![A dark blue metallic, round, disk-shaped robotic vacuum cleaner, with a pale blue section at the top, which appears to be detatchable, and contains a large, circular, silver button. In the center of the vaccum is a semi-circular, silver panel which contains four, round, white control bottons. The buttons are each labeled with grey text: [power / spot / clean / max]; on either side of the four buttons are two small lights which are labeled in black: [status] and [dirt detect]. Above the silver panel a name is printed in white; [Roomba SCHEDULER], with the second 'o' in Roomba in the dark blue metallic of the vaccum, and the word [SCHEDULER] in white capitals. Below the silver panel the word [iRobot] is printed in white, with the [i] in lower case. A series of five grooves are found on the front side of the vacuum. On the left of the vacuum cleaner is a white, rectangular remote control with five, silver, circular operating buttons, and a small rectangular screen. One small circle at the top left, above the screen, contains the power symbol, below the screen are three small buttons in a row labeled [SPOT / CLEAN / MAX] in dark blue capitals, with a rectangle around the first two buttons from the left which is labeled [DOCK]. Below this is a large circular silver button with three circular indents and three blue arrows around it pointing left, central and right. At the bottom [iRobot SCHEDULER] is printed in silver, with the word [SCHEDULER] in capitals and the [i] in lower case.]( https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/92673_ea60e19b3a7f418c_b.jpg
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Object ID #18704235
This is a Robotic vacuum cleaner. It was designed by iRobot Corp..
This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from iRobot Corp. as part of the The Virtue in Vice and Design Life Now: National Design Triennial 2006 exhibitions.
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled A ROOMBA sees the world in math.
- iPod Nano Digital Media Player
- polished anodized aluminum, arsenic-free glass, molded polycarbonate resin.
- Gift of Apple.
- 2010-34-2
- Dustpan And Broom, from Squeaky Clean series
- acrylic, nickel, natural fibers.
- Courtesy of Daniel Emma.
- s-e-1745-a,b
- DC07 Vacuum Cleaner
- molded abs plastic, polycarbonate, rubber, metal, electronic components.
- Gift of Paul W. Thompson.
- 2009-35-1-a/e
Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.
- Vacuum Cleaner, Neato Robotics Automatic Vacuum Cleaner
- plastic, electrical components.
- Courtesy of the designers.
- 10.2013.1
Cite this object as
Object ID #18704235; Designed by iRobot Corp. (United States); USA; molded plastic, metal, electronic components; 2008-30-1-a/k
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions The Virtue in Vice and Design Life Now: National Design Triennial 2006.
