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The idea of having a robot do anything in my home is instantly appealing thanks to the many robots who have appeared on my television and given me a grand dream of what robots might someday become. Is the Roomba an evolutionary step toward Rosie from The Jetsons?

The Roomba roaming around seemingly randomly through my house is officially the iRobot Roomba 770 Vacuum Cleaning Robot for Pets and Allergies. We have one large dog and primarily hard wood floors, with rugs in the master bedroom and livingroom. Roomba (iRobot likes to drop any ‘a’ or ‘the’ when referring to Roomba so as to make it more personal) took very little setup before being operational. Just some un-boxing and removing of packing material from the innards of the robot. Continue reading →