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Battlemodo: The Best Robot Floor Cleaners

7:30AM November 1, 2011 | Sam Biddle

It seems impossible, but we live in age when robots can clean our floors for us. You don’t have to be Donald Trump or Emperor of Mars — this is science fact. But which floor-bot is dominant? We have answers. More »


Geek Out

The Dutch Are Making QR-Coded Coins. Seriously.

4:20AM June 18, 2011 | Max Behrman

When did you last scan a QR code? It probably wasn’t on a coin. But the Dutch are changing that with QR-coded currency. More »


Long Exposure Photo Shows Mint Cleaning Robot Doesn’t Shirk

9:00PM September 30, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

This is what happens when you let a radioactive snail in at night. Havoc! Luckily, Evolution Robotics’ Mint cleaning robot did a darn good job cleaning up after it, as you can see from a long-exposure photo of its mopping. More »


Mint, The Latest Robot Vacuum, Is Swiffer-Flavoured

3:15AM January 8, 2010 | AddyDugdale

Fresh outta Evolution Robotics is Mint, an automated vacuum with a difference, the difference being that it uses Swiffer’s cleaning cloths to dry. Oh, and the $US250 machine is good in corners – rather like Jennifer Gray in Dirty Dancing. More »


The Masculine Mint Pass Robot Music Tank Could Crush Sony’s Rolly Under Its Tracks

11:15PM December 7, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

The Korean Mint Pass is doing some pretty neat things in the MP3 player world, with this Robot Music Tank player/speaker concept tracking humans with its pyroelectric sensor, locking onto their thermal temperature and rolling after them, gleefully playing music. More »


Mint Studio Multi-Room Wireless Speaker/iPod Dock Review

3:00AM October 23, 2009 | Jason Chen

The Mint Studio is an update of the Mint 220 wireless speakers we reviewed last year. Although the two units look almost exactly the same, the Studio fixes the complaints we had from its predecessor, AND it’s cheaper. More »