It would come as a surprise to more people than you think that "roomba" isn't the universal term for a robot vacuum. It is, in fact, a capital "R" that denotes Roomba as a proper noun rather than a ...

Popular robot vacuum maker, iRobot, has filed for bankruptcy after 35 years, but what does this mean for customers?

Neato has six models on the market right now (plus a couple that are out of stock and with uncertain futures). These models provide a number of different battery life and room-mapping options, plus ...

With so many models to choose from, the name Roomba has almost become synonymous with robot vacuums. iRobot, the company behind Roombas, has nearly a dozen different versions of automated ...

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A Japanese programmer hacked a Kinect to enable motion control of a Roomba vacuum cleaner to create a “future vacuum.” The Roomba can be pointed in any direction with a hand motion. [New York Times] ...

In 1962, the futuristic family TV cartoon program “The Jetsons” (set in 2062, 100 years in the future) accurately predicted many of the technologies we use today. George Jetson and his family used ...