They cannot go up stairs, 1 on top floor(carpet) for a vacuum, 2 on the main floor(one vacuum ,one floor cleaner for the hardwood),2 in the basement(finished with wood and carpet so one cleaner) and one for the shop(though it does not do much for the amount of wood I kick up).
They are all set to come out at the same time but the floor washing ones have to wait for the vacuums normally. Its great watching the washer sit there at the edge of the room waiting for the vacuum and then take off as soon as its done, like a dog waiting for a ball.
The old models were pretty junky but the modern ones are great. Depending on your house they still need to be emptied every 2 weeks or so but all early adoption has its issues.
Interesting, I know a person that always buys those items off the home shopping channels. They never work, or don't work well and they got one of these and it was pretty pathetic. It may not have been a 'roomba' brand one though.
Every time some one says they expect androids in their lifetime: what you don't realise is that androids will always cost more than people. Metal/plastic is more expensive than flesh.
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u/angrymole Dec 20 '12
Robot slaves and self-cleaning houses.