Dorky homeowner

[likethebeer]

I was reading an article on Salon (I've renewed for a year, but hope to continue to scope out things) entitled, "Love and Sex with Robots". The author wrote, "We've let machines trespass into nearly every corner of our lives, Levy points out. Robots are making our cars and our computer chips, they're fighting our wars, they're cleaning our floors and our rain gutters and our pools."

I thought, "Wait! Cleaning our gutters? I gotta see this" (there was a link at "rain gutters"). I was taken to the iRobot Corporation (which is kind of creepy if you've read some of those stories--or, shit, seen the movie). And they've got something called the Looj that cleans your gutters. I'm got to this website and saw there was a movie available and I had to watch it. And I was watching and laughing saying, "oooooh. That's so cool." Their basic model is $100. I should check this thing out some more.

Comments

[brianlee.livejournal.com]

My little brother has the sweeper and floor washer and absolutely loves them.
He just mentioned over TG that he is going to buy the gutter cleaning one for xmas.

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

I do feel all "home-ownery" when I'm cleaning the gutters, particularly if there's nasty, cold, stuff I have to remove; but I do have to move that damned ladder around a lot, and there are some spaces I can't get to at all. A little gutter cleaning robot is certainly tempting.

[shannongeek.livejournal.com]

I have to say that I'm okay with robots cleaning, mowing, and doing the tedious work so I can spend my time on things I find more fun. yay technology!

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Oh, mowing I could totally go for--we've got this freaky yard that's uneven. It's good for working out, but can be sweaty on an already hot day.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Yeah, what's the downside? Somehow I can't picture the gutter washer joining the robot rebellion and holding me hostage in my basement.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Now if one of these got out of control, things would be different...

http://community.livejournal.com/pishpot/144975.html

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

The size of those things creeps me out.

[binro33.livejournal.com]

That is sooo cool.

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

I find it cute and humorous that I'm so fascinated by it.

[drunk-bohemian.livejournal.com]

"Sex with Robots"??

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Exactly what it sounds like.

Actually, the person quoted says that you can think of robots like domesticated animals: that we have a relationship with these animals even though they are not human at all. But we talk to them, and they become like a member of the family. So the guy's saying, if you had a really intelligent robot that was programmed to work in a sexual way.... He sees it as inevitable.