My Roomba has been Unleashed
March 28, 2003 7:30 PM
Check out the "hilarious" (according to critics) adventures of my Roomba (the vacuuming robot) in this several part series. Part 1 is now online.
Two other articles you should see:
From ZDNet, why Sony's robot isn't selling well:Without strict network security, for example, he noted that robots connected to the Internet could be taken over by hackers and used to spy on or wreak havoc in a home.
And here's a review of a Roomba clone called the Electrolux Trilobite. This robot can roll back to the recharger when running low on batteries (Roomba must be plugged in every so often) but for that feature you'll pay $3000! My Roomba cost less than $200. The Electrolux Trilobite also will fall down stairs because it doesn't have sensors on the bottom. The Roomba not only avoid stairs, it also makes a great martini (if it happens to bump into the right ingredents).
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Posted June 19, 2003 3:07 PM
I bought my roomba robot from http://www.roomba.de/ -the sales site from a guy called Ethan Arnold-. It worked two weeks. After this, the roombac robot died. I asked Ethan, and he responsed to me that no problem, that I send to him and he would fix it. I send to him, and from then and during a time I received a message "We are fixing it in our laboratories".
Since a month he did not response my e-mails. The roomba is broken, I does not have the hardware to ask anybody to fix it, and Ethan disapeared with my money and my broken roomba.
Before to buy a roomba to that guy, please ask yourself: What about the warranty? If you were in my place, how would you feel yourself? Beware!
http://www.DylanGreene.com
Posted October 7, 2003 4:29 PM
Sorry to hear that Franisca. I bought mine from Bed Bath and Beyond and have no problems. Roomba.de is not owned by or affiliated with iRobot, the company that makes Roomba. I'd watch out for these fly-by-night companies. Is there a German version of the Better Business Bureau that you can send your complaint to?