Roomba, iRobot's dominating floor cleaning robot, will face new competition with the newly unveiled Mint. The big difference: Mint doesn't just go randomly around the house: it uses an infra red beacon to identity spots that haven't been cleaned yet.
iRobot has released new video of its Warrior robot, a beefed up version of the more well-known PackBot, demonstrating use of the APOBS (Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System), an explosive line charge deployed by a rocket, with a small parachute holding back the end of the line. The APOBS, iRobot says, is designed for "deliberate breaching of anti-personnel minefields and multi-strand wire obstacles." Do you like the idea of equipping robots with this type of weaponry?
TrackVac #48 Jimmie Johnson Robotic Vacuum Cleaner
Infinuvo CleanMate QQ-2L Robotic Vacuum Cleaner - White
A robot vacuum cleaner is a handy way to ensure that your living space is always well cleaned, without having to roll out a heavy manual cleaner yourself. These impressive little devices scurry around using your settings to make sure that they cover as much floor area as possible and sweep it all clean. Which of these robot vacuums do you like the best?
Franklin Rolodex Electronics REX PC Companion (1997)
Mindstorms Robotics Invention System 1.0 (1998)
Motorola DynaTAC 8000X (1983)
The past fifty years have seen the development of a wide number of wonderful gadgets. Each of those years brought innovation and development, resulting in the panoply of useful assistive devices available to us today. The fifty gadgets profiled here are among the most memorable to become popularized in the past five centuries. Which of this selection of five to you consider the most groundbreaking?
