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points by 0xdeadbeefbabe 4 days ago | 0 comments

If I had this I could get a roomba. Does that make sense?

Totally agree. I would love a roomba but I have a dog so clutter in the living room is inevitable even after a clean up. This bot could sync with the roomba (or other robot vacuums) to ensure a space / path is clear before it is vacuumed

[–] ithkuil 4 days ago

can it just carry around a normal vacuum? no need for wheels when you can fly

[–] embedding-shape 4 days ago

Create a little station in one corner, and make the whole arm/pulley system able to switch the attachment/tool, so it can first pick up all the stuff, then change the tool to a vacuum, then once done, change a tool to a mop, and so on :) A N-in-1 system!

[–] ithkuil 3 days ago

you can also program it to turn itself off

[–] sixothree 3 days ago

This is actually what I like about my roomba - it forces me to clean up objects from the floor. So yes, I'm doing manual labor. But I'm not hating myself every day for not vacuuming.

[–] bearfood 4 days ago

If I get this, could it carry my Roomba up stairs so it'll cover my whole house?

[–] Terr_ 4 days ago

From a quick search, most models will be heavier than what this can lift, even at low heights in the center of the room where the stress on any particular cable is minimized.