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HOW TO - iRobot dead cell battery fix
MAKE Magazine —
... of getting 10 minutes of lousy vacuuming I get over a hour of powerful cleaning. This saved about $60 which is the cost of buying a new replacement pack from iRobot.
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MAKE - 06 Roomba Tronic
Take a tour into the underground robotic relentlessness of Roomba hacks, robots in the streets of Austin, and robot fighting.
Roomba Hacks - MAKE 10
Don't let your Roomba just collect dust when you can hack, mod, and ...
ZMP releases SDK for 'Music Roomba'
Betanews —
... available to US developers who wish to create software exploiting the robot's unique capabilities. ZMP said its initial intention is getting telecommunications companies involved, but this will no doubt stir interest in the "maker" community where iRobot's Roomba has become a favorite hackable platform .
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Roombas Are Fun For Cats of All Ages [Adorable]
i.gizmodo.com 1/30/2009 — Sorry Roomba Cat , but you've been out-adorabled by this litter of kittens. Who knew they'd learn what robotic vaccuums ought to be used for at such a young age? [ Cute Overload ]
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 for your kitchen table
dvice.com 1/30/2009 — If a robot is good enough to vacuum your floors, why not have one to swoop up breadcrumbs from your kitchen table, too? Designed for tables and kitchen countertops, the Mini Robo Vacuum will pick up breadcrumbs, pencil shavings, ice cream sprinkles ...
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 ...
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