Enter the Steamer: a new vacuum and mopping bot

iRobot meet your match: the Steamer. (No, it's not that kind of Steambot.) We know you've seen other challengers before, but this household robot newbie claims to "vacuums off dust after brushing, followed by mopping" and then busts out with a "mopping function using steam." Oooh snap, Roomba and Scooba. Did you hear that? That's the sound of a foreign robot comin' to steal your jobs. Whatcha gonna do about it, huh? HUH? Yeah, Steamer looks pretty good over there, with its "less than 65db" noise level, and "dust compartment cyclone," don't you think? If you want to catch a glimpse of your latest rival, you should scoot on over to RoboWorld 2006 in Korea right about now and then start training to get down to your fighting weight by February 2007, which is when the Steamer will hit Korean households everywhere. We're not sure how much the humans will be willing to pay a Steamer of their very own (get your mind out of the gutter), but if you find out on your recon mission, do tell us.

[Rohit Kapur @ Oct 27th 2006 7:03AM]

"claims to "vacuums off dust after brushing, followed by mopping""

Can't be 'claims to vacuums'.

Otherwise, sounds like a nice concept. If it's got a pricetag through the skies then it's silly. If they price it along the Roomba when they release it in the States, then it'll be an interesting scene.

Robot Wars!!

[Scott @ Oct 27th 2006 7:33AM]

Theeeyy took ourrr jeeerbs!!!

[Rohit Kapur @ Oct 27th 2006 8:41AM]

lol... South Park goodness!

[Christian Martin @ Oct 27th 2006 10:11AM]

*insert obligatory overused robotic overlord lame one-liner here*

[Michael Gallegos @ Oct 27th 2006 10:45AM]

I use a steamer to clean my floors, I like the idea of No chemicals to clean with. Saves me money and it is a lot healthier.

I would buy it.

[Loban @ Oct 27th 2006 12:11PM]

What's the price of this thing, my money says it's way more expensive then a roomba or scooba considering you can get a roomba for under $200. I've had a roomba discovery for 2 years now and it's freaking great. I really want a scooba too as I have all wood floors on the main floor of my house, but i'm waiting for them to work all the bugs out in the second generation. The 2nd generation roomba was leaps and bounds above the first, so i'm just waiting for that to happen with the scooba line too.

[Phoenixfury @ Oct 27th 2006 12:43PM]

Is it me, or does that thing look like a Cylon Centurions head? So this is how the Cylons start out. They scrub our floors today, tomorrow we give them a body and they try to over take us. :)

[dpk @ Oct 27th 2006 1:15PM]

Real competition in the home robotics scene, awesome! My Roomba saves me a ton of time, but there is room for improvement.

[B-Sabre @ Oct 27th 2006 6:03PM]

Is it from Cleveland?

[ManekiNeko @ Oct 28th 2006 3:16AM]

A better question... can it clean up a Cleveland Steamer?

JR

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