Mastodawn

Cleaning robots with mechanical arms are all the rage at CES this year. Didn’t anyone watch Love, Death and Robots season 2, episode 1, ‘Automated Customer Service’?
“If your home-cleaning unit is attempting to murder you, please press 3”
https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/more-than-one-company-brought-a-robot-vacuum-with-a-mechanical-arm-to-ces-2025-014056459.html
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More than one company brought a robot vacuum with a mechanical arm to CES 2025

Roborock isn’t the only company that brought a robot vacuum with a mechanical arm to CES 2025.

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Quokka (on the move...)Jan 8, 2025

@andrewscott i already find it hard to not sit and stare at the decisions and movements my robovac makes. Having a Canada Arm on it would have me putting all sorts of tests in its way. And I'd watch it all day and get no work done.
What next? A Turbo mode for when it sees a potential jump ramp?