Troubled robot vacuum-cleaner maker iRobot, abandoned by Amazon after regulators effectively doomed the web giant’s takeover offer, has warned investors it may not survive the next 12 months.

  • LupusBlackfur@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Not trying to make this sound like nyah, nyah or anything…

    But here’s where I’m glad I never got into that genre of “robotic” assistants. Happy to clean my floors by hand, thank you.

    Wonder what kind of illumination this situation might be shining on the current “AI assistant” craze…?? 🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️

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      2 days ago

      My robo cleaner is just not connected to the internet… No app, no one can kill it remotely…

      IMO, this thing was one of my best investments ever. Saved me days of time…

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      2 days ago

      I’ve got pets and just having the hair off the floors on a regular basis without having to spend 20 min a day hauling a vacuum around strikes me as being a nice labor savings. But I haven’t sprung for one yet.