Evolution Robotics Mint Cleaning Robot at CES 2010

[viyonzero97]

this things a joke compared to the roomba

[datsomedimsum]

@viyonzero97 apples and pears.

one is a vacuum cleaner (carpets mostly) the other a mopper (hardwood floors mostly).

[smukase]

this is nothing. i want a robot that can do the f*** dishes cuz am f*** sick of them!

[datsomedimsum]

@smukase it's called a dish washer in what year do you live?

[smukase]

@datsomedimsum oh u mean that big ass expensive piece of shit that makes ur water bill go crazy? no thank you. i need a fucking humanoid thing that can do the dishes, k? now move along

[datsomedimsum]

@smukase Actually water is very cheap, and if you have a washing machine then a dishwasher is very affordable. Or do you do the laundry by the river?

[jack390]

better than this, attach a sweep to the back of your dog, and itll just run around with it -.-

[conradbez1]

will the mint work in multiple room if u move the sensor or will it remember the old room and get confused

[krypekeeper]

i thought it was a robot that cleaned mints. miss leading title!

[Chihang256]

doesn't seems to be too quite.

[nilbud]

Can it clean toffee too?

[daafies2]

it missed a spot

[kev0065]

The principal advantages over roomba should be:

1) cost of unit and especially expensive replacement parts, which turn off roomba users

2) reliability. less moving parts, no vacuum should mean this unit should last for at least 5 years or more without regular maintenance.

3) cater for a niche market for homes with simple hard floors and no carpets

4) clean and mop function all in one instead of roomba + scooba

[Nicklaspm]

Hmm, Evolution Robot Mint or Roomba? Really cant decide :/

[maikeru01]

you could save like 200 dollars and just put those clothes on the bottom of your slippers.

[austinsmomrapes17]

what a piece of shit! its basically a swiffer box.

[owengoslin101]

good but it needs a way of detecting stains, i did some lego robots in a course and we used light sensors for the robot to determine what surface it was crossing. they should work that into it

[5botball]

swifer pad????????? Lame

[Unguidedone]

i wonder if i can apply its mapping to a online game bot?

[oldienea]

This is not a real innovation. Even the very first Roomba was smarter than this thing. If you want to enter in this market, you have to create something more exiting. Yawn!

[NikoKun]

hmm, seems pretty nice, better than the other cleaning bots out there. Although it could accomplish the same goal without the Beacon/light thing, with some cleaver programing and memory. Or even a basic video cam to construct a representation of it's surroundings.

From a programmer standpoint, I could picture a few features that wouldn't be too hard to add into it.

Wouldn't hurt to have some sort of sensors on the front to detect dirt/mess, so it doesn't just aimlessly smear things around.

[rasmasyean]

@NikoKun The idea is to keep the costs down so it can be affordable as a consumer appliance.  It's harder to accomplish those that tasks you list in the real world. I'm guessing like most aspiring computer scientists you still live in the digital world where things are ideal. Think about it. Vision system on a little box with batteries. What the hect is a dirt/mess sensor? Invent one (affordable) and you will be a super millionaire, guranteed. Not that easy in RL. ;)

[SauronsEye]

Looks like it smeared the coffee all over the floor to me.

It'll be a long time before robots replace my children as my house keepers.

That's why you have children right, so when they get old enough, they do all the housework, right?

[ForeverMan]

hahaha great haha