Gizmodo: Scooba

Dealzmodo: Buy 2 Get 1 Free for Three-Pronged iRobot House Cleaning Team

John Mahoney — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:30:00 EDT

iRobot is offering up a few new combo discounts on several of their dutiful house-cleaning 'bots. If you're buying a Roomba 580 vacuum and Scooba 380 floor-mopper tandem for around $1,000 total, they'll throw in either a Dirt Dog heavy-duty shop-vac bot or a Looj gutter cleaner for free. Both of those go for around $130 on their own. Ultrasonic whistle for controlling your new robo-brigade not included. [iRobot Store via CNET]

1-Year Review with Scooba: Thumbs Down

Brian Lam — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:22:20 EDT

I like Joel's 1-year review of the Scooba — Roomba's wash and dry mopping bot. For cleaning his Brooklyn pad, he finds the charging, refilling of cleaning fluids, initial outlay of $200, and maintenance of the bot to be more work and expense than it's worth. Mopping up by bucket and mop and human-being is still the way to go. Unless you have a thing for robots in French Maid costumes, that is.

Which I do. –Brian Lam

Review: iRobot Scooba, One Year Later [Dethroner]

iRobot Launching an Edu-Bot?

blongo3 — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:40:55 EST

iRobot is trying to expand their market beyond just mopping and vacuuming, with the iRobot Create. It's basically just the body of the Scooba without the brushes or cleaning fluid tank. Instead they tacked on some ports so people can mod the system to attach things like reticulating arms.

One insane example of what it's capable of involves the unit, four directional sensors, and a hamster inside a ball. When the Hamster tilts the ball in a certain direction the Create moves that direction. Yes, in just a few easy steps you've created a hamster car.

iRobot has said that they really hope that people will even start creating their own accessories and add ons for the Create. This thing could end up being the Lego Mindstorm of the 21st century if they play their cards right.

See a picture of the hamster mobile after the jump.

– Ben Longo

Build your own bot, courtesy of iRobot [News.com]

Dealzmodo: Buy a iRobot Scooba, Get Roomba for Free

Travis Hudson — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 14:21:07 EST

It's like a BOGO sale, but with intelligent, cleaning robots! All you have to do is purchase the Scooba for a blistering $400 and you can get the Roomba 401 for free, a $119 value. For those unaware, the Scooba is a robot that sloshes water on the floor and mop up your filthy messes and the Roomba is a vacuuming robot for hard floors or carpet. Both of which are pretty awesome, if I do say so myself. – Travis Hudson

Product Page [Via Bargainist]

P.S. If cleaning robots aren't your bag, the Woot-Off is still going on.

iRobot's Scooba

Travis Hudson — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:13:53 EDT

That is right kids, those folks at iRobot have another play on words with their new product. Scooba? You ask? Yes, this is a robot mop. It has two separate tanks and does not reuse dirty mop water. Even though it appears to be small, the clean water tank holds roughly one liter and is easily capable of cleaning upwards of 150 square feet on one tank. The Scooba works in similar fashion to iRobot's line of Roomba vacuums. Simple, small, easy to use, and allows your lazy ass to sit at the computer all day. Fantastic!

RoboNexus Day 2 - Exclusive Look at Scooba! [Go Robotics]