I don't know how to spell Rhoomba, the robot vacuum cleaner** for
people who don't get around to vacuuming their house, or Scoomba**,
the one that "scrubs" the floors, or even how to spell I-Robot, the
company that makes them.

But if you want to hear very interesting stuff listen to Talk of the
Nation, Science Friday for today, June 23, the last 15 or 18 minutes.
It's at www.npr.org or maybe www.scifri.org or com, and their archives
work real well. It takes I think 5 minutes from the broadcast, which
ended 5 minutes ago, to reach the archives, maybe an hour. Helen
someone is the guest.

It's not your grandfather's robot anymore.

**Which I can't believe work very well, but what I heard today more
than makes up for it.

"mm" wrote in message
...
I don't know how to spell Rhoomba, the robot vacuum cleaner** for
people who don't get around to vacuuming their house, or Scoomba**,
the one that "scrubs" the floors, or even how to spell I-Robot, the
company that makes them.

But if you want to hear very interesting stuff listen to Talk of the
Nation, Science Friday for today, June 23, the last 15 or 18 minutes.
It's at www.npr.org or maybe www.scifri.org or com, and their archives
work real well. It takes I think 5 minutes from the broadcast, which
ended 5 minutes ago, to reach the archives, maybe an hour. Helen
someone is the guest.

It's not your grandfather's robot anymore.

**Which I can't believe work very well, but what I heard today more
than makes up for it.

I don't want to go looking through the archives. However, I have a Roomba
and can give you some first-hand experience. I am very pleased with it and
have found it to be very useful, as long as you recognize some obvious
limitations. First, it clearly will not do any deep-down cleaning, but it
does an *excellent* job of picking up surface debris. I particularly like
it for picking up cat fur! Second, the floor needs to be clear of papers,
electric cords, etc. However, it really will "learn" the contours of a room
and vacuum over and over until the entire room has been cleaned. It goes
under furniture that most traditional vacs cannot reach, and it is "smart"
enough not to fall down stairs -- it will simply back away from stairs and
go back to the room. It is *very* pricey, especially since this needs to be
a "second" vacuum and not the "primary" vacuum, so this should be
considered.

MaryL

mm wrote:

I don't know how to spell Rhoomba, the robot vacuum cleaner** for
people who don't get around to vacuuming their house, or Scoomba**,
the one that "scrubs" the floors, or even how to spell I-Robot, the
company that makes them.

But if you want to hear very interesting stuff listen to Talk of the
Nation, Science Friday for today, June 23, the last 15 or 18 minutes.
It's at www.npr.org or maybe www.scifri.org or com, and their archives
work real well. It takes I think 5 minutes from the broadcast, which
ended 5 minutes ago, to reach the archives, maybe an hour. Helen
someone is the guest.

It's not your grandfather's robot anymore.

**Which I can't believe work very well, but what I heard today more
than makes up for it.


Didja catch the Saturday Night Live "Woomba" parody sketch?

ROTFLMAO for sure!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnhRu2OrXMY

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength."

I don't know how to spell Rhoomba, the robot vacuum cleaner

I do, and I also can spell SPAM.

Steve

Steve B wrote:
I don't know how to spell Rhoomba, the robot vacuum cleaner

I do, and I also can spell SPAM.

The NPR show the OP mentioned was an interview with the head of i-Robot
and was mainly concerned with the use of robotics in warfare. Rather
intellectual way of foisting spam upon us, no?

R

Steve B wrote:
I don't know how to spell Rhoomba, the robot vacuum cleaner

I do, and I also can spell SPAM.

Steve

SPAM(tm) is a trademark and service mark owned by Hormel. It stands for
SPiced hAM.

If you meant unsolicited commercial email, it is properly denoted as "spam."

On 23 Jun 2006 15:25:53 -0700, "RicodJour"
wrote:

Steve B wrote:
I don't know how to spell Rhoomba, the robot vacuum cleaner

I do, and I also can spell SPAM.

You're too suspicious. I don't give a darn what sort of vacuum you
use, and I certainly wouldn't recommend a Rhoomba.

The NPR show the OP mentioned was an interview with the head of i-Robot
and was mainly concerned with the use of robotics in warfare. Rather

And a bit on other stuff, but it had nothing to do with Rhoombas,
except it's the same company. They spent maybe 10 or 20 seconds on
their consumer products. All I remember they did is give their 2
product names.

intellectual way of foisting spam upon us, no?

Would you have thought I was spamming if Steve hadn't said so first?
Am I trying to talk people into buying bomb-detonation robots? I
don't think so.

Are you saying you heard the NPR show but didn't find it interesting?
Very interesting?

R

On 23 Jun 2006 15:25:53 -0700, "RicodJour"
wrote:

Steve B wrote:
I don't know how to spell Rhoomba, the robot vacuum cleaner

I do, and I also can spell SPAM.

The NPR show the OP mentioned was an interview with the head of i-Robot
and was mainly concerned with the use of robotics in warfare. Rather
intellectual way of foisting spam upon us, no?

BTW, That's why I called the thread Rhoomba *extremis*. Those things
are so far from Rhoombas... they're as far as Iraq is from
Springfield.

R

What odd quirk of fate caused mm to generate the following ::
I don't know how to spell Rhoomba, the robot vacuum cleaner** for
people who don't get around to vacuuming their house, or Scoomba**,
the one that "scrubs" the floors, or even how to spell I-Robot, the
company that makes them.

But if you want to hear very interesting stuff listen to Talk of the
Nation, Science Friday for today, June 23, the last 15 or 18 minutes.
It's at www.npr.org or maybe www.scifri.org or com, and their archives
work real well. It takes I think 5 minutes from the broadcast, which
ended 5 minutes ago, to reach the archives, maybe an hour. Helen
someone is the guest.

It's not your grandfather's robot anymore.

**Which I can't believe work very well, but what I heard today more
than makes up for it.

Very interesting broadcast. Their military robots have saved many
lives. And I do own a Rhoomba. I absolutely love it. I does a
wonderful job (and I own 2 dogs and a cat). For the convenience,
it's a bargain. Before purchase I was skeptical but it really is great.

But I do not own a Woomba.---very funny clip.

bonnie

On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:19:46 -0400, Jeff Wisnia
wrote:

mm wrote:
But if you want to hear very interesting stuff listen to Talk of the
Nation, Science Friday for today, June 23, the last 15 or 18 minutes.
It's at www.npr.org or maybe www.scifri.org or com, and their archives
work real well. It takes I think 5 minutes from the broadcast, which
ended 5 minutes ago, to reach the archives, maybe an hour. Helen
someone is the guest.

It's not your grandfather's robot anymore.

Didja catch the Saturday Night Live "Woomba" parody sketch?

ROTFLMAO for sure!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnhRu2OrXMY

Tnanks. My dial-up or my processor is not fast enough to play video
with sound. The video was running about `1/5th normal speed and the
sound was coming in very short segments. I still thought I would
watch it, but when I went to full screen, it started again at the
beginning, so I gave up.
Jeff