Humans vs. Robots: Sweeping up is a dirty job, but you don't have to do it

Humans vs. Robots: Sweeping up is a dirty job, but you don't have to do it

Here are some Roomba- and robot-related resources:

• www.roombareview.com -- Independent site run by Roomba fans. Reviews and comparisons of various Roomba and Roombalike machines. A message board provides related discussion and information.
• www.myroombud.com -- A group of kids started a business making costume covers for Roombas. Turn your robot into Roobit the Frog, Roor the Tiger or Mooba the Cow.
• roombahacking.com -- The name says it all.
• roomba.pbwiki.com -- A wiki with lots of information about modifying Roombas.
• www.robotstocknews.blogspot.com -- An iRobot blog full of information about the company and its products, run by a fan.
• www.metapo.com -- Site for CleanMate, a vacuum robot competitor of the Roomba.
• friendlyrobotics.com -- Site for the RoboMower, the lawn-mowing robot.
• www.electroluxusa.com/node328.asp -- Site for Electrolux's expensive Trilobite bot.
• www.robotuprising.com -- Site for anyone who's ever suspected a harmless home android might one day turn homicidal. Daniel Wilson, a real-life roboticist, tells how to prepare for and defeat the mechanical menaces of the future.