Robo-servants set to sweep into homes
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com October 20, 2004, 12:46 PM PT. There were over 600,000 household service robots in use worldwide in 2003, and more than 4 million new units should join them over the next three
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Chief executive Colin Angle offers a vision for the robot home contrary to the one you might have looked forward to as a kid.Photos: iRobot phones home, cleans gutters
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The U.S. Army has plans to let robots handle war's dirty work.
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FOR decades, science fiction has promised a future in which lifeâs most mundane chores are carried out by robots. Sadly, the clunky, wobbling automatons that have been wheeled out as examples of this brave
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Plans for new gutter-cleaning robot from iRobot surfaces on FCC Web site documents.
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The use of robots around the home to mow lawns, vacuum floors, pull guard duty and perform other chores is set to surge sevenfold by 2007, says a new UN survey, which credits dropping prices for the robot boom.
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Security checks, landscaping and cleaning are carried out at the Scottish Parliament in preparation for its opening.
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Plan to have domestic rubbish weighed by microchips in bins in order to encourage recycling.
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There were over 600,000 household service robots in use worldwide in 2003, and more than 4 million new units should join them over the next three years, according to a study released Wednesday by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
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The future of robotics may involve teams of small, cooperating droids.
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A new generation of robotic vacuums is ready to do battle with dirt, dust and dog hair with more cleaning power and cunning than their ancestors could muster.     Faced with the usual obstacles - furniture, stairs, low-hanging bed skirts and stray socks - they intelligently and acrobatically extricate themselves from most tight spots and largely avoid getting stuck or sucking in what they shouldn't...
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Hondaâs Asimo humanoid robot may be headed for a lifetime of domestic chores: engineers at the company have taught the robot how to serve tea to guests and give a nice little bow when itâs done.
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By Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe  Sep. 13--IRobot Corp. of Burlington, the company made famous by its  Roomba robotic vacuum cleaners, is now offering a $130 automated sweeper  called Dirt Dog that's programmed to track down heavy dirt -- the kind on  garage or basement floors.
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Robots may be used as home health care workers in Norway in coming years.
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Household robots may help human carers  look after the growing number of elderly Norwegians in years to  come, enabling them to live longer and more comfortably in  their own homes, a project leader told Reuters on Thursday.
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Microsoft's technology-laden home of the future will feature smart appliances connected by Web services and controlled by tablet PCs or cell phones.
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iRobot used the backdrop of Digital Life to unveil its redesigned floor vacuuming robot as well as a new robot to clean your gutters, and one that can take your place when you're away.