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Roomba

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Roomba is an autonomous vacuum and one of the most popular consumer robots in existence. It navigates around clutter and under furniture cleaning your floors, and returns to its charging dock when finished.

Creator
iRobot
Country
United States 🇺🇸
Year
2002
Type
Consumer
Creator
iRobot
Country
United States 🇺🇸
Year
2002
Type
Consumer

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Did You Know?

Some Roomba owners buy outfits to dress up their robots.
According to an iRobot survey, the most popular Roomba name is Rosie.
The very first Roomba prototype did not have vacuuming components.
Roomba has been featured on Saturday Night Live, Breaking Bad, The Tonight Show, and Parks and Recreation.
Roomba makes 60 decisions every second.

Specs

FEATURES
Capable of picking up pet hair, dirt, dust, allergens, and more. Equipped with dirt detection system, schedule function, dual counter-rotating brushes and high-efficiency filters.
HEIGHT
9.14 cm | 3.6 in
LENGTH
35.3 cm | 13.9 in
WIDTH
35.1 cm | 13.8 in
WEIGHT
3.94 kg | 8.7 lb
SPEED
N/A km/h | N/A mph

SENSORS
Cliff detect sensors, obstacle detection bumper, floor tracking sensor, acoustic and optical sensors (for detecting areas with excessive dirt and debris).
ACTUATORS
N/A
POWER
Lithium-ion battery
COMPUTING
N/A
SOFTWARE
iAdapt navigation system
DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF)
N/A
MATERIALS
N/A
COST
$250 to $900 (depending on model)
STATUS
Ongoing
WEBSITE
https://www.irobot.com/For-the-Home/Vacuuming/Roomba.aspx