Whats in the future for home robots?
“When we look at tasks that are dull, dirty or dangerous around the home, that’s what we look to work on,” says Dussault. You might not consider housework to be potentially dangerous work but if you’re living with physical disabilities, vacuuming and washing the floors can pose some risk. Going high-tech with cleaning may allow some people to live more independently for a longer period of time. iRobot: maid or pet? The Roomba doesn’t look anything like the Jetson’s Rosie, but that hasn’t stopped people from humanizing their robots by naming them. While Rosie is the most popular name, some people have chosen very unique names for their robots: Chicken, Spot, Bubba, Roomie, Rug Bug, Hal, and Robbi. According to Dussault, research has shown that people tend to assign a gender to their home robot — preferring the “other” gender. Males tend to refer to their home robots as “she”, while women think of their robots as men. Where to find cleaning robots You can buy iRobot’s home robots at www
