Domestic robot
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A domestic robot is a robot used for household chores. Thus far, there are only a few limited models; science fiction authors have suggested that they could become more common in the future.
There are different types and classes:
- Low level: a basic home robot is any robot that can be used at home, including the entertainment robots, like Aibo.
- Care robot: disabled robot.
- Chore robot : used for household chores.
- The highest level robot is the domobot: used for household chores, autonomous and connected to a domotic network, such as an KNX/EIB network with wireless connection (bluetooth, WiFi).
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Domestic robots in production
- Robotic mop: Scooba (by iRobot)
- Robotic vacuum cleaners:
- Roomba (by iRobot)
- Robo Maxx
- The Electrolux Trilobite
- Robotic lawnmowers
- RoboMower (by Friendly Robotics) mows lawns.
- The Electrolux Automower
- Dressman (by Siemens AG) irons clothes.
- There are also robots for cleaning swimming pools.
Toy robots include
- Sony's Aibo, a robot pet dog also used by many universities in the RoboCup autonomous soccer competition
- Robosapien, a small humanoid remote controlled robot
Robots whose main object is social interaction include
- Wakamaru, a humanoid robot designed to provide company for the elderly and less mobile people, made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, on sale from 2005
- Paro, a robot baby seal intended to provide comfort to nursing home patients
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