SK Telecom develops phone-controlled cleaning bot

SK Telecom, never wanting to be outdone by clever hackers in producing totally useless and bizarre devices that no one really needs, is in the final development stages on a Roomba-style robot that can be controlled by your mobile phone. The circular cleaning bot will be able to receive direction from a phone user on where to scrub, buff, and vacuum, while the controller views all of the exciting, floor-sweeping action on his or her cell phone via a built-in camera at the front of the bot. This should be the prefect product for those who feel the Roomba makes life too easy by cleaning a room on its own -- although it's possible that this technology could be adopted by legions of young men hoping to get a better look up women's skirts. Only time will tell.

[Lazerface @ Jul 27th 2007 8:34PM]

Hey look, its iPervert!

[kev @ Jul 27th 2007 8:51PM]

This begs the question...

Wait for it...

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How fucking lazy are you?

[ShortFuse @ Jul 28th 2007 12:43AM]

Seriously, it's a robot with a serial connection. I've built one in my freshman year in college.

You just get a serial (RS232) to bluetooth converter and write a java application that uses the JSR82 API for communicating over bluetooth (using the bluetooth serial port protocol). it's nothing revolutionary. a bunch of people have made bluetooth controlled devices with a rs232-bluetooth converter. remember all those wii-mote controlled robots?

[Jason @ Jul 28th 2007 3:13PM]

This should fit in with all of Korea's other cell-phone-controlled stuff, including all the HomeVita stuff like air conditioner, washer/dryer, lights, locks, blinds, gas, etc...

[wg @ Jul 29th 2007 9:39PM]

Sounds like a perfect tool for terrorist!

[ch4s3r @ Jul 30th 2007 4:01PM]

I have one ...... I named it steven!