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Vacuum Cleaner News

Here's our cut of vacuum cleaners in the news, whether it be new developments or just some random appearances.

Hold the cake, bring on the bots
Occasionally, we think we should move the old school vacuum cleaner we never use (because we keep forgetting to buy new bags) next to it, so it can have ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Roomba |

Review: Navibot robot vacuum
... want concentrated effort on a specific area, 'Manual'- where you get to direct the vacuum cleaner via remote and 'Edge' for getting in close to walls. ...
TAGS: | Dyson | Samsung | iRobot | Roomba |

Our Future Is Already in the Hands of Robots
They'd say it's an automatic vacuum cleaner or something. But over time, I think people have come to realize that you don't have to look like a human in ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Singer | Roomba |

Funny Cat Video - Riding A Roomba
His "ride" is an iRobot Roomba 560 Robotic Vacuum Cleaner. Note the aftermarket nitrous kit, fat tires, bluetooth, 5 speed and back-up camera. Just kidding. ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Roomba |

Robot made by Mass. firm deployed in Gulf
Bedford-based iRobot is best known as the maker of the Roomba vacuum cleaner, but also makes robots for military and industrial use. ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Roomba |

Unmanned robot to troll Gulf oil spill for data
Robot company iRobot, best known for its Roomba vacuum cleaner, said on Tuesday that its Seaglider, an unmanned underwater vehicle, is being deployed to ...
TAGS: | LG | Samsung | iRobot | Roomba |

Robot vacuum cleaner 'could revolutionise domestic cleaning'
A new robot vacuum cleaner has been unveiled that could one day revolutionise the process of domestic cleaning. The iRobot is a small circular machine that ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Roomba |

Fed up being nagged to do the vacuuming? Meet the gizmo that will do it for ...
To that list, it's time to add one more thing: the robot vacuum cleaner. What could be more appealing to the sit-on-your-backside-and-watch-the-telly male ...
TAGS: | Miele | Dyson | iRobot |

Get a Roomba 530 robot vacuum for $269 shipped
On the other hand, the iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaner I bought works tirelessly, vigorously, and automatically, scuttling around the house, sweeping floors ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Roomba |

Autotask Community Live: 13 Final Observations
... Pumping money into iRobot Corp., which develops government and industrial robots, and robots for the home (including the famed robotic vacuum cleaner). ...
TAGS: | iRobot |

Specials on Comcast, infomercial products, last call at Neiman's
Disappointments: Slap Chop veggie chopper, Garry Ultra Light vacuum cleaner, Snuggie blanket, Grease Bullet cookware cleaner, ShamWow towel/sponge, ...
TAGS: | iRobot |

Living with Robots
The attachment formed by some people to their robotic pets or devices, like decorating and naming a Roomba vacuum cleaner is also a delicate topic. ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Roomba |

Hi-tech gift ideas, from Roombas to paper shredders
By Special to The Plain Dealer View full sizeirobotthe Roomba vacuum cleaner from irobot, a company that also develops robots for the military, ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Roomba |

Survey: Majority of Adults Would Prefer Robotic Home Help to Care Facility
Both retail at prices comparable to a conventional vacuum cleaner. But these robots are squat and disk-shaped, and are just a few inches tall. ...
TAGS: | iRobot |

Deadly Viper Killed by iRobot Roomba
There are worse things to worry about in the Middle East than a robotic vacuum cleaner, but to the viper who thought it'd be a cozy place to sleep, ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Roomba |

Of Fruit Flies and Drones
One is called the PackBot and is made by iRobot, manufacturers of the popular robot vacuum cleaner called the Roomba. Since taking office, President Obama ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Singer | Roomba |

Samsung launches a new vacuuming robot
(physorg.com) -- Samsung Electronics has launched its latest autonomous robot vacuum cleaner, the Tango, which is capable of vacuuming hardwood floors, ...
TAGS: | Samsung | iRobot | Roomba |

Robot's Will Add “One Million Years of Independent Living”
iRobot, also the manufacturers of the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner and bomb diffusers which are currently used in both Afghanistan and Iraq, showcased the ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Roomba |

'Shark Tank' star led Learning Co. of Cambridge
... robots (such as the Roomba vacuum cleaner) and military bots (such as the PackBot, which can explore dangerous terrain and look for explosive devices). ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Roomba | Shark |

Health Care Gets Hip And Smart
Colin Angle, chief executive of iRobot ( IRBT - news - people )--which makes the Roomba vacuum cleaner robot as well as robots that seek out bombs for the ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Roomba |

Jerome Groopman: Advances in technological therapy.
(He helped found iRobot, the company that developed the Roomba vacuum cleaner and other devices.) “Maja's work with me was inspired by termites,” he told me ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Roomba |

Our read on Amazon vs. Wal-Mart: Books matter less and less
I also sprang for a new battery for our iRobot (IRBT) Roomba robot vacuum cleaner. I have long been purchasing consumer electronics on Amazon. ...
TAGS: | LG | iRobot | Roomba |

Roomba Sales Drive iRobot To Q3 Profit
iRobot (IRBT), maker of the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner, delivered third quarter sales at the high end of expectations, leading the company to boost its ...
TAGS: | iRobot |

Here Come the Shape-shifting Robots!
... iRobot -- famous for its perfectly benign Roomba vacuum cleaner -- has unveiled a shape-shifting robot capable of squeezing through tiny holes. ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Roomba |

Roomba art: Colorful tracings of robot vacuum cleaners
By Sheila Lennon Email this author | Email this entry Earlier this weekend I picked up a Roomba, as my old vacuum cleaner bit the dust(ha! ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Roomba |

Does the Hoover Windtunnel Cyclonic Bagless Upright Vacuum Suck?
For some reason, the Hoover Windtunnel Cyclonic Bagless HEPA Upright Vacuum cleaner is a hot item on Google today. Why? It's on sale right now, ...
TAGS: | Kirby | Oreck | Hoover | iRobot | Roomba |

House cleaning a snap when you can do it lying on the couch
After all, how can something so small do the job of a regular household vacuum cleaner? And how does it know where to go and how to get around obstacles? ...
TAGS: | iRobot | Roomba |

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