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Message 1772938 - Posted: 21 Mar 2016, 0:15:14 UTC

I recently acquired an autonomous vacuum cleaning robot. It is not a toy but it does have good entertainment value. What amazes me is how well it does and how affordable it was.
IMO the robots are coming on the scene very rapidly.
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Message 1772942 - Posted: 21 Mar 2016, 0:27:45 UTC - in response to Message 1772938.  

I don't know... does it really do a decent job? The ones I've seen on tv just bounce around off furniture, and aren't very impressive.
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Message 1772947 - Posted: 21 Mar 2016, 0:35:12 UTC

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Message 1772949 - Posted: 21 Mar 2016, 0:43:42 UTC - in response to Message 1772942.  

I don't know... does it really do a decent job? The ones I've seen on tv just bounce around off furniture, and aren't very impressive.

Yes the Roomba does bounce off furniture and does a fair, not great job on the carpets. Where it shines is it goes places I normally don't vacuum very often such as under the sofa or beds. It is outstanding on cleaning at the base of a wall. Once you run one everybody I know who has tried one ended up buying. It will not replace your regular vacuum but you will use it a lot less.
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Message 1772974 - Posted: 21 Mar 2016, 2:40:23 UTC

I had a Roomba (robot vacuum cleaner) about 7 years ago. It did ok but having pets it clogged often and really did not clean the carpet very well.
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Message 1772984 - Posted: 21 Mar 2016, 3:30:52 UTC - in response to Message 1772974.  

I had a Roomba (robot vacuum cleaner) about 7 years ago. It did ok but having pets it clogged often and really did not clean the carpet very well.

The new ones claim to be better.
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Message 1773000 - Posted: 21 Mar 2016, 5:27:03 UTC - in response to Message 1772984.  

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Message 1773008 - Posted: 21 Mar 2016, 6:28:31 UTC

I'm not sure what would happen with the Roomba if it were to encounter Grace's discarded fur. I doubt Grace would ride it, though She might sit on it, at least until it started up.
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Message 1773016 - Posted: 21 Mar 2016, 9:39:50 UTC - in response to Message 1773000.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SajTWY9a0e0
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That's cute! The cat's tail buffed the floor behind. ;~)
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Message 1773044 - Posted: 21 Mar 2016, 15:15:48 UTC - in response to Message 1773016.  

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That's cute! The cat's tail buffed the floor behind. ;~)

Roomba cat attacks dog, extra, extra!!
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Message 1773161 - Posted: 22 Mar 2016, 1:16:23 UTC

Bad Robot Productions (more commonly known as Bad Robot) is an American film and television production company owned by J. J. Abrams. It is responsible for the television series Alias, Lost, Fringe, Person of Interest and Revolution alongside the feature-length films Cloverfield, Star Trek, Super 8, Star Trek Into Darkness, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 10 Cloverfield Lane and Star Trek Beyond.

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