Robot Vacuum Controllable Via Cell Phone
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Thursday, 9 of April , 2009 at 5:00 am
Finally, it’s a Roomba knockoff from Asia that appears not to be a Roomba knockoff! The CW100 robot vacuum has been developed not by a robotics company, but by a telecom (KTF), for use with their 3G mobile phones. Although the robot is autonomous like a Roomba, you can send it commands to clean specific areas at specific times. You can also control it more directly, and it will stream live video back to your phone, which sounds like an awesome feature if it works. Like, awesome enough that it makes me start to wonder what’s so great about my Roomba after all…
The CW100 is going to be exported to France through a partnership with France Telecom. From the sound of things, the robot is sort of like an exclusive cell phone: it’s a reason for you to sign up with a specific carrier. The price really isn’t that bad, either… The robot itself is about $370, plus about $3.70 per month for the video feature.
[ KTF ] VIA [ Unwired View ]
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