The secret military technology inside the household vacuum
robot
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Roomba creators iRobot reveal how they learned from robotic experiments
The algorithm that powers Roomba's movements was developed for clearing minefields
Co-founder Colin...
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The secret military technology inside the household vacuum
robot
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Roomba creators iRobot reveal how they learned from robotic experiments
The algorithm that powers Roomba's movements was developed for clearing minefields
Co-founder Colin Angle says iRobot originally planned to go to the moon
The future: a "menagerie of robots" -- some friendly, some invisible...
Boston, MA (CNN) -- Imagine: you are sitting with friends, one day in the distant future, in a spaceage house, while robot servants cook dinner, fold laundry and mow the lawn.
Inevitably the question arises: "What was your first robot?"
For many -- 10 million, in fact -- the answer will be Roomba. The mini vacuum cleaning robot,
launched in 2002, has become an everyday fixture in homes across the world -- earning pet-names
from affectionate owners and a unique place among the internet's viral cat videos.
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