Sometimes the most random devices make life easier to bear in unexpected ways.
A research vessel launched this week is on an urgent mission to map out damage from a long-overlooked crisis on the…
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The Neabot robot vacuum is a stark white puck that hugs its charger like a baby monkey in a Harlow experiment. It…
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Physically slight, the Eufy RoboVac G30 Hybrid is nowhere near as buxom as my Roomba, standing slightly more than…
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For the entirety of the two years I’ve coexisted with my dog, Cila, my house—previously a stronghold of order and…
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Finally! The good robovac stuff in a robot some people can afford. iRobot, maker of roving house helpers Roomba and…
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Robot vacuums have always been dubiously “smart” for the average person. Sure, high-end models do a pretty good job…
While most home robots never see much success with consumers, iRobot’s made a nice little niche for itself with its…
On Tuesday afternoon, police in Oregon received a 911 call claiming someone had locked themselves in the bathroom, ac…
The Roomba’s most sinister-sounding feature—recording maps of your home that iRobot CEO Colin Angle swears he will to…
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Listen to me, no one needs a robovac of any kind. Whether it’s a Roomba, an EcoVac, or a cheap Anker like what I’ve…
iRobot, the maker of Roomba, made big news this week when an interview with its CEO mentioned plans to sell the map…
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The Roomba is generally regarded as a cute little robot friend that no one but dogs would consider to be a potential…
Released last year, Google Assistant hasn’t really proven itself useful outside of checking the weather, searching…
The electric vacuum cleaner has been terrorizing dogs for nearly a century. But one dog in Texas has stood up to the…
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