ROOMBA

[volksdragon]

The Roomba is currently doing its thing. I think I'm in Robotic love.

Comments

[dchenes.livejournal.com]

It really wouldn't be kind of me to set up an experiment to find out whether Lily is less fond of a Roomba or the regular vacuum cleaner, but I'm tempted.

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

Well, our cats are staying away from it, but it's not that noisy, and they're willing to inhabit the opposite end of the room from it so far. :)

[joeylemur.livejournal.com]

*beep* EX-TER-MIN-ATE! EX-TER-MIN-AAAATE!!!

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

...aaaand it's done with pretty much our entire living room, dining room and half the kitchen. And they're all clean. I opened up the dirt trays on the roomba, and it was almost FULL of pine needles, dust, and cat hair. And an entire piece of thick sissel rope from the scratching post. The dust catcher was full of dirt and dust. I love this thing already.

[tonysalieri.livejournal.com]

Just as long as you don't CONSUMMATE that robotic love!

That would make Baby Jesus cry....

:)

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

Hahah. They definitely avoided it, but all three stayed on the same floor of the house to watch it. I wish this was one that we could schedule to start at random times, I imagine that'd scare the crap out of them. :)

[territan.livejournal.com]

Ooookay, you've sold me. Consider it added to the "future new house" fund.

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

It's pretty cool. I'm sure they'll have newer models in a few months too. :)

[solcita.livejournal.com]

Waaaah. I miss mine! Soon as I get an apartment, I think I'll have to get another.

[ex-prunesnp.livejournal.com]

Yah, I clean ours totally every second time I run it. It's AWESOME.

[liddle-oldman.livejournal.com]

Aren't they cool?

Though -- I've been reading articles about how soon they'll have Robot Love that you really don't want to tell your parents about.

[musemom.livejournal.com]

I know the first time I used it it would take a tumble down the stairs. Other than that it looks mighty tempting to me.

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

The new ones (3rd generation and later?) have "cliff-sensors" that prevent them from attempted suicide on stairways. :)

[enochs-fable.livejournal.com]

So how well do you find it does areas with a lot of furniture?

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

Tall furniture is goes under. It has a cute little algorithm where when it encounters an object, it nudges along the side of it finding the edges and cleaning right up against the edges. If you don't have any paths wide enough for the Roomba to get into an area, unless it can climb over something very short to get to the area, you're out of luck. It does get through spaces pretty much EXACTLY as wide as it is, however.