Not Rosie, but Roomba
The Jetsons, the most influential TV show of my youth, debuted 40 years
ago. We're still waiting for most of the technology that George et al
took for granted (damnit), but today I finally have a genuine robot
housekeeper. I'm pissed that it took so damn long.
The Roomba is a robot vacuum
cleaner that really works. No kidding. It's vacuuming an upstairs
bedroom right now, while I'm relaxing on the couch and writing this. It
picks up lots of dirt, isn't very noisy, and has an amazing algorithm
for vacuuming the whole room. The first time you use it, you just stand
and watch its fascinating pattern, navigation, and personality. (Yes,
it has a little personality to it.) I suppose you could argue about the
price, but how much did George pay for Rosie?
12:00:45 PM 
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