The latest Roomba takes a while to get the job done, but it boasts a slew of new features and improvements. Unfortunately, its coolest feature, the ability to clean from room to room and then return ...

iRobot hasn't released a new, proper Roomba servantbot since late 2004's Discovery (Scooba, of course, excepted). Today that changes, with the 560 and 530 we caught wind of back in May. There's a lot ...

Will the robots forget about all this when they take over? Or will they want payback? Because it’s Labor Day 2007 and I am flagrantly flouting the spirit of the holiday, mercilessly forcing our future ...

Five years since the launch of its original Roomba vacuum cleaner, robotics manufacturer iRobot has released new improved versions of the vacuum cleaning robots. The iRobot Roomba 500 series, ...

LITTLE ROCK — It's been a busy few weeks for me. My mother came to visit. My brother, sister-in-law and nephew showed up later. I've invited friends over to watch football games. Plus I've been doing ...

iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT) today introduced its smartest, most powerful and efficient vacuuming robots yet, the new iRobot Roomba 500 series Vacuum Cleaning Robots. Based on customer feedback from ...

Remember the days when robo-vacs were greeted with slack-mouthed awe like they’d stepped out of a sci-fi movie? Those days are gone now: vacuum cleaning robots are on sale, they work, and for an ...

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We've been fooling around with a new Roomba 560 of our very own and we can say with some certainty iRobot's really improved on its product. Unfortunately, that isn't saying a whole lot; while we've ...