roombaWe have a live-in maid. She is short and kinda pudgy.  In addition to providing endless entertainment and amusement, she does floors .  Well, that’s all she does, actually. She is an iRobot Roomba, affectionately nicknamed the ‘Room-bug’.  We love her.

About two years ago I got one for The Wyf for her birthday.  Yes, I broke that one cardinal rule of husband-to-wife gift-giving; No appliances!  It was a bit selfish on my part–ok a lot selfish. At the time I was the one who did most of the vacuuming (we live in a multi-level home and it was either move the heavy vacuum between levels or just do the vacuuming myself).  The wyf did roll her eyes a bit when I got it, assuming that my intentions were mostly geek-lust.  While their may have been some (smallish!) truth to that, she totally loves it now.  I think I’ve been forgiven.  She said it herself [here].

If you don’t have a Roomba, it’s kinda like a cell phone or a DVR–you can’t imagine ever going back.

Watching the Room-bug zip around the room is mesmerizing.  We’ve spent quite a bit of time watching her work and seeing if she is going to move around things (she does) or if she will fall down the stairs (only once, but that’s another story).  Knowing you don’t have to do the vacuuming is awesome.  And, seriously, what’s cooler than having a robot do your floors?

(There are some tricks that make life with a Roomba easier—keep an eye out for my post on that.)
You can get more info about the iRobot Roomba here.

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