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Roomba baby cradle
hackaday.com - 3/23/2009
Roomba baby cradle
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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 the baby seems OK with, so far. We’ve ...
Cradle automatically rocks baby to sleep
tokyomango.com - 3/18/2009
Cradle automatically rocks baby to sleep
— tokyomango.com — Check out this awesome automated baby cradle. It costs over $4K, but for new parents who are... tired of getting up every few hours to rock their baby back to sleep, it could be worth it. The Suima does the... (more) Cradle automatically rocks baby to sleep
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botjunkie.com - 3/16/2009
Stress-Sensing Roomba Hides Under Bed When It Thinks You Might Kick It
— botjunkie.com — 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 ... (more) Stress-Sensing Roomba Hides Under Bed When It Thinks You ...

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Cradloomba (Video)
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youtube.com - 3/22/2009
Cradloomba (Video)
— youtube.com — This is my fourth Roomba hacking. In my favorite SF novel "I, robot" by Isaac Asimov, the... first robot is sold as a nursemaid to take care of childr... (more) Cradloomba (Video)

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Gizmodo:  Baby-Carrying Roomba is a Fun Way to Make Your Kid Require a Lifetime of Therapy [Parenting]

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Baby-Carrying Roomba is a Fun Way to Make Your Kid Require a Lifetime of Therapy [Parenting]
Gizmodo — And the father of the year award goes to Ron Tajima, who created a Rooma/baby crib hybrid that he calls the Cradloomba. A better name might be Child Services Express. [GetRobo via Hack-a-Day] ...

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