Teehee, at 1:00 the Roomba tries to shake the cat off.

he's like the anti-roomba
coincidentally, i love my roomba like a son

wiimote + roomba = vacuum cleaner....

It's turning circles because of a "Dirt Detect" feature. If sensors pick up heavy soil it will spiral around that spot until there is none left. The cat will not affect the guidance.
I bought a roomba on craigslist for $100. It's great coming home to fresh carpet and being able to sit on your ass after a days work. It's great on hardwood, and corners are the only part of the wall it can't sweep in.

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Nice find! Who knew I would possibly ever have a reason to want to buy a roomba? (Don't worry... I still won't buy one!)

>> ^DavidRaine:
That Roomba's work will never be done...
1. Cat rides roomba
2. Roomba cleans dirty room, dragging cat's tail on ground
3. Cat's tail leaves hair all over the ground where it was dragged
4. Goto 2


Roomba: "I keep finding these cat hairs wherever I go."

^the same person who believed the algorithm:
1. buy roomba
2. buy cat
3. ?
4. profit

Actually I think the roomba is being manually controlled by remote. Because normally the robot wont turn until it touches the edge of a wall.

As for going over the same spot again, I think that's just how the Roomba works. It just wanders around at random avoiding obstacles. I imagine if they tried to program a more strict program it might be inclined to miss certain parts all the time.

Also, my cat seems to like the video. He is terrified of vacuum cleaners though.

>> ^Retroboy:
>> ^jimnms:
Is it me or is that Roomba going over the same spot?

I would imagine the cat's weight would screw up its guidance and propulsion systems pretty badly.


Guidance and propulsion systems? We talking vacuums or missiles?

The roomba seems very inefficient... it covers so much of the same area over and over.

>> ^jimnms:
Is it me or is that Roomba going over the same spot?

I would imagine the cat's weight would screw up its guidance and propulsion systems pretty badly.

Every Roomba needs a dueling harness.

They stopped the tape at the part when the cat got sucked into the roomba.