As I have said before cleaning robots are the immediate future of consumer robots.
iRobot the company behind the ubiquitous Roomba vacuuming robot has a new model that is the next logical step in cleaning robots. Designed to vacuum and apply liquid cleaning fluid the scooba will make short work of cleaning hard floors like tile, laminate or linoleum.
This unit (assuming it's the size of the Roomba) is too large for small bathroom and kitchen floors. I would like to see a swarming strategy where multiple smaller units can be configured to work together to clean floors. Users could deploy as many units as needed based on the floor area or time needed for cleaning.
Smart marketers of all types should be watching the developments in home cleaning and maintenance technologies. Time, effort and money saved by increased home care efficiencies can be redirected into other products, services or experiences.
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Update: This thing is huge! Doesn't seem practical for all but the largest floor areas.
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Posted by: M | Monday, July 18, 2005 at 03:19 AM
Swarms sound good until you realize that YOU have to clean each of them when they are done. Certainly, a smaller form would be nice to fit behind toilets, but given the limits of battery size and fresh/dirty water supplies, I think iRobot is stuck with about the size they have.
Posted by: JohnP | Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at 07:27 PM
Swarms sound good until you realize that YOU have to clean each of them when they are done. Certainly, a smaller form would be nice to fit behind toilets, but given the limits of battery size and fresh/dirty water supplies, I think iRobot is stuck with about the size they have.
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