With all the hype about Star Wars and the movie series’ helpful and friendly robots RD-D2 and C3-P0, it’s easy to forget about real-life robot company, iRobot. That’s probably about to change. Among some of its inventions is the robotic vacuum cleaner Roomba, launched in 2003, which has become a major success (about 1.2 million of the cute cleaners have been sold in 25 countries since its introduction). And now iRobot has announced a household dream come true for some, Scooba, a robotic floor washer. In a brilliant marketing move the new "mops" won’t be available until the holiday season. No doubt a waiting list is already forming.
—Posted by Lisa van der Pool
