MetaFilter posts tagged with Roomba

Finally, a way to clean up all those dots...

dnesan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:27:27 -0800

Roomba Pac-Man! We've already discussed modding Roombas and Roomba art, but now these guys have made a fully playable real-life Pac-Man game using everyone's favorite robotic vacuum cleaner.

Who knew the Roomba had an inner artist?

Brandon Blatcher — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:03:02 -0800

The art of the Roomba: Long term exposures of the vacuum cleaning robot at work.

Riding the Roomba

empath — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:28:35 -0800

Cat on a Roomba, Baby on a Roomba, Baby Kittens on a Roomba.

Ride the Roomba!

Del Far — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:25:56 -0800

Pets have long been afraid of anything robotic, whether it be R oo m b a or Robo tic Dog, but times they are a'changing and Pets are fighting back and have learned to overcome.

A race of atomic supermen which will conquer the world

Smart Dalek — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:51:36 -0800

An' all the hot cats on the block have been doing it too - c'mon now, honey, I wanna do it with you. Anyone hoping to build their own Death Probe without dismantling the vaccum cleaner or floor waxer can rejoice. The creators of Roomba and Scooba have released a barebones version. Add-on software from Microsoft is available, should more ambitious types decide to pair iRobot's tech with LEGO MindStorms pieces.

RoombaFrogger: Game of the Future

scalefree — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:58:29 -0800

RoombaFrogger. At SXSW, DIY hackers took an innocent Roomba, modded it and used it to play real-life Frogger on the streets of Austin.

Is this the beginning of the end?

tcp — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 04:35:17 -0800

How to hack a vacuum cleaner.

Bishop should go. Good idea.

eddydamascene — Tue, 13 Apr 2004 15:01:59 -0800

The robot should go in first. Between 50 and 100 Packbot [13MB wmv] unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) are currently being used for battlefield reconnaissance. One proved its worth last week when it uncovered a bomb and was destroyed in the process. Colin Angle, CEO of Packbot maker iRobot, doesn't rule out the eventual weaponizing of UGVs and quips "we're not using these robots to hand out flowers".