Mr. Roomba is dead!

[asterroc]

Long live Mr. Roomba!

His brushes have continued to not turn, other than for some 5 minutes after a thorough cleaning. So I called Roomba support this evening, and brushes not turning is covered under warranty - by a replacement of the unit. The new one will arrive within 3-10 business days, and we are to ship back the old one at our own expense ($6-8 via FedEx or UPS, so not too bad).

This makes me so sad, we're losing Mr. Roomba! I have to keep reminding myself that losing an old Mr. Roomba means gaining a new one... So sad! :'(

Comments

[dirkcjelli.livejournal.com]

I found this (appropriate) link (http://www.livescience.com/technology/071105-qrio-robot.html) right under your post.

I'd heard the founder of Irobot say similar things about the bomb disposal unit robots that they make-- soldiers wanted their existing unit repaired instead of a replacement.

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Yes, I have heard of that too, they give the robots medals :-)

So sorry to hear about Mr. Roomba! What will you call the new one?

[dirkcjelli.livejournal.com]

(I suggest Ms. Roomba, in true Pacman/ Ms. Pacman fashion.)

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

I was thinking Mr. Roomba Jr.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's the fact that Mr. Roomba interacts tactilely with its environment, including bumping up against my feet sometimes, that makes me anthropomorphise him so. All I know is I'll miss him, even more than when I've had computers replaced under warranty. Computers are tools, Mr. Roomba is my second pet. My car is somewhere in between.