Encoutering a Rug?

Hmm, quick though: What happens when a Scooba encouters a rug? Will it be ’smart’ enough to stay off it? Or can it vacuum the rug?

Maybe an iRobot employee can email me with the answer

Posted in Scooba News July 6th, 2005 by Scooba Guy |

2 Comments

“Scooba can maneuver under most furniture, and is designed to avoid carpets and stairways.”

From the Yahoo News article mentioned elsewhere in this blog…

Comment by Matt — August 6, 2005 @ 6:43 pm
I have a Scooba and it does not avoid the carpet. My carpet is divided from the kitchen linoleum by a thin metal strip. There is no height differential. The carpet is beige and the linoleum is white. The Scooba just zips right over the threshold. Until I get another virtual wall (it needs more virtual walls to come with it standard!), I just put an object there or stand there and let it bounce off my feet.

Comment by Sarah — December 23, 2005 @ 11:45 am