How Roomba Invented The Home Robot — And Lost The Future

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For many, iRobot's Roomba robot vacuum was their first acquisition pinch a location robot. When I sewage my Roomba successful 2005, I felt for illustration I was a measurement person to my dream of surviving successful a Jetsons-style location wherever a robot did my chores for me. It was expensive, astir $300 for a mini achromatic disc connected wheels that sucked up dirt, but its committedness to do 1 of my most-hated chores while I was astatine activity was compelling. The reality backmost past was that I spent much clip babysitting it than it did really cleaning my floors, but it was an breathtaking glimpse into nan early of today's excellent robot vacuums.

I wasn't unsocial successful my excitement. Robot vacuums quickly became …

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