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| and removed. (May 2008) | | | | There are also general domestic helper robots, i.e. |
| A domestic robot is a robot used for household | | | | HRP-2. |
| chores. Thus far, there are only a few limited models, | | | | Outdoors |
| though science fiction writers and other speculators | | | | Husqvarna automower in action. |
| have suggested that they could become more | | | | Robotic lawnmowers |
| common in the future. In 2006, Bill Gates wrote an | | | | RoboMower (by Friendly Robotics) |
| article for Scientific American titled "A Robot in Every | | | | The Husqvarna Automower |
| Home". | | | | Ambrogio by Zucchetti |
| Many domestic robots are used for basic household | | | | Automated pool cleaners are robots for cleaning |
| chores, such as the trilobite and Roomba vacuum | | | | swimming pools. |
| cleaner robot. Others are educational or entertainment | | | | Entertainment |
| robots, such as the HERO line of the 1980s or the | | | | Toy robots include |
| AIBO. While most domestic robots are simplistic, some | | | | Sony's Aibo, a robot pet dog also used by many |
| are connected to WiFi home networks or smart | | | | universities in the RoboCup autonomous soccer |
| environments and are autonomous to a high degree. | | | | competition |
| There were an estimated 3,540,000 service robots in | | | | Robosapien, a small humanoid remote controlled robot |
| use in 2006, compared with an estimated 950,000 | | | | Furby, an electronic toy that was the must-have toy of |
| industrial robots. | | | | 1998. |
| Domestic robots in production | | | | Spykee, a consumer spy robot. |
| Working or chore robots | | | | Social robots |
| Robotic mop: | | | | Robots whose main object is social interaction (partner |
| Scooba (by iRobot) | | | | robots) include: |
| Robotic vacuum cleaners:eVac (by The Sharper | | | | Wakamaru, a humanoid robot designed to provide |
| Image/ Evolution Robotics) | | | | company for the elderly and less mobile people, made |
| CleanMate (by Infinuvo) | | | | by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, on sale from 2005 |
| IClebo (by Yujin Robot) | | | | Paro, a robot baby seal intended to provide comfort to |
| Koolvac (by Koolatron) | | | | nursing home patients |
| Orazio (by Zuchetti) | | | | PaPeRo, a robot designed by NEC to study |
| Ottoro (by Hanool robotics) | | | | robot-human interaction. |
| P3 International 49xx Robotic VacuumspicaBot | | | | Sony's QRIO. |
| Roomba (by iRobot) | | | | NUVO |
| Robo Maxx | | | | PINO |
| RoboMop or RoboMaid | | | | EMIEW |
| RC3000 (by Krcher) | | | | Toyota Partner Robots, some of them mountable. |
| VSR8000 (by Siemens) | | | | Domestic robots in popular culture |
| Trilobite (by Electrolux) | | | | Many cartoons feature robot maids, notably Rosie the |
| V-R4000 (by LG) | | | | Robot from The Jetsons. Maid Robots are especially |
| V-R5806KL (by LG) end of the 2008 | | | | prominent in anime (in Japanese, they are called Meido |
| V-R5901KL (by LG) end of the 2009 | | | | Robo or Meido Roboto), and their Artificial Intelligence |
| V-R5906KL (by LG) end of the 2009 | | | | ranges from rudimentary to fully sentient and |
| V-R5907KL (by LG) end of the 2009 | | | | emotional, while their appearance ranges from |
| Hauzen VC-RE70V (by Samsung) Model 2008 | | | | obviously mechanical to human-like. |
| Hauzen VC-RE72V (by Samsung) New model 2009 | | | | See also |
| SR9630 (by Samsung) | | | | Robotics portal |
| FurotII (by Samsung) | | | | Adaptable robotics |
| Tango VC-RA84V (by Samsung) end of the 2009 | | | | Android |
| Tango VC-RA84VC (by Samsung) end of the 2009 | | | | Autonomous robot |
| Tango VC-RA52V (by Samsung) end of the 2009 | | | | Comparison of domestic robots |
| Tango VC-RA50V (by Samsung) end of the 2009 | | | | Disability robot |
| V-bot RV10 (by P3 International) | | | | Domotics |
| DC06 (by Dyson) | | | | Floor plans and house navigation system |
| RV-88 (by SungTung, Taiwan) | | | | Future of robotics |
| Ironing clothes: | | | | Gerontotechnology |
| Dressman (by Siemens AG). | | | | Home automation for the elderly and disabled |
| Driron (by Fagor). | | | | Humanoid robot |
| Pets: | | | | Intelligent system |
| Litter-Robot for cats | | | | Litter robot |
| Serving robot at the "Ubiquitous Dream" exhibition in | | | | Mobile robot |
| Seoul, Korea on June 24, 2005 | | | | Personal robot |
| Home couriers | | | | RoboSapien |
| Main article: Robotic mapping | | | | Robot kit |
| Home transport robots are a main element in the | | | | Robotic arm |
| domestic robotic system, because they join specialized | | | | Robotic mapping |
| processes, moving objects at home (i.e. clothes from | | | | Robotics suite |
| the bathroom to the washing machine or glasses from | | | | References |
| the table to the dishwasher): | | | | ^ |
| STR (by Iberobotics). It includes Wi-Fi and USB | | | | ^ |
| connection to (domotics) network. | | | | ^ Robot moves dishes from table to dishwasher - we |
| In 2006 Sharp said it has developed a humanoid robot | | | | make money not art |
| that clears dishes from the table and puts them into a | | | | External links |
| dishwasher. The robot (measuring 95x50x45cm) | | | | Babybot - University of Genova. |
| opens the door of the dishwasher, takes hold of | | | | Robot Info (directory of robotics news, books, videos, |
| teacups, rice bowls and plates, places them in the unit | | | | magazines forums and products). |