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New worm-like floor-cleaning robot threatens Roomba's dominance
We've all seen the Roomba before, but that's old news. The new in thing with floor-cleaning robots is the Fukitorimushi, an autonomous robot that crawls around like an inchworm using a super-absorbent nanofiber cloth to keep your floors sparkling.
Developed by Panasonic, the Fukitorimushi uses sensors to detect dirty spots on the floor, which is dedicates extra time to. It's not available for sale yet, but I'm looking forward to the oncoming battle between the Roomba and the Fukitorimushi to see which cleaning robot is truly the best. Hit the jump for a video of it in action.
Via Pink Tentacle
By Old Man Dotes at 12:33 PM ON 05/07/09
Oh, I gotta have some of these! The cats will freak!
This looks like the first functional cylon, with the scanning "eye" up front.
By nobrainerdeals at 12:55 PM ON 05/07/09
I wonder how you would clean this? With the Romba you can easily empty the canister.
By JP at 1:35 PM ON 05/07/09
I dunno looks kinda slow doncha think?
By discusdiva1044 at 3:23 PM ON 05/07/09
It's all well and good until someone (probably drunk) mistakes it for a pillow and tries to kick it across the room.
By jackafuss at 5:27 PM ON 05/10/09
Program this boogers to come out only at night and the kitchen floor will never need to be mopped again. This type of stuff will be everywhere in a few years. We are headed into the greatest consumer spending boom ever!
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