Friday, October 1, 2010

Light-Trails Show Cleaning Robot is Tirelessly Loyal

The folks at BotJunkie didn?t trust their brand new Mint floor-mopping robot, so they decided to spy on it. Whilst testing out the little square bot?s cleaning skills, reviewer Evan Ackerman took these long-exposure photographs to track Mint?s movements in the dark, when it thought it couldn?t be seen. The one above shows Mint in sweep-mode, running back and forth in straight (ish) lines to brush dirt from uncarpeted floors. The blank section you see at bottom left was caused by Ackerman?s evil cat, which Mint politely avoided.

The next photograph shows Mint mopping. When loaded up with a wet, soapy mop, the robot scrubs back and forth on a spot to get things shiny and clean. You can see the zig-zagging pattern in the picture.

Overall, Ackerman likes the Mint. It?s silent (no vacuum cleaner) and cheap ($250) and when it stops to work out where it is (using a separate ?North Star? box that projects a Mint-visible pattern onto the ceiling), it flashes its lights as it thinks. Ackerman calls this ?cute? and ?adorable.? Ahhh. Best of all, it works tirelessly and behaves itself, even when you?re not watching. Not like that damned cat.

Evolution Robotics Mint Sweeper [Bot Junkie]

Photos: Evan Ackerman

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