Call me lame, but I find the above photo very fascinating.  It is a long-exposure shot of a Roomba's cleaning path. 

Signaltheorist did something really neat with a new Roomba he got. He shut off all of the lights in his room for 30 minutes and captured a long exposure of the path that the Roomba makes when it goes about cleaning the area. The resulting photo is a mess of circles and lines that somewhat resemble flight paths. I wonder what the paths would look like in a bigger room. I should get our Roomba out and see.

Link (via Gizmodo)

Here is how a Roomba made this guy's life more "efficient".  So true.  So true.  [via reddit]

Previously:
Costumes for your Roomba,  I love my Roomba, iRobot Create: programmable robots for sale

iRobot is now selling programmable robots called iRobot Create in which hobbyists, hackers and the like can choose from 6 different packages that suit their specific needs.

The robots come fully assembled and are operational right out of the box.  You can check out the specs of the basic iRobot Create Programmable Robot here.

Previously:
I love my Roomba, Costumes for your Roomba, iRobot goes military

Zach loves our Roomba.  He chases it around the room, plays with the buttons, and tries to climb on top of it.  His favorite word (and his first) is "oomba". 

The other night we were over at a friends' house.  They also have a Roomba that Zach loves to beat up.  As we were watching Zach turn the Roomba on and off we came up with the million dollar idea to make a Roomba just for kids--durable and colorful. 

Well, our million dollar idea has been stolen once again...  Well, sort of. 

iRobot has come out with government and industrial robots:  PackBot Scout, PackBot Explorer, PackBot EOD, and R-Gator: Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle.

When the task is dangerous, dirty or dull, products developed by iRobot’s Government and Industrial (G & I) Robots Division tackle the job. Adaptable, tough and reliable, these robots go where people can’t, shouldn’t or don’t want to.

From the battlefield to deep inside Afghan caves our robots are hard at work. These robots are robust and reliable products that make life safer and better for our troops.

And to think I wanted to purchase a Scooba...  I could use the R-Gator to patrol the perimeter of our home!

Previous iRobot posts:
I love my Roomba

This past weekend we got a Roomba Pro.  When iRobot came out with a robot vacuum I was skeptical at first, but since having one, cleaning has become that much easier.

We have an older model, but boy, I love it.  It comes equipped with virtual walls and amazing suction.  Since Zachary began eating solid foods and crawling all over the house, I've been having to vacuum constantly.  Now that we have Roomba, I can let it vacuum everyday in all the rooms of our house without my supervision.  I'm happy to say that our Roomba passed the 'Cheerio test'.  I will still need to vacuum myself once or twice a month, but for day-to-day vacuuming, Roomba does the trick.

I did notice that iRobot has come out with Scooba.  It's a robot that will prep, wash, scrub and dry your floors all at once.  Sounds very cool to me, but for now I'll just appreciate the Roomba that we have.

Now if they came out with a robot that cleaned our bathtub my check is in the mail.