Scour the Internet, and youll find a number of intriguing appliances for sale. For instance, you can invest in everything from a power-washer to a quesadilla maker. While some homeowners love to purchase the latest high-tech gadget, others are quite reluctant to buy appliances, preferring to spend their money on video games, CDs, DVDs, and other modern conveniences.
One of the most interesting home appliances to come along is the Roombathe housecleaning robot. The robot began its journey to the production line at the Massachusetts Institute of Technologys Artificial Intelligence lab. Later, a company called iRobot began production of this ingenious machine. The Roomba was developed to vacuum your house when youre busy doing something else.
In order to develop the Roomba, its inventors had to learn the physics of how dust collects and circulates. Since vacuum cleaners use significant amounts of electricity, the inventors had to come up with a low-power vacuum that would run on rechargeable batteries. The Roombas designers even spent a night in a Target store in order to study how industrial cleaners function.
Ultimately, it took a dozen years to create the...