Cheap Looj: Now Only $70
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 8 of December , 2008 at 1:05 am
Looking to get that certain special someone a present that screams “get off your ass and clean the gutters?” Look no further: the iRobot Looj (you know, like “luge”) now costs only $70 shipped direct from iRobot. It takes a potentially dirty and dangerous job and passes it off to a little green robot with a handle and some adorable tank treads. Which is good, I guess… Seriously, though, how many people have gutters that need cleaning often enough to justify buying a purpose-built robot that you still need to climb a ladder to deploy? Give us a robotic lawnmower, already.
[ iRobot Looj ] VIA [ RSN ]
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Comment by jinguji
Made Monday, 8 of December , 2008 at 9:47 am
Forget the gutter cleaning, I bought one of these to run network wire under the floor. It had just what I was looking for – extremely low clearance, forward and reverse capability, and strenght. Seeming drawback would be no steering – however, that spinning attachment in front can be used to turn the robot when it’s “free ranging” and not confined by a gutter(not very elegant, I know). I’d like to put a drill attachment on the front, though, and see if it will work like the Thunderbird’s Mole or the underground digger mech from the Ultraman series! F-A-B!
Comment by Evan Ackerman
Made Monday, 8 of December , 2008 at 5:32 pm
Damn, that’s a good idea… I wonder how hard it would be to hack up the Looj to give you separate control over each track to let you actually steer?
Comment by Ironman
Made Tuesday, 9 of December , 2008 at 10:24 am
give me a looj and 20 bucks and i bet i could give you separate control over each track :)