robot uprising

I had my pet Roomba, Dobby, vacuum the living room. He did a self-confessed terrible job.

My pet Roomba, Dobby, got fouled up. I got an interesting message (which I failed to screenshot) Dobby stuck near cliff.

My pet Roomba, Dobby, got himself stuck under the corner of an upholstered sofa. Again.

My pet Roomba, Dobby, got a thread wrapped around his constantly rotating whisk brush. Soon after that, a carpet loop got wrapped in there, too.

My pet Roomba, Dobby, got himself good and stuck under an overstuffed easy chair.

I’m a bit offended that iRobot doesn’t make an effort to get my Roomba’s gender correct.

I got my pet Roomba, Dobby, almost a year ago!

Dobby’s maker, iRobot, was considerate enough to remind me to treat him to new parts!

My roomba, Dobby, got stuck again.

Last Friday, my roomba, Dobby, got stuck with no real obstacles in sight.

Adriana Porter Felt is a Director of Engineering at Google. She knows what she’s talking about.