Robot Living

Just unveiled AT CES in Las Vegas is the robot shown here called Mint made by Evolution Robotics.

Using cleaning pads like those found on a Swiffer, Mint cleans your floors for you.  Mint is guided by something called the NorthStar beacon.

The NorthStar detector uses triangulation to measure position and heading in relation to IR light spots that can be projected onto the ceiling (or other visible surface). Because each IR light spot has a unique signature, the detector can instantly and unambiguously localize. Because the NorthStar detector directly measures position and heading, a localization result is intrinsically robust.

Unlike the XV-II vaccum by Neato Robotics that uses lasers or the Roomba by iRobot that seems to lack smart navigational skills, the Mint cleaner uses infrared light to help navigate and clean in a smart pattern.

See the full press release here.

Click through for a video of this square robot in action.

Link via (CNET)

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