 Email this article to a friend  Printable Version FREE Email Newsletter
(NaturalNews) The new Roomba 500 series robotic vacuums are, its manufacturer says, the best robotic vacuums ever made. We decided to buy a Roomba 530 and put it to the test, and today we bring you the results in an exclusive NaturalNews Photo Tour available at http://www.NaturalNews.com/phototour...
Why review a Roomba robotic vacuum? For one thing, the use of household robots has potentially huge implications for the quality of life of consumers. The more we can get machines to take care of basic household chores (like doing dishes, washing laundry or, in this case, cleaning floors), the more time we all have to spend on other, more meaningful endeavors like watching stupid videos on YouTube and playing video games on the Nintendo Wii. On a more serious note, given the number of people who currently suffer from allergies and respiratory problems caused in part by unclean homes, the idea of living in a cleaner home with less dust, hair, dandruff and flakes of dead skin all over the floor is enticing from a health perspective, too.
Plus, a lot of consumers are suddenly interested in the Roomba robots, and I wanted to offer a truly independent, objective review of this product and the company behind it: the iRobot Corporation. As you'll see in the review, I have some serious reservations about the company's future plans for battlefield robots, but you'll have to keep reading to learn about that.
In this review, I describe the new technologies and improvements in the Roomba 530 model, and show detailed pictures of the relevant parts of the robot. Overall, the product is quite impressive: It works as advertised, and it delivers solid performance with a more environmentally friendly battery and smarter navigation that handles thick carpets as easily as hardwood floors. Even cleaning the brushes and dust bin is now far easier than in previous models (view the product pictures to see for yourself).
From an engineering and robotics standpoint, the iRobot Corporation seems to have created an impressive product that can literally save a family hundreds of hours a year on cleaning time. While it doesn't do windows, and it doesn't scrub floors with a mop (their Scooba robot takes care of that), the Roomba 500 series does what it promises to do: Sweep up dirt, dust and debris. It rarely gets stuck when navigating around the house, it's more gentle on furniture than previous Roomba models, and it's a whole lot less noisy than earlier Roombinians, too.
Click the following link to view the photo tour for yourself and explore what's new (and cool) with the Roomba 530:
http://www.NaturalNews.com/phototour...
I can't wait to arm my Roomba with a Taser...So with all this good technology, what reservations could I possibly have about the iRobot Corporation? For one, the company has reached an agreement with the Taser company to start mounting tasers on its tactical robots sold to the U.S. military and law enforcement agencies. Do we really want tasers on robots that could potentially be used for crowd control on the U.S. population?
And more importantly, if tasers are mounted on the robots right now, it seems a small step to start mounting shotguns or other firearms on these robots, setting them loose in Iraq, Afghanistan or even some U.S. city where they go on a "Terminator" rampage, killing anything that moves because they're programmed to do so. Sound ridiculous? Sure, it's a bit sci-fi right now, and the company claims it's not looking to arm its robots with military weapons, but you can bet the Pentagon has a different plan. An army of robotic soldiers who won't question orders (or die) is every war monger's secret dream...
Get articles like this delivered to you FREE in our popular email newsletter
|
(FREE) Thursday evening, Nov. 12 at 6pm Pacific (9pm Eastern), call in to hear the NaturalNews Talk Hour with special guest Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn - "Making Yourself Heart Attack Proof" Register via email to receive call-in number:
|
|
Explore NaturalPedia.com, the internet's largest natural health encyclopedia of knowledge, covering over 50,000 topics. It's free!
Visit NaturalPedia.com.
|
 FREE Report: The Five Best Anti-Viral Products to Beat Influenza, Swine Flu, Bird Flu and SARS
• Top anti-viral remedies
• Where to get them now
• Four things to avoid
• Become self-reliant
• Boost your family safety
Click here to read the FREE report now.
|
W.H.O. Declares Global Pandemic
Turn FEAR into Confidence!
Listen to the complete 3.5 hour recording on 4 audio CDs of the Health Ranger's Swine Flu Advanced Preparedness Course, covering natural anti-virals, family safety, infrastructure disruptions, quarantine, preparedness gear and much more.
Testimonials:
"Mike Adams' preparedness course turned our fears into confidence. This is POWERFUL information, coming from a trusted source. If you want to save yourself countless hours researching and getting prepared and if you want to do everything in your power to protect your family, I highly recommend the Health Ranger’s Advanced Preparedness Course."
- N. Nelson (Arizona)
"This is packed information no one should miss."
- T. Valenzuela
"Thanks Mike... during this class you covered prevention and preparedness from A to Z with integrity, brave honesty and outstanding knowledge! Thank you for your steadfast, thorough and cool-headed approach to well being. With deep gratitude for your service." - Bev
Available NOW for immediate shipping.
100% satisfaction guarantee
 NEW Product: Valley of Longevity Shampoo from the Health Ranger
• 98% Organic
• 100% Natural
• 100% Fragrance Free!
• No SLS
• No Parabens
• No synthetic chemicals
• FREE shipping in U.S. on orders over $75
Click here to read more...
|
|
|
Email this article to a friend
Share this article on: 
