Korean carrier KTF launches mobile phone-controlled vacuum cleaner

South Korean telecom firm KTF has just announced a cleaning robot which can be controlled by a 3G cellphone. The robot -- called the CW100 -- was built in collaboration with Microbot, and is a "smart" vacuum (much like a Roomba). The CW100 uses an onboard video camera to send live images of what it's "seeing" to the mobile phone, and the user can then remotely control it using the keypad. The bot will be sold for KRW 500,000 (about $370) in conjunction with a data plan that runs KRW 5,000 (about $3.70) per month. Sounds pretty affordable and awesome to us -- as long as it doesn't run over the family cat. Check out another photo after the break.

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[(Unverified) Posted Apr 8th 2009 5:14PM]

FACK!

$3.70 Data plan?

We need the Dev team to whip up one of their tethering Hacks for this Mofo ASAP...

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 8th 2009 5:18PM]

Not liking it at all............!

[DustinM Posted Apr 8th 2009 5:19PM]

Ah great, now the next Woot-off will be stacked with these!

[PhoenixFox Posted Apr 8th 2009 5:28PM]

I read that as "KIRF mobile phone-controlled vacuum cleaner"

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 8th 2009 5:33PM]

Same here the first thing that came to my mind is the MILF in the backround has some nice teats!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 8th 2009 5:49PM]

If you're talking about the "lady" in tan, I suggest you see an Optometrist.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 8th 2009 6:28PM]

jburs, are you suggesting that she is a he?

[Crazy J Posted Apr 8th 2009 6:48PM]

Maybe jbuers is implying that Asians don't have big "brains"

Yeah, it's a stereotype, but unfortunately, kinda true...

I guess these ladies are from the R&D department and not the booth bunnies~

Didn't somebody hack a Roomba and did something like this? hmm... I thought I saw something on Engadget

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 8th 2009 5:39PM]

It certainly does suck!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 8th 2009 5:51PM]

Or a Psychiatrist

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 8th 2009 5:41PM]

Why not simply WIFI? Everyone who has enough money to waste on such gadget has a WIFI router and a mobile phone with a data plan.

[iofthestorm Posted Apr 8th 2009 5:49PM]

Oh man, that is hilarious. KTF has a very good starcraft team by the way. That was the first thing I thought when I saw the title. Really, they do; placed 4th in the winner's league a few weeks ago... yeah, I realize no one has any idea what I'm talking about, but hey.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 8th 2009 7:12PM]

Hey, I know what you're talking about.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 8th 2009 6:13PM]

I will stick with a Roomba. Why would I want a remote controllable vacuum while you can just get a Roomba that can just do the job on its own?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 8th 2009 6:44PM]

junk...man those Koreans... Samsung, Hyundai, and this crap.

[bigcow05 Posted Apr 8th 2009 11:10PM]

Maybe 15 years ago...Samsung and Hyundai make quality products now.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 9th 2009 12:12AM]

Forget the vacuum: what's that cool cell-phone?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 9th 2009 8:14AM]

FINALLY... thank you Korea! Is this not the pinacle of man's genius?