LG RoboKing adds second camera, seeks to escape Roomba shadow

We know, we know -- the original Roomba saves children from peril, plays real-life Pacman, and steals its owners' hearts away, but let's give LG's refreshed autonomous robovac a chance, shall we? Now equipped with two cameras (claimed to be an industry first) and lowering operational noise to a more bearable 50dB, the RoboKing is back in town and pining for your attention. It's more compact than its previous iteration, stretching up to only 90mm, and it's also said to be 30 percent faster on the job. Nice gains, to be sure, but we'd still like to see how this machine handles before we're convinced. Bonus video after the break.

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[Glodokboy Posted Dec 16th 2009 6:40AM]

Pretty

[mrqs Posted Dec 16th 2009 7:58AM]

very

and that robo-thing seems nice too

[darkmax Posted Dec 16th 2009 9:37AM]

@Glodokboy

LG should probably not use girls as pretty/cute as she is..... it makes the product so..... invisible....

[MJGAMER 1991 XBL Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:43PM]

@darkmax You do realize shes like 14.

[Metayoshi Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:50PM]

@MJGAMER 1991 XBL You forget she's asian. She could be thirty for all you know. I'm in my twenties myself and I still have the complexion of a mid-teenager.

[gfar Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:52PM]

@MJGAMER 1991 XBL

She's not 14, just Korean...probably like 35 years old with 2 kids.

[kjmathew Posted Dec 16th 2009 6:41AM]

Ah! There, I see it: The second camera. Whatever is it for?

[eugeneaction Posted Dec 16th 2009 4:02PM]

@kjmathew PeeWee knows...

[froggio Posted Dec 16th 2009 6:41AM]

Dual upskirt cam, in the words of lil' John, YEAH'AH!!!!

[KinGKasH Posted Dec 16th 2009 7:32AM]

@froggio exactly what i was thinking

[Tegdagne Posted Dec 16th 2009 7:03AM]

Will women/men start geting fat now that robots do all the chores?

[Wesscoast Posted Dec 16th 2009 8:20AM]

@Tegdagne

Are you so fat that you consider 'dusting' a workout?

Tee hee.

[KAL326 Posted Dec 16th 2009 9:20AM]

@Tegdagne Nah, I think we need levitating chairs with screens on the front of them before that really takes hold.

[Outsider Posted Dec 16th 2009 8:04AM]

I seriously don't get Korean marketing, when I'm a Korean myself.

Okay, you have great looking models, fantastic.

They totally take attention AWAY from the product you're trying to sell though.

How much for the girl, btw?

[Sasimi Posted Dec 16th 2009 8:08AM]

@Outsider Let me break it down for you.

No Models = No Attention
So eventhough the models take away alot of attention from the product, there's still a little chance that some people will recoqnize a product. While with no models, nobody pays any attention.

[cardfan Posted Dec 16th 2009 8:37AM]

She looks like she's 12 or so.

[celloids Posted Dec 16th 2009 11:24AM]

Fabulous model. I want to be Roboking too :)))))))))))))

[Nienhan Posted Dec 16th 2009 8:16AM]

Is it me, or does her forearm look super hairy?

[HardToBelieve Posted Dec 16th 2009 9:51AM]

@Nienhan

It's not just you that saw that. Did you notice that shortly after noticing the girl and then seeing that there was a product there, or shortly after noticing that it was an article about a vacuum cleaner that has cameras on it?

[Nienhan Posted Dec 16th 2009 10:54AM]

@HardToBelieve
Lol, I didnt even read the title... I'm not ashamed to say! All I saw was the lady... this proves the advertising doesnt work for really horny guys.

[tchncax Posted Dec 16th 2009 2:53PM]

@Nienhan http://www.flickr.com/photos/lge/4183409790/sizes/o/in/set-72157622870862969/
Why yes, it is =o

[BadApple Posted Dec 16th 2009 8:16AM]

LOL Pretty you have to be kidding?

[das boot Posted Dec 16th 2009 8:31AM]

Why is it they always have super cute models that look like they're 12? It makes me feel like a pedophile.

[Bryce Posted Dec 16th 2009 8:48AM]

@das boot if you think she looks like 12 then maybe you are -.-" hahaha shes probably 20+ or smth

[Uncontrol Posted Dec 16th 2009 9:21AM]

@das boot Difference in cultural perceptions of beauty.

[Craneguy Posted Dec 16th 2009 8:56AM]

Good. I hope these take the originals 'round the back and beat the crap out of them. I bought a reconditioned Scooba and the damn thing dies just outside the warranty period...oh, and it scared my dog.

[JeremyBenthem Posted Dec 16th 2009 9:41AM]

I'm surprised Engadget didn't get more creative and post a picture of Mr.Plow vs Plow King

[joe23521 Posted Dec 16th 2009 10:00AM]

Pretty soon, you're gonna need NSFW tags for all Korean product posts.

[Desplow Posted Dec 16th 2009 10:18AM]

Ohh.. that's nice. I wonder how well she vacuum =)

[Nienhan Posted Dec 16th 2009 10:55AM]

"LG RoboKing adds second camera"

She used to be a cyclops!! O_O

[thatroom Posted Dec 16th 2009 11:09AM]

I would only buy this if Cats could ride it comfortably.

[ToniCipriani Posted Dec 16th 2009 11:35AM]

Interestingly I came in to see if anyone was commenting about the girl, not about the vac...

[KirinIchiban Posted Dec 16th 2009 1:05PM]

So why don't they actually show it vacuuming? All they're proving is that the bristles spin while the thing can find its way across a perfectly clean floor. Did someone in marketing forget about the purpose of this thing?

[horchata Posted Dec 16th 2009 1:22PM]

A camera pointed upwards is only useful for one thing, and it's not for vacuuming...

Was it just me, or do the bristles on this product look like they're not gonna clean much? There was like a big gap down the middle where the bristles don't reach, so even if this product has good suction, there's gonna be a big streak of crap left over.

Btw, what's with the campy japanese av music in the video. I thought for a second it was gonna give me a pleasant surprise.

[Eternal Density Posted Dec 16th 2009 6:19PM]

Before long vacuum cleaners will look like Korean girls, so they won't have to change much in their advertising strategy.

Toasters are next!