Pretty soon I’ll be housekeeping like Jane Jetson

Posted by ljmacphee on December 12, 2007 under artificial intelligence in the news, robotics |

Truth is I already feel like Jane somedays. I push buttons on the dishwasher, washer, dryer, roomba, scooba and now if I just had Rosie to water the plants and put the clean dishes and clothes away life could be good.

A personal robot that can water plants, remind owners to take their medication, turn lights on and off, and control appliances has won a contest sponsored by iRobot.

Danh Trinh, 35, of Towson, Md., won iRobot’s Create Challenge contest and its $5,000 prize, with his Personal Home Robot, the company announced Tuesday.

iRobot Create is a preassembled programmable robot designed so developers can create new robots without having to build everything from scratch. . . . [ read more Personal Robot Wins iRobot's Create Challenge]

More information:
Picture of the robot
Tom’s Hardware iRobot Create Challenge