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A domestic robot is a robot used for household chores. Thus far, there are only a few limited models, though science fiction writers and other speculators have suggested that they could become more common in the future. In 2006, Bill Gates wrote an article for Scientific American titled "A Robot in Every Home".

Many domestic robots are used for basic household chores, such as the trilobite and Roomba vacuum cleaner robot. Others are educational or entertainment robots, such as the HERO line of the 1980s or the AIBO. While most domestic robots are simplistic, some are connected to WiFi home networks or smart environments and are autonomous to a high degree. There were an estimated 3,540,000 service robots in use in 2006, compared with an estimated 950,000 industrial robots.

Domestic robots in production

Working or chore robots

Robotic mop:

Scooba (by iRobot)

Robotic vacuum cleaners:

eVac (by The Sharper Image/ Evolution Robotics)

CleanMate (by Infinuvo)

IClebo (by Yujin Robot)

Koolvac (by Koolatron)

Orazio (by Zuchetti)

Ottoro (by Hanool robotics)

P3 International 49xx Robotic Vacuums

picaBot

Roomba (by iRobot)

Robo Maxx

RoboMop or RoboMaid

RC3000 (by Krcher)

VSR8000 (by Siemens)

Trilobite (by Electrolux)

V-R4000 (by LG)

V-R5806KL (by LG) end of the 2008

V-R5901KL (by LG) end of the 2009

V-R5906KL (by LG) end of the 2009

V-R5907KL (by LG) end of the 2009

Hauzen VC-RE70V (by Samsung) Model 2008

Hauzen VC-RE72V (by Samsung) New model 2009

SR9630 (by Samsung)

FurotII (by Samsung)

Tango VC-RA84V (by Samsung) end of the 2009

Tango VC-RA84VC (by Samsung) end of the 2009

Tango VC-RA52V (by Samsung) end of the 2009

Tango VC-RA50V (by Samsung) end of the 2009

V-bot RV10 (by P3 International)

DC06 (by Dyson)

RV-88 (by SungTung, Taiwan)

Ironing clothes:

Dressman (by Siemens AG).

Driron (by Fagor).

Pets:

Litter-Robot for cats

Serving robot at the "Ubiquitous Dream" exhibition in Seoul, Korea on June 24, 2005

Home couriers

Main article: Robotic mapping

Home transport robots are a main element in the domestic robotic system, because they join specialized processes, moving objects at home (i.e. clothes from the bathroom to the washing machine or glasses from the table to the dishwasher):

STR (by Iberobotics). It includes Wi-Fi and USB connection to (domotics) network.

In 2006 Sharp said it has developed a humanoid robot that clears dishes from the table and puts them into a dishwasher. The robot (measuring 95x50x45cm) opens the door of the dishwasher, takes hold of teacups, rice bowls and plates, places them in the unit and closes the door

General helper robots

There are also general domestic helper robots, i.e. HRP-2.

Outdoors

Husqvarna automower in action.

Robotic lawnmowers

RoboMower (by Friendly Robotics)

The Husqvarna Automower

Ambrogio by Zucchetti

Automated pool cleaners are robots for cleaning swimming pools.

Entertainment

Toy robots include

Sony's Aibo, a robot pet dog also used by many universities in the RoboCup autonomous soccer competition

Robosapien, a small humanoid remote controlled robot

Furby, an electronic toy that was the must-have toy of 1998.

Spykee, a consumer spy robot.

Social robots

Robots whose main object is social interaction (partner robots) include:

Wakamaru, a humanoid robot designed to provide company for the elderly and less mobile people, made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, on sale from 2005

Paro, a robot baby seal intended to provide comfort to nursing home patients

PaPeRo, a robot designed by NEC to study robot-human interaction.

Sony's QRIO.

NUVO

PINO

EMIEW

Toyota Partner Robots, some of them mountable.

Domestic robots in popular culture

Many cartoons feature robot maids, notably Rosie the Robot from The Jetsons. Maid Robots are especially prominent in anime (in Japanese, they are called Meido Robo or Meido Roboto), and their Artificial Intelligence ranges from rudimentary to fully sentient and emotional, while their appearance ranges from obviously mechanical to human-like.

See also

Robotics portal

Adaptable robotics

Android

Autonomous robot

Comparison of domestic robots

Disability robot

Domotics

Floor plans and house navigation system

Future of robotics

Gerontotechnology

Home automation for the elderly and disabled

Humanoid robot

Intelligent system

Litter robot

Mobile robot

Personal robot

RoboSapien

Robot kit

Robotic arm

Robotic mapping

Robotics suite

References

^ http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=a-robot-in-every-home

^ http://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/2008/03/21/10_stats_you_should_know_about_robots.html

^ Robot moves dishes from table to dishwasher - we make money not art

External links

Babybot - University of Genova.

Robot Info (directory of robotics news, books, videos, magazines forums and products).

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