Roomba

also referred to as: roomba vacuum cleaner

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Dave Turetsky · said 10 times in 5 episodes since 2019 · across every show →

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brought up most by Dave Turetsky (3), Steven Sinofsky (2), Kate Darling (2), Qasar Younis (1)

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Jan 2, 2019
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Dave Turetsky: Roomba Succeeded by Solving a Task Robots Can Do Imperfectly
“The most popular robot ever in the history of robotics is the room of vacuum cleaner, because they found this one task that a robot can do poorly and still make you happy.”
Dave Turetsky Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:45 a16z Podcast | The IQ and EQ of Robots
Feb 26, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Consumers name Roombas and insist on repairing the exact same unit
“People will do it even with very, very simple robots, just like the Roomba vacuum cleaner. You know, it's not a very compelling anthropomorphic robot, and yet people will name them and feel bad for them when they get It's stuck and insist on getting the same o…”
Kate Darling Feb 26, 2019 ▶ 1:40 a16z Podcast | To All the Robots I've Loved Before
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