26-03-2006 00:55

Joe Matt

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

You know, why doesn't FIRST do this anyways? I mean, it shows off tech and sweeps well! Just get them as an official sponsor! Anyway, it must have been a sight there.

26-03-2006 01:01

BoyWithCape195

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

Heres some video of the roombas "in action!"

http://www.soap.circuitrunners.com/2...mba_action.wmv

26-03-2006 01:22

Arkorobotics

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

woah! why didn't they do that at our Southern Cal. regional?

26-03-2006 07:50

Erin Rapacki

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

The Boston Regional had several volunteers from iRobot (iRobot is located in Burlington, MA), so they brought with them the Roombas to make their job easier

26-03-2006 11:35

KenWittlief

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

Isnt the guy who founded the Roomba company somewhat famous - didnt he do a co-op at JPL and make a huge impact on the development of the Mars rover program?

26-03-2006 11:42

Koko Ed

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

How many people here own a Rommba?

26-03-2006 11:55

MikeDubreuil

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

I do.

26-03-2006 11:58

KenWittlief

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

I bought one. It ran off with my old Heathkit Hero1 robot, never to been seen again.

I found a page on my printer a few days later. All it said was "we were not created to be your personal slave".

I did hear a rumor that they were spotted in a chapel in Las Vegas.

26-03-2006 12:23

KTorak

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

That's so cool. I'd own one if they were a bit cheaper. But they are definitely cool.

26-03-2006 13:17

dubious elise

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

That makes so much sense! Autonomous robots cleaning a field where robots play autonomously (and are operated) during lunch breaks and field errors! I would be so giddy if iRobot was able to bring a bunch of Roombas down to the Championships

26-03-2006 13:44

Chris_Elston

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

I bought one for my wife, we absolutely LOVE this thing. It does a great job around the house and sweeps under the beds and hard to get placed.

She claims this is the second best gift I got her, the first was an all-day spa pass…go figure...

I can’t wait to pickup a Scooba, both me and my wife hate to mop our kitchen…

26-03-2006 15:52

RoboMom

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

I don't know about the guy but Helen Greiner, co-founder and Chairman of the Board of iRobot was a judge in Boston.

26-03-2006 20:01

Nuttyman54

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

I've got one! It scared the dog when we first ran it...

30-03-2006 09:25

KenWittlief

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

OK, been googling this. Colin Angle is the guy. Google his name and Roomba or JPL or Tooth and you will find a bunch of stuff

like this: http://www.kipr.org/robots/tooth.html

and this

http://www.flownet.com/gat/jpl-lisp.html

30-03-2006 10:28

Tim Baird

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

I agree with the easier part. I vacuumed all of the carpets (field, player stations, queuing areas) at BAE and it took about an hour total by myself.

Plus they're funny to watch bumping into eachother.

30-03-2006 10:28

ZZII 527

Re: pic: roomba madness @ the boston regional

I once saw the full spectrum of the iRobot product line all in one place at an MIT tech fair: several Roombas were happily sweeping the floor while the PackBot was...doing what the PackBot does. Both very impressive machines in their own way.