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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iRobot adds swank mapping kit to PackBot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</guid><description><![CDATA[iRobot rocks so hard.  I love my Roomba.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Loban]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 12th 2007 4:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iRobot adds swank mapping kit to PackBot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</guid><description><![CDATA[All I can say is stop adding 'i' to the beginning of things.  It's old.  It meant 'internet' back in the day.  Only Apple should really be allowed to still use it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DeoWulf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 12th 2007 4:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iRobot adds swank mapping kit to PackBot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</guid><description><![CDATA[There was this guy named Asimov.  He wrote a classic book series called "I, Robot", long before apple, movies, or the modern PC age (i.e., before Commodoe 64's and Vic20's).  Hence, iRobot is an homage.  If anything, they should be the only one's using the i. Jobs doesn't invent, he just repackages with minimal features, high styling, high price, and does an awesome job of manipulating the media and market.<br><br>And if anyone is thinking about weaponizing, they have a wurking relationship of some sort announced on their website with MetalStorm. Google Metal Storm for some cool test firings.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[D]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 15th 2007 3:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iRobot adds swank mapping kit to PackBot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why does every device have to have an 'i' before it these days?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ike Skelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 12th 2007 4:59PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iRobot adds swank mapping kit to PackBot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hmm, I guess I'm not the only one with these feelings.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ike Skelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 12th 2007 5:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iRobot adds swank mapping kit to PackBot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</guid><description><![CDATA[iDontknow.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hilario]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 12th 2007 5:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iRobot adds swank mapping kit to PackBot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</guid><description><![CDATA[To both of those above, iRobot has been around since 91. Apple started abusing the i in what, 98 with the iMac? (I could be wrong on this one) I don't see the need to bash iRobot for their name. It's not like their products all have 'i's in them...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[medel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 12th 2007 5:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iRobot adds swank mapping kit to PackBot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</guid><description><![CDATA[Regardless of when they started using it, so many gadgets have the 'i' in front of them these days.  It just so happened that I asked why in a thread dedicated to the originator of the 'i' based names.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ike Skelton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 12th 2007 5:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iRobot adds swank mapping kit to PackBot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</guid><description><![CDATA[Didn't check the dates.  It's still every overused.  I'm tired of it, quite frankly.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DeoWulf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 12th 2007 6:11PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iRobot adds swank mapping kit to PackBot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</guid><description><![CDATA[it plays doom with maphacks.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hilario]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 12th 2007 5:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iRobot adds swank mapping kit to PackBot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</guid><description><![CDATA[iDontknow.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hilario]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 12th 2007 5:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iRobot adds swank mapping kit to PackBot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</guid><description><![CDATA[Looks compact and rigid, certainly an upgrade to what they had before. So it seems it still doesn't have "true AI". Instead it helps the operator to understand the environment. Good effort. We still have a long road ahead of us when it comes to robotics ...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Future Technologies]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 12th 2007 5:09PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iRobot adds swank mapping kit to PackBot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</guid><description><![CDATA[something that I can pilot AND it avoids obstacles at the same time?<br><br>I think we've come a long way already - a machine that changes it's form and direction to accommodate the commands being received seems like a big step towards automation - if it really works well then...<br><br>i41 :p~~]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[skhawaja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 13th 2007 2:13AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on iRobot adds swank mapping kit to PackBot]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/12/irobot-adds-swank-mapping-kit-to-packbot/</guid><description><![CDATA[something that I can pilot AND it avoids obstacles at the same time?<br><br>I think we've come a long way already - a machine that changes it's form and direction to accommodate the commands being received seems like a big step towards automation - if it really works well then...<br><br>i41 :p~~<br><br>You guys should have also included in that photo the PLAYSTATION controllers that are part of their Accessories :]]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[skhawaja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 13th 2007 2:19AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>