Squeaky Clean Robots

As a child, did you ever want a robot around to help you do your chores?  I know i did! Now there actually is a technological device that is taking care of cleaning floors, something nobody ever wants to do!

Scooba, a product from iRobot priced in a $300 package, is less than half the size and weight of its larger and pricier predecessors, giving it the ability to scoot into tough-to-reach spots, like behind most bathroom toilets, gross. This device is smart enough to separate clean water from dirty water as it goes—instead of just regurgitating the same water and pushing it across the floor, like a mop. Loading the robot with water and cleaning solution takes just a minute, robbing even the laziest people of an excuse for not cleaning. And its compact size makes it easy to store.  Scooba comes with four removable bottom plates, which are plastic pieces that hold its squeegee and brushes, and four packets of cleaning solution. The solution costs $12 a bottle when purchased separately, and one bottle lasts for 64 cleanings. Two small, battery-powered devices called Virtual Walls also come with the Scooba. When the power is on, these devices project a beam that Scooba won't cross, so they can be placed in front of an opened door or set up to restrict the robot to a certain area in one room.

Sounds like a dream come true right?  The only downfall this device seems to have in comparison with it's earlier models is that it doesn't have the ability to vaccuum prior to scrubbing floors.  So the user would actually have to make themselves useful and sweep before allowing the device to maneuver and clean around the room.