Topic 7.2

A Roobma can aid elderly and/or disabled people greatly. A Roomba is a vaccuum cleaner-robot that scoures the floors in search of carpet food and grime (ON NOM NOM). Arguably one of the worst home jobs has now been completely automated, with the use of a small circular robot. The Roomba makes it's way along floors sucking up dust, dirt and anything else, and when it's battery is getting flat it makes its way back to it's docking station to recharge. The only thing people need to do it to empty the Roomba once it is full of dust and dirt, however this shouldn't be too often as when we do a vaccuum it's the whole house, once a fortnight or so, and we fill the bag. The roomba isn't designed for that.

The roomba comes with "stoppers" that tell the roomba the furthest they can go. It's like an invisible wall that the Roomba cannot get past.

The roobma would be great for elderly people with limited capabilities or arthritis, or for disabled persons, such as wheelchair bounds persons. The roobma cleans for these people so that they do not have to ask for help, and do not have to be embarrassed at the state of their living quaters when they get visitors.