Don't get too excited just yet, nerds. NASA "contractors" (apart from being a dime a dozen) are always building "prototypes" like this. A press release from the company has nothing to do with whether or not it'll ever fly.
And since most prototypes are not funded by NASA, your precious tax dollars didn't get spent on this. Contractors build them with their own funds in hopes to convince NASA to buy it later and/or influence the RFP process.
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Sounds like it could lead to the death of those stupid invisible wall units. I envision Roomba communicating with a map of your room stored on your PC that may also include detailed cleaning path instructions. It also makes sense to move the logic processor off of the Roomba to potentially allow for stronger cleaning gear.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"All of these new nettops have me intrigued. I'm looking for a small, quiet and cheap PC to replace my aging tower in my home office, and all it really needs to do is load Microsoft Office, check email and surf the web. Is there a particular nettop that's better (or a better value) than another? I know it's a rather new segment, but hopefully someone has taken a chance on one already. Thanks!"
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And since most prototypes are not funded by NASA, your precious tax dollars didn't get spent on this. Contractors build them with their own funds in hopes to convince NASA to buy it later and/or influence the RFP process.