Robotics
CES 2011: Scooba Slims Down
The original Scooba floor cleaning robot never caught on, but a trimmer version is on the way.
07 Jan 2011
That left an opening for other approaches to floor cleaning robots, like the Mint from Evolution Robotics.
But Scooba is back. The Scooba 230 announced at the 2011 CES in Las Vegas is smaller, cheaper at $300, and its tiny tanks are easier to fill and empty. At 16 cm in diameter and 9 cm high, the company says, it can get into small spaces and around furniture, but it can still scrub 14 square meters in a session.
Tekla S. Perry is a senior editor at IEEE Spectrum. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., she's been covering the people, companies, and technology that make Silicon Valley a special place for more than 40 years. An IEEE member, she holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Michigan State University.