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- Photos: Cracking open the iRobot Roomba
- Follow along as TechRepublic's fearless Scott Wolf exposes the insides of an early-model Roomba. by CNET News.com
- Tags: iRobot Corp., iRobot Roomba, Photograph, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2007-10-17
- iRobot's Angle on the future: More profit
- iRobot's Angle on the future: More profitLove My RoombaI've been using a Roomba for a while, and love it. It's not, unfortunately, a replacement for a "real" vacuum, but it's great for keeping things clean between the times when I can get out the Oreck.Its algorithms for covering the entire...
- Tags: Robots, iRobot Roomba, iRobot Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-23
- Sucking it up with the new Roomba
- Sucking it up with the new RoombaIt's a blastUnfortunately, I just bought one a few months ago, but it works surprisingly well - except for carpet tassels, and that is a problem if you have lots of rugs.It also is not really much of a time saver. That is...
- Tags: Robots, compressor, iRobot Roomba
- Discussion threads 2007-08-22
- News to know: Vista kernel tampering; YouTube ads; Tafiti; Roomba fun
- Notable headlines:Ryan Naraine: Can Microsoft ever stop kernel tampering in Vista?Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: My 7-step Windows Vista reliability action plan. Playing music severely degrades network transfer performance in Vista. Mary Jo Foley: Can Vista SP1 help polish Vista's tarnished image? Ed Bott: We need less whining, more complaining about Vista.Photos: Safe...
- Tags: Advertisement, Tampering, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows Vista, YouTube Inc., iRobot Roomba, Microsoft Corp., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-08-22
- Photos: iRobot's new 'robust' Roomba
- New Roomba 500 series vacuuming robot gets corners and takes direction without sucking in rug fringe or loose wires.On Wednesday, iRobot plans to release a new generation of vacuuming robots to the public.CNET News.com got a chance to test out iRobot''s new Roomba 500 series ahead of time and got...
- Tags: Robots, photograph, iRobot Corp., iRobot Roomba, subsystem, robot, Roomba 500, modularity, dust, dirt, homeowner, firmware, staff writer, incarnation, C, CEO, battery, Web
- Image galleries 2007-08-21
- ZDNet names next Deputy Testers of the Week to get free tech: Some Sun Spot JDKs
- Wow. Of the three weeks we've been running the Deputy Tester program at ZDNet, this week has by far proven to be the most difficult one in terms of picking the winners to receive this week's giveway: two Sun Spot Java Development Kits valued at $550 each.For starters, we only...
- Tags: Wired &, Wireless, Software Infrastructure, Product Giveaways, Hardware Infrastructure, General
- Blog posts 2007-06-08
- Maker Faire: Build a cylon Roomba
- A Roomba programmed to make artIt was only a matter of time before the Roombas took over! At Maker Faire 2007, we look at one man who has taken it upon himself to aid our Roomba overlords.
- Tags: iRobot Roomba
- Videos 2007-05-21
- Roomba rival looks to clean up
- Roomba rival looks to clean upKindof left us hanging ZDnet[i]Evolution grew out of Idealab, the incubator set up b[/i]Umm... I hope they finish this article some day.roombaif they want to create a more popular robot vacuum, it should do stairs. Watching it navigate around and bump into things is...
- Tags: Robots, iRobot Roomba, Skynet
- Discussion threads 2006-10-20
- Roomba takes Frogger to the asphalt jungle
- Roomba takes Frogger to the asphalt jungleWait, wait, wait!where can i order my bluetooth powered roomba vac? and the only illegal thing i could see about doing that is that someone might get scared when they see it in the street and steer off into another lane causing a pile...
- Tags: Bluetooth, Frogger, iRobot Roomba
- Discussion threads 2006-03-15
- Photos: Roomba does Frogger rumba
- It's what happens when tech geeks at Austin's SXSW music conference play real-life Frogger with a Roomba vacuum cleaner.
- Tags: Frogger, iRobot Roomba, Austin, conference, music
- Image galleries 2006-03-15
- Can Roomba maker iRobot clean up on Wall Street?
- Can Roomba maker iRobot clean up on Wall Street?Early stage, time to get into Robotics stock playI saw this company and their founders in a demo at a Technology Council presentation, they are off to a good start. The idea that "dull jobs" are target markets for their next...
- Tags: Robots, iRobot Roomba, robot, iRobot Corp., job
- Discussion threads 2005-07-27
- Pimp my Roomba
- iRobot's newest Roomba can be set to a timer and curbed by virtual walls.
- Tags: wall, iRobot Corp., iRobot Roomba
- Image galleries 2005-06-23
- Pimp my Roomba
- iRobot's newest Roomba can be set to a timer and curbed by virtual walls.
- Tags: wall, iRobot Corp., iRobot Roomba
- Image galleries 2005-06-23
- Remember Roomba? Holiday shoppers do
- Remember Roomba? Holiday shoppers doWhile you buy your wifey yet another vaccum cleaner for Christmasdon't forget to get her a lawnmower too.http://www.friendlyrobotics.com/robomo.htmWhy feel guilty watching baseball and drinking beer while the little woman is mowing the yard. These two robots will free up your little woman's time to tend...
- Tags: Robots, Engineering, iRobot Roomba
- Discussion threads 2004-12-08
- Roomba robot gives your home a clean sweep
- Roomba robot gives your home a clean sweepAt the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, ZDNet's Patrick Houston tests iRobot's robotic floor vacuum and talks about why robots are a perfect fit for the home.
- Tags: Robots, robot, iRobot Roomba
- Videos 2003-01-15
Additional Resources
- Could robots become the open source hardware target?
- Could robots become the open source hardware target?OSS on Robots is Already HereRobots that are used to defuse IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan already run Linux:http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=109That's right the same company that brought you the Roomba is the exclusive contractor of SUGV Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle robots to the military.http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=219Hay were...
- Tags: Robots, robot, hardware, UP System, Bug Labs, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-03-07
- IRobotSoft (zip)
- IRobot is the Internet-robot engine for Web automation and Web computing. Completely automatic Web recording. Create your own IRobot Web agents to automate everything on the Web. Support Web data integration and computation. Batch form submissions. Share your Web experience with your friends. IRobot is all you need for Web...
- Tags: iRobot Corp., Web, Channel Management, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-01-17
- Paul Saffo: The Seer of Silicon Valley
- In a Super Techies interview, technology forecaster Paul Saffo explains his technique for predicting future technology trends. He also discusses how he got started in the forecasting game and shares his biggest hits and misses. Paul predicted that next big thing to come out of nowhere and astonish consumers will...
- Tags: Robot, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-12-17
- News to know: XP's stay extended; iBricks; Google; Gateway One
- Notable headlines: Microsoft extends Windows XP's stay. Mary Jo Foley: Is Windows XP too good for Microsoft's own good? George Ou: More facts and less hysteria on Vista, please Jason O'Grady: iPhone firmware 1.1.1 released; breaks everything. Ryan Naraine: Apple patches 10 iPhone...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Gateway Inc., Microsoft Corp., DoubleClick Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2007-09-28
- Photos: iRobot phones home, cleans gutters
- Two vastly different robots unveiled at DigitalLife offer practicality and Jetsons frivolity for the home. by CNET News.com
- Tags: iRobot Corp., Phone, Photograph, Home, Robots, Telecom & Utilities, Emerging Technologies, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2007-09-27
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