The Japanese company, Figura Inc has developed a prototype of a robotic vacuum cleaner which listens to the commands of the one that operates it.
It’ll be as obedient as your puppy, it’ll start vacuuming only when you ask it to do so. And when you ask it to stop, it’ll stop immediately. Using voice commands to control the Figura robot should be much easier than controlling the iRobot Roomba. The Figura’s robotic vacuum comes with a powerful vacuum that can navigate autonomously to clean rooms and avoid obstacles.
It also has an optional floor waxing unit, so you can use it to wax your floors of the entire house when you feel it’s time to do so. It is capable of charging itself automatically, equipped with a wireless computer control system. And the most important is it listens and responds to your verbal commands, such as “clean up” or “get out of the way”. The Figura vacuum robot is scheduled to be available in April of 2009, but the price is still unknown.
via [botjunkie]
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