the corioblog » Roomba http://www.coriolinus.net read, and be entertained Sat, 09 Jul 2011 19:53:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Robot Cleaners http://www.coriolinus.net/2010/01/27/robot-cleaners/ http://www.coriolinus.net/2010/01/27/robot-cleaners/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:59:54 +0000 coriolinus http://www.coriolinus.net/?p=2963 At my last apartment I had a cleaning lady come by every week. It wasn’t very expensive (an Alabama advantage: cheap labor!), and it kept the place looking and smelling nice. Unfortunately, that’s just not an option here. I prefer living in a clean place, but I don’t actually sweep and mop myself nearly as often as I think I should.

It was my birthday recently, I’ve got some money to spare, and a Roomba 570 costs less than six months’ human labor. Is it worth buying a robot to take care of this for me?

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If yes (noting that my apartment is entirely floored in linoleum):

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