Man, oh man! Our new Roomba Discovery Robot Vacuum just arrived. Yah, I'm that excited about a robot that can vacuum. The Discovery might just be the robot hobbyist's robotic platform of choice (more ...

With the top-of-the line $249 Roomba Discovery, iRobot redesigns its robot vacuum to be easier to use, smarter, more effective at picking up dirt, and able to clean for far longer periods of time.

But beyond the novelty factor, the first Roomba model wasn't an immediate success for the company. After heading back to the drawing board, iRobot released a vastly improved model in 2004 called the ...

Measuring just 3.5 inches high and 13 inches in diameter, the Roomba Discovery is compact enough to venture under low-lying tables, chairs and appliances. The Discovery model has sensors that detect ...

We’re going to give this New York Times’ Circuits section review of the new Roomba Discovery a passing grade, if only because author William Grimes (oh ho ho) talks about torturing robots. It’s good ...

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Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. The Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner has a new mission: ...

The latest Roomba takes a while to get the job done, but it boasts a slew of new features and improvements. Unfortunately, its coolest feature, the ability to clean from room to room and then return ...

This is just good, clean fun. Well, maybe not clean since this souped-up racing Roomba appears to move too fast to actually clean anything anymore. But did they ever really clean very well in the ...

Oh hey, new Roomba! The Roomba Discovery is being pre-sold “exclusively [to] current Roomba owners” at the moment, but includes some much-needed improvements, like a self-charging Home Base which the ...