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The enterprising youngster you see above had a dream. A dream to become like his superhero, Spiderman, who isn’t real. Nobody really believed him or thought his ideas about how to achieve his goals were very good, but, as you can see from the photo, he’s got the last laugh. Hibiki Kono, using two cheap, 1,400 watt vacuum cleaners he bought at a grocery store to begin scaling walls of local buildings, and impressing all of his new friends. His mother’s not that into him doing it in the house — she’s afraid he’ll destroy the walls and ceiling — but as you can see from the video below, the sight is pretty impressive.

Continue reading Little Spiderman uses vacuum cleaners to climb buildings, win the hearts of the ladies

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Little Spiderman uses vacuum cleaners to climb buildings, win the hearts of the ladies originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s not like the automatic vacuum cleaner market could get much more crowded, but Evolution Robotics has put an interesting twist on things with its Swiffer-packin’ Mint. If you’ll recall, we saw this guy wiping up the downright disgusting floors of the Las Vegas Convention Center back in January, and now it looks as if production plans are moving along nicely. Equipped with a NorthStar positioning technology that enables it to never hit the same spot twice on the same run, this hardwood sweeper is now up for pre-order. Unfortunately, getting in line requires a non-refundable $20 deposit, but the outlay will be applied to the purchase price and will enable you to snag one of the first shipments this summer (which is significantly more awesome than waiting for it to hit retail shelves in Q4). Don’t worry — your Roomba won’t be too envious.

Mint automatic floor cleaner up for pre-order, shipping this summer originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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WiFi-controlled sentry robots have been our playthings for a few years now, but sure as Sunday morning, they don’t help us get much work done. Why would you, when you can discreetly spy on your house, kids and neighbors from the convenience of a web browser? That’s what we thought. But now, there’s a robot to assuade your guilty conscience: the G182, a complete VoIP webcam system built on top of a pseudo-Roomba. Sure, a Roomba-cam isn’t really anything new, but while you wait for the real deal to shake off its economic funk (if it ever does), this yellow disc is the next best thing. For the low, low price of $500, you can once again feel like you’re accomplishing something — vacuuming floors and yelling at the kids to do chores — while dodging the daily grind. Full specs and loads more pics at the source link.

Chinese manufacturer sticks IP webcam on robot vacuum, calls it a day originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Samsung NaviBot SR8845 / SR8855 vacuum cleaner hands-on

Samsung NaviBot SR8845 / SR8855 vacuum cleaner hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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