vacuum cleaners
Robots
Video: Hacked Roombas Used To Play Pac-Man, Finally!
2:08AM Danny Allen | It was only a matter of time, right? Check out this setup where a laptop player controls “Pac-Man” while being chased by robo-vacuum ghosts. And get this: it’s actually a demo of their unmanned aerial software that guides airborne vehicles. More »
Gadgets
Tango Autonomous Vacuum Has A Built-In Upskirt Camera
12:03AM Rosa Golijan | Is it really necessary to stick 13 sensors, a camera, extra gyroscopes and crash sensors into these vacuuming robots? I’m all for improved gadgets, but I just plain don’t want my vacuum able to take photos of my knickers. More »
Gadgets
Review: Dual Wielding Dyson D31s
1:00AM Mark Wilson | Dyson’s D31 handheld vacuum contains the world’s fastest motor capable of reaching 104,000 RPM. So what happens when you fire two at once? All. Hell. Breaks. Loose. And you suck a lot of cat hair off the couch. More »
Gadgets
BucketVac Turns Any 20-Litre Bucket Into A Wet/Dry Vacuum
6:20AM Sean Fallon | The BucketVac snaps on to just about any standard 20-litre bucket and converts it into a receptacle for whatever wet or dry crud you happen to be sucking out of your filthy car seats. More »
Entertainment
11:30AM Nick Broughall | In further proof that vacuuming is evil, apparently the new Transformers movie features a Dyson DC25 ball vacuum cleaner transforming into a Decepticon. More »
Transformers 2 To Feature A Dyson Decepticon?
11:30AM Nick Broughall | In further proof that vacuuming is evil, apparently the new Transformers movie features a Dyson DC25 ball vacuum cleaner transforming into a Decepticon. More »
Robots
Roomba Patent Solves Pesky Corner-Cleaning Problem With Simple Geometry
8:30PM John Herrman | Roombas have evolved over the years into a fairlyimpressive product, except when it comes to corners. Apparently bothered by this, iRobot’s engineers have patented a Roomba with a corner specialty. The secret trick: it’s square. More »
Gadgets
Dyson’s DC28 Animal Looks, Feels, Sounds Powerful
2:00PM Jason Chen | The Dyson DC28 is weighty—weightier than their previous release, the agile Ball vacuums— and continues the Animal line tradition of being super powerful suction devices. More »
Robots
Punk iRobot Tags Floors With Its Powder Graffiti
10:20AM Sean Fallon | This is what happens when a Roomba gets kicked around by abusive parents—it rebels against society, joins a gang and vandalises our communities. More »
Robots
The Horniest Roomba Of Them All
10:40AM Sean Fallon | This horny toad Roomba subsists on a diet of dust and debris. It also petrifies household pets and small children. Make yours today! [i-toad via Make] More »
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