http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/12/smartpal-v-cleans-your-house-looks-menacing/ Jonesing For Robot News Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:25:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/12/smartpal-v-cleans-your-house-looks-menacing/comment-page-1/#comment-2122 Bob Mottram Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:04:55 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/12/smartpal-v-cleans-your-house-looks-menacing/#comment-2122 It's a very talkative robot. Not as practical for floor cleaning as a roomba, but maybe promising as a general purpose form factor. It could be made to look less menacing simply by changing the appearance of the head cameras. Also, when robots like this start to appear in homes and offices you can bet that users will want to dress them up, just like in the Asimov stories. It’s a very talkative robot. Not as practical for floor cleaning as a roomba, but maybe promising as a general purpose form factor. It could be made to look less menacing simply by changing the appearance of the head cameras. Also, when robots like this start to appear in homes and offices you can bet that users will want to dress them up, just like in the Asimov stories.

]]> http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/12/smartpal-v-cleans-your-house-looks-menacing/comment-page-1/#comment-2121 Saul Wall (The Snake Oil Baron) Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:44:14 +0000 http://www.botjunkie.com/2008/12/12/smartpal-v-cleans-your-house-looks-menacing/#comment-2121 I'd hit that. I’d hit that.

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