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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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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Researchers are working out the rules for a future code of social behaviour in human-robot interaction.
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A clear-up operation is due to begin after flash floods left people trapped in cars and their homes.
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Well, not the world maybe, but possibly your lawns and kitchens. The use of robots -- especially as domestic help -- is expected to increase sevenfold by 2007, according to the United Nations.
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Winning robot for iRobot Create contest does many things you wish the company already offered in a home robot.
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RoboCops and robot soldiers got a little closer to reality Thursday as a maker of floor-cleaning automatons teamed up with a stun-gun manufacturer to arm track-wheeled 'bots for the police and the Pentagon.
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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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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 U.N. survey, which credits dropping prices for the robot boom.
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RoboCops and robot soldiers got a little closer to reality Thursday as a maker of floor-cleaning automatons teamed up with a stun-gun manufacturer to arm track-wheeled 'bots for police and the Pentagon.
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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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Whether mopping up a battlefield or living room floor, the robot maker is working on vehicle to get the job done.
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Once relegated to science-fiction movies and automobile assembly lines, robots are expected to handle more complex tasks in health care and agriculture, among other areas.
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The next big use for iRobot's bots: patrolling international borders.
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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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Plans for new gutter-cleaning robot from iRobot surface on FCC Web site.
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Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, is about to welcome a robotic visitor.