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Where's my robot lawn mower?
Roomba maker now has an answer
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This Wednesday, Jan. 16, photo shows an iRobot Terra lawn mower with remote controller in Bedford, Mass. Cutting lawns seemed a logical next step for an inventor of home robots trying to upend routine domestic chores. But navigating around a typical American yard without destroying its flowerbeds was harder than it seemed. - photo by Associated Press
BEDFORD, Mass. — Robot vacuums have now been around long enough that you might watch one bump around a living room and think, why isn't there a robot that could mow my lawn? Turns out, it's not for lack of trying.
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