家用機器人Roomba進化史

????2007年，Looj和Verro推出

????清潔機器人的下一項艱巨任務是清掃房屋的排水溝和游泳池，Looj和Verro應運而生。Looj和傳統的iRobot機器人不大一樣，它并不是全自動型，而是需要用戶使用遙控器遠程操作。

????同年，iRobot還推出了可編程機器人Create。這是一款面向機器人愛好者的產品，用戶可以自行定制自己的機器人。Create提供了一套平臺，精通Roomba技術的高手可以嘗試各種組合，把它打造成一臺呼吸記錄器或是一款樂器。

????2007: The Looj and Verro robots introduced

????The continuing quest to robotize dreaded chores sees the introduction of gutter and pool cleaning versions of the Roomba, the Looj and Verro models. Unlike other iRobot products, the Looj does not operate autonomously but rather is user-operated by remote control.

????In the same year, the iRobot Create is introduced for use by hobbyist roboticists. While explicitly intended for the development of robotics, the Create offered a platform on which Roomba hackers could experiment with everything from spirographs to musical instruments.