雨槽机器人

    如果有机器人可以帮你上屋顶上清理雨槽，何苦还要自己动手呢？总部位于美国马萨诸塞州贝德福德的iRobot公司最近推出了一款Looj 330雨槽清理机器人，售价100美元。它拥有一对坦克式的履带，以及一支用来清除槽内垃圾的螺旋钻。这台设备附带遥控器，可以让人们不必亲自动手便可清理屋顶。它在操作上并非全自动——仍然需要用户爬上梯子把它放到雨槽里。

Rain gutter robot

    Why clean your rain gutters when you can put a robot on the roof to do the job for you? iRobot, based in Bedford, Mass., recently came out with the Looj 330 Gutter Cleaning Robot priced at $100. It has caterpillar tracks akin to a tank and a spinning auger that tosses out gutter debris. The device comes with a remote control that lets you clean the roof hands free. It's not completely autonomous: You still need to get on a ladder to place the device in the gutter.