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Irobot, vacuum robot. The next generation

peter 22 August 2007 Gadgets 12 views No Comment  Print This Post

WOOHOO, as the proud owner of the 2nd generation Irobot vacuum, I’ve won a lot of time and a clean floor for a year or two already.
But now, Irobot has come up with the 3rd generation, totally revamped vacuum robot!

iRobot® Roomba® Vacuum Cleaning Robots

Maintain cleaner floors every day!

Life happens in busy homes. Stay ahead of messy floors with the touch of a button! Smart and efficient iRobot Roomba lifts an amazing amount of dirt, dust, pet hair, cat litter, crumbs and other debris from your carpets and hard floors.

* Powerful suction and rotating brushes
* Automatically navigates for best cleaning coverage
* Cleans under and around furniture, into corners and along wall edges
* Self-adjusts from carpets to hard floors and back again
* Automatically avoids stairs, drop-offs and off-limit areas
* Simple to use— just press the Clean button and Roomba does the rest# iRobot is touting these new Roombas as being “totally redesigned” from the ground up.
* The new vacuum system is supposedly 100% more effective at picking up the grime in your floors. Really makes the old model suck. Thanks, we’ll be here all week.
* The 560 features 2.4GHz RF that activates its new Virtual Wall Lighthouse system (we’ll get to that in a sec. The 530 doesn’t have RF.
* Scheduling is now built into the robot. Friggin FINALLY!
* The new Roombas have IR sensors built into the bumper, and have a second, slower running speed. When Roomba is approaching an object, it slows down so as not to bump it so hard.
* Lighthouses are Roomba’s new RF-based progress tracking system. Place one in each doorway, and they switch on via RF when your Roomba does. When Roomba’s done with a room, it won’t re-enter until the next time it runs.
* The battery is still removable, but you have to unscrew the bottom plate to get it out. Oh, and now you can add faceplates.
* The system is far better sealed off, so most of the crap you’re vacuuming up supposedly won’t actually get inside the robot anymore. Extra bonus: that black arc between the bumper and buttons is a handle that lies flush.
* The 560 goes for $350, the 530 goes for $300

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