[geeks] FS: Roomba Discovery

[Phil Stracchino]

Bill Bradford wrote:
> Bought this a while back, then replaced the rug we used it on with a high-pile 
> shag rug that the Roomba can't work on - and since I now use a Swiffer to pick 
> up the cat hair, the Roomba's been sitting in a corner for months now.
> 
> Roomba Discovery:
> http://www.irobotstore.com/CGI-BIN/LANSAWEB?PROCFUN+IRBPWSTR+IRINT01+JGW+ENG+FUNCPARMS+IRBINC(A1000):Default+IRBINP(A1000):Default+IRBINS(A1000):Default+IRBINI(A1000):Default+IRBITM(A0130):4210+IRBINE(A1000):Default+MRKYFL(A0060):IRBST1
> 
> # Robot Roomba Discovery Vacuuming Robot
> # Standard Wall Mount
> # 2 Filters
> # Advance Power Supply (APS) Battery (120 minutes of cleaning time)
> # 1 Self-charging Home Base
> # 1 APS Fast Charger (fully charged in under 3 hours)
> # 2 Virtual Walls
> # 1 remote control
> 
> I paid $250, will let it go for $150/OBO shipped.  I may even still have the 
> original box.  iRobot has also released the programming API so you can 
> pretty much make this do whatever you want to..


Heh.  Wish we had (a) room for a Roomba to work and (b) $150 to spare.
But I suspect it wouldn't cope with all the stuff that gets left on the
floor anyway.


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