I am George Jetson

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Did you used to watch The Jetsons as a kid? As a lover of sci-fi, it was one of my favorites. The visions of the future were somewhat idealistic, but in the sixties this was how Americans saw the future. And one of the best parts: a robot maid. Well, now I am part of that future: we now have a Roomba.

A Roomba is, quite simply, a robot vaccuum that scurries about the house and cleans your floors. It “learns” where the walls are and covers the floor several times, stopping and circling whenever it finds lots of dirt. When it’s done, it re-docks itself in it’s base station to re-charge. You can even schedule it to vaccuum during the middle of the night.

The results so far are mixed. The room we have it cleaning is a large “great room” with tile floors. This room gets quite messy every day, what with five (soon to be six, gulp!) kids.When it can complete its job, it does well, but several times it has gotten stuck on rugs with loose threads or turned up corners. However, it does entertain the kids (and scare the cat) quite well.

I am George Jetson!

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