Robots in the House

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks about the advancement of home robots from 1982 to today.

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Story Links:

NYT: Planning Domesticated Robots
http://www.theoldrobots.com/images17/dc17.JPG

Android Amusement Corp
http://www.theoldrobots.com/android.html

Boys and Robots Will Be Boys
http://www.theoldrobots.com/images17/dc9.JPG

Tomy Omnibot 5402 From 1984 in Action!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfXZhBXg6v4

Omnibot 5402/TR5000 By Tomy
http://www.theoldrobots.com/omnibot.html

Talking Robie 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRT8bvCxnRc

Furby Commercial 2000-Ain't No Furby Like Mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNnbUaKarXQ

Personal Robots CYE
http://www.personalrobots.com/inthenews/pr/listing.html

Cye Pictures
http://www.pioneernet.net/johnc/cyegallery.htm

First Generation Roomba Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYkrmn_NYQU

Floorwashing
http://store.irobot.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=3334444&cp=2804605&ab=CMS_IRBT_Storefront_090809_floorwashing

Shopsweeping
http://store.irobot.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=3334468&cp=2804605&ab=CMS_IRBT_Storefront_090809_shopsweeping

Floorwashing
http://store.irobot.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=3334444&cp=2804605&ab=CMS_IRBT_Storefront_090809_floorwashing

Guttercleaning
http://store.irobot.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=3334470&cp=2804605&ab=CMS_IRBT_Storefront_090809_guttercleaning

Robomow
http://www.friendlyrobotics.com/videos/robomow/

Paradise Robotics Lawnbott Evolution LB3210
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9BBD9Df6rU

Husqvarna AutoMower at work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egODFgtEFtw

RIBA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urbASu_nLwQ

CMU
 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Cmu_panorama.jpg

Personal Robotics in Pittsburgh
http://blogs.intel.com/research/2008/11/personal_robotics_in_pittsburg.php

Autonomous Manipulation (IRP2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhx9KZwl_5A