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17 Of The Best Robot Vacuum Deals From Amazon’s Big Smile Sale
Amazon is running its Big Smile Sale event which means you can save up to 45% off robovacs from Ecovacs, Dreame, Roborock and more.
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This U.S. State Wants to Ban Gun-Wielding Robots
Bad news for fans of gun-toting killer robots. Massachusetts wants to make Black Mirror fantasies illegal. This week, two state senators proposed a first-of-its-kind bill that, if passed, would prohibit the manufacture, sale, or use of robots with mounted weapons. The bill would also put in place new safeguards prohibiting law enforcement or others from…
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This Treat-Dispensing Roomba Could End the War Between Dogs and Vacuums
One of thousands of made-up holidays invented by marketers that’s actually worth celebrating is Pet Appreciation Week, which is happening now and goes on until Sunday. To help mark the occasion this year, engineers at iRobot have created a Roomba accessory that dispenses treats to help make the device a friend, and not an enemy,…
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The CES 2023 Robots That Want to Replace Your Family Pet
As a kid, I had real pets and toy pets. The real pets loved me, for the most part. The plastic dogs of the early 2000s, whether they were the sharp-edged Poo-Chi or the iRobot, didn’t like me nearly as much. Probably because of how often they ended up getting kicked around the basement floor.