Roomba DirtDog
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Posted by Robert Green on May 30, 2007, 3:02 pm
Please log in for more thread options included. Very impressive. Clearly this is an evolutionary product. They've got a little corner "whip" brush that does an adequate (although not spectacular) job of get stuff of corners. Swept up cloth swatches, peanut shells, bottle caps, tissues, dog kibble, tons of dog hair and other debris without incident. Choked on a paper towel, though. NiMH quick charging battery pack, a much larger bin than the first units I saw, cliff sensors, status beeps, very interestingly designed spring-loaded wheels, each with their own motor. The dogs just love it - I think I'll be able to win a prize on America's Funniest Home videos just filming their reaction. Since it "bumps" them and "runs away" it follows the basics of dog chasing. Best part? It cleans under the bed without moving it!! -- Bobby G. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by E. Lee Dickinson on May 30, 2007, 4:27 pm
Please log in for more thread options We've got a Roomba Discovery, and love it. Have been considering a dirt dog for the shop space, maybe one for my small warehouse at work. How do you think it'll do with screws and workshop detritus? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Robert Green on May 30, 2007, 6:03 pm
Please log in for more thread options > We've got a Roomba Discovery, and love it. Have been considering a dirt
dog
> for the shop space, maybe one for my small warehouse at work.
> > How do you think it'll do with screws and workshop detritus? I found a BNC to RCA adapter in the bin that had rolled under the workbench along with some 3/8 inch bolts and an 8P common nail! The brushes take up the kind of stuff that nothing short of a multi-HP shopvac will retrieve. The bin's too small to suck up mounds of saw dust but it does a pretty good job of clearing wire scraps, nails, staples, screws and nuts. Unlike the brush attachments for the B&D battery powered upright, it doesn't get all bogged down on pieces of phone wire or twist'ems. They do get wrapped around the brush drum and it seems after five or six scraps of phone wire it really bogged down, but that's actually pretty good compared to other powered roller brushes I've used that gag on just one scrap of wire. It does need cleaning almost every time but that's OK since it saves a lot of time otherwise and the small bin encourages me to dump the contents in a small tray to make sure no diamond earrings or other valuables get swept away. I didn't get the electronic fence or the home base recharger but if it survives more than a month, I think I will. It works on carpet, too, but not anything very deep. I was astounded at how much dog hair it beat out of the living room carpet. The dogs don't know what to make of it, because if they get too close, the little rotating corner whip brush bops them on the nose. It's hysterical because after bouncing back and forth with them for a while, it will appear to take straight off after one of them. It's worth it just for the entertainment value. It's pretty noisy but that's not a big issue. The weakest part is how it handles the corners. Ten years from now it will come mounted with a robotic vision system that will go after every last bit of dirt but for now, it will do, especially at a price under $100. What we need now is the automatic bathroom cleaner bot that can scrub shower walls and clean toilets. -- Bobby G. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Robert L Bass on May 30, 2007, 10:01 pm
Please log in for more thread options > What we need now is the automatic bathroom
> cleaner bot that can scrub shower walls and > clean toilets. Those are already available. They're called wives. :^) -- Regards, Robert L Bass =============================>
Bass Home Electronics
941-925-8650 4883 Fallcrest Circle Sarasota · Florida · 34233 http://www.bassburglaralarms.com =============================>
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Posted by AZ Woody on May 30, 2007, 10:13 pm
Please log in for more thread options Robert L Bass wrote:
>> What we need now is the automatic bathroom
>> cleaner bot that can scrub shower walls and >> clean toilets. >
> Those are already available. They're called wives. :^) > Actually, there's this "Scrubbing bubbles" thing you hang in the shower (there are ads on TV) (~$10, refills are ~$4) Last person to take a shower that day, pushes a button, and closes off the shower. Ten seconds later, a cleaning solution is sprayed around the shower area. While not 100% effective, it's done a good job for me the last year or so. Best hint is to start with a clean shower, and you might need to find a better location than hanging it from the shower head. (middle of the back wall works for me) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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> included. Very impressive. Clearly this is an evolutionary product.
> They've got a little corner "whip" brush that does an adequate (although
> not
> spectacular) job of get stuff of corners. Swept up cloth swatches, peanut
> shells, bottle caps, tissues, dog kibble, tons of dog hair and other
> debris
> without incident. Choked on a paper towel, though. NiMH quick charging
> battery pack, a much larger bin than the first units I saw, cliff sensors,
> status beeps, very interestingly designed spring-loaded wheels, each with
> their own motor.
>
> The dogs just love it - I think I'll be able to win a prize on America's
> Funniest Home videos just filming their reaction. Since it "bumps" them
> and
> "runs away" it follows the basics of dog chasing.
>
> Best part? It cleans under the bed without moving it!!