[Noisebridge-discuss] mop has fall; cleaning robots works?

[Mike Rotondo]

These people agree with you, and are doing something about it!

http://singularityhub.com/2010/02/09/suck-it-up-neato-is-ready-to-kick-robot-vacuum-butt/

On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Christie Dudley <longobord at gmail.com>wrote:

> Actually, it used to be called "Smart and Final" but is now called "Cash
> and Carry".  I'd pick something up there on my way in, but a mop is kind of
> hard to carry on a motorcycle.
>
> A huge disadvantage of the Roombas is how poor their coverage algorithm is.
>  While it's not really a bad idea to go over and over things to get it all
> (but horrendously energy inefficient), it's terribly inconvenient when it
> has to run for hours and hours to cover the place, and with as many nooks
> and crannies as we have will still likely miss huge swaths or get stuck
> somewhere.  Those are designed for working people who are fine with it
> running all day while they're at work.
>
> *mutters something about building a better mousetrap*
>
> Christie
> _______
> "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The
> latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to
> hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence."
> -- Albert Einstein
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Andy Isaacson <adi at hexapodia.org> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 01:27:38PM -0700, Frantisek Apfelbeck wrote:
>> > The mop has fall in the battle! We need a new one, probably just the
>> > handle, we have the "mopping part" of the big one.
>>
>> There's a dollar store on 16th St, between Mission and Wiese, that has
>> mops in the back for very cheap.  They are generally not very strong
>> though.
>>
>> There is a cleaning-supply store on Valencia around 21st that has very
>> good mops but they're expensive -- I don't know how expensive.
>>
>> I'm in favor of reimbursing anyone who buys a new mop for noisebridge.
>>
>> > We need some dish washing soap too.
>>
>> The best deal for cleaning supplies is at the big store at Division and
>> South Van Ness -- it used to be called "Cash and Carry", but I think a
>> different store moved in.
>>
>> > What is the story with the Roomba
>> > Vacuuming Robot 2.1's, why they do not run around cleaning the spot?
>>
>> They can't clean under things and generally take a lot of effort to use.
>>
>> -andy
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