Cool Stuff: iRobot’s New Looj Wipes the Gutter as You Watch TV
16 Oct 2007
Sometimes it feels good to get down and dirty. But gutters? Sometimes that’s just pushing it. Now homeowners can squeak off the rubber gloves and rejoice: iRobot, the innovative company that brought the Jetsons’s Rosie to real life with the Roomba, unveiled a reach-around, remote-controlled ’bot today at DigitalLife.
Unlike the circular Roomba, the $100 iRobot Looj is long and short, perfect for navigating through those copper or aluminum pathways. Once inside a gutter, the Looj’s handle detaches and becomes a wireless remote, allowing a would-be house cleaner to control its movement and speed without the need to reposition a ladder every three feet. An auger, meanwhile, spins to dislodge dirt and leaves, while rubber tracks propel the Looj forward and backward. The crane of robo-maids is waterproof in up to 1 ft. of water—nice backup while its racing through a 60-foot section of gutter in 10 minutes. —Wayne Ma
PLUS: Roomba 560 Sets Up Virtual Walls for Cleaning
VIDEO: iRobot’s Open-Source, Hacker-Friendly Roomba
Source : http://www.popularmechanics.com/
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