstocknews.blogspot.com 6/1/2009 — BREAKING/EXCLUSIVE: Roomba will finally learn how to go potty, all by him or herself, if iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) follows through on a patent application published this year. According to the patent filing discovered by Robot Stock News , iRobot has ...

Roomba 530 Wall-E Edition proves even robots are corrupted by money
engadget.com 11/11/2008 — It's 2008 and we've finally achieved the ultimate goal of modern robotics. No, not singularity... better: a cross-promotional marketing deal between the world's leading robots. Meet the Wall-E edition of iRobot's Roomba 530 . The special edition ...

Researchers Tweak Roomba to Respond to Emotions
blog.wired.com 3/31/2009 — Researchers at the University of Calgary tricked out an iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaner to react to signals such as muscle tension and eye movement in a bid to test limited brain-computer interaction between humans and robots. "As far as we ...

Kitty Cat Hitches Ride on Back of a Roomba [Adorable]
gizmodo.com 11/19/2008 — If there's anything that makes me squeal like a little girl on a pixie stick high, it's watching videos of pets playing with gadgets. This little kitty uses the family Roomba as its own amusement park ride, presumably vacuuming up the mess it ...

Roomba baby cradle
hackaday.com 3/23/2009 — The creator of the pac man modded roomba is at it again. This time, [Ron Tajima] is going in a completely different direction. He has made a baby cradle attachment for his roomba . We don’t know what safety concerns there might be, but ...

Roomba Hacks
makezine.com 11/26/2008 — Advertise here with FM. Why advertise on MAKE? Read what folks are saying about us! Click here to advertise on MAKE! Subscribe to MAKE Magazine! Search the pages of MAKE Raves for MAKE!“Now we've got geek DIY (do it yourself) porn. Just as would-be ...

Tomy Dustbot: The Original, Way Cuter Roomba [Retromodo]
i.gizmodo.com 1/23/2009 — Long before the sterile Roomba arrived, there was a more anthropomorphic cleaning slave known as the Tomy Dustbot. Released in 1985, the Dustbot is claimed to be the first robot to feature a built-in vacuum cleaner (that broom was just for show) and ...

Blogs: TR Editors' blog: A Robot That Knows When to Back Off
technologyreview.com 3/13/2009 — We all feel the urge to kick our home appliances occasionally. But what if they all rushed into another room as soon as you started getting angry? It's not such a far-fetched idea. At the 2009 Human-Robot Interaction conference , which took place this ...

Stress-Sensing Roomba Hides Under Bed When It Thinks You Might Kick It
botjunkie.com 3/16/2009 — Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 16 of March , 2009 at 3:37 am Stressed One way that robots might be able to more effectively interact with humans is by analyzing how we’re feeling, and acting accordingly. Researchers at the University of Calgary ...

Roomba horny toad wool cosy
blog.makezine.com 3/13/2009 — This is creepy and weird in a totally "I SO want that on MY Roomba" sorta way! It's a cover for the Roomba, the "i-Toad," made from needle felted Romney and Jacob wool and glass eyes. And you thought the housepets were freaked out about your ...