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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 »

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Here’s What Happens When A Roomba Mates With An Air Purifier

9:00AM September 23, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Moneual took a page from the book of iRobot and created an air purifier that motors around your house, doing its dirty work while you are away. More »

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Crazy Guy Puts Out Fire With Vacuum Cleaner

12:32AM September 9, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Do you know the one about the guy who tries to put out a fire with a bloody vacuum cleaner? Yes, me neither, because that’s stupid, right? Well, it works. More »

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Toshiba’s Roomba-Killer Packs Two CPUs… In A Vacuum

10:47PM August 24, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The international floor cleaning robot slave arena just got hotter — Toshiba’s new Smarbo (terrible name) looks and functions pretty much exactly like the Roomba we love so much, but has two brains inside. Twice the cleanliness? More »

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LG’s To Challenge Roomba For The Throne

2:00AM July 2, 2011 | Adrian Covert

If you’re into the whole autonomous vacuuming thing (this guy is), Roomba’s mastered the art to the point that it’s pretty much unnecessary to look elsewhere for your cleaning needs. But lo and behold, LG has popped up on the scene with their own robot vacuum. More »

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Vacuum Cleaner Made From Cardboard Doesn’t Sound Too Robust

9:15PM July 1, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

You’d normally use a vacuum cleaner to suck up bits of paper, but instead, Vax’s next vacuum body will be made from corrugated cardboard, as a nod to the environment. The panels will actually pop out of the retail box it’s sold in, meaning there’s even less waste than you’d expect. More »

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Roomba 770: It Might Be Time To Sell Your Vacuum, Grandpa

6:30AM May 27, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Vacuums are old. Roombas are old. So who cares about a Roomba? When the latter can finally kick the former to the tech trash pile, we care. The dream of having a robot (effectively!) be my personal maid is alive. More »

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Concept Puppy Vacuum Cleaner Is Absolutely Adorable

9:20AM May 5, 2011 | Casey Chan

This vacuum cleaner concept from Hyun-seok Kim utilises four robotic “puppies” as the vacuum cleaners, they run around the house and clean up everything they can get their clean paws on. More »

News

Moron Sucks Change From Laundry Machines With Vacuum

6:00AM April 7, 2011 | Sam Biddle

This is an odd convergence of ingenuity and idiocy: a man tried to clean out (tee hee) the coin coffers of an apartment laundry room with a backpack-mounted vacuum cleaner. He netted $US20! And was then arrested. More »

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Baby Goes On A Roomba Joyride

7:34AM April 6, 2011 | Blair Baxter

Here’s a great way to calm your crying baby and clean your kitchen floor at the same time. More »