Mom's new robotic maid

My mom bought a new vacuum cleaner for Christmas as an early present to herself. Only this vacuum is a robot that cleans the floors without the human touch. It's called Roomba Robotic Floor Vacuum. The vacuum cleans all the floors throughout the house. Then it goes back to the docking station and turns itself off. It's like having a maid cleaning your house. Amazing!

When my mother first got it, all she did was plugged it in and off it went. Then it cleaned up all Apollo's (her cat) hair and litter. She said it worked great under her furniture where it's hard for her to reach. There was only one problem she had, she didn't know where to put the docking station. The vacuum kept running all over the house and never shut off by itself so she had to unplugged it. My mom loves it and thought it did a fantastic job cleaning all her floors.

Here's an article from Time.com: The first time you meet a robot can be pretty disappointing. Hollywood has taught us what to expect: a trusty sidekick like R2-D2, a gleaming robo-maid like The Jetsons' Rosey or a cyberassassin like the Terminator. The reality is very different: most robots are either mindless factory drones or blue-sky academic projects that cost a fortune, break down a lot and don't do very much. Most of them don't even have death rays. Read more here: