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Next month marks the 22nd anniversary of the Roomba , which has sold more than 50 million Roombas .

David Frum : Home robots’ unfulfilled potential isn’t because of a lack of consumer demand or lack of effort from manufacturers.

The more complex the machine, the more expensive it gets and the more potential points of failure emerge.

Before the fully functioning Roseys of the world arrive , simpler machines will have to pave the way.

Hello Robot is an arm attached to a pole attached to an Roomba -like base.

Amazon ’s Astro has been dead in the water, effectively kneecapped.

Apple is said to be working on an iPad -like tablet mounted to an arm.

Home robots are coming, but when they arrive, they'll still have a long way to go.

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