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Robot cleaners

Bye bai, I've got a robot

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AUTO-MAGIC : The robotic cleaner quietly does its job while Abha Datta catches up on reading. Auto pet-feeders (below) dispense food and medicine at the scheduled time

Every morning at 8 am, even as Abha Datta (50) chats with her husband over chai and newspapers, her new household help sets out to clean the drawing room and lobby of their Nizamuddin bungalow. She meticulously scours the floor till it sparkles, dives under the sofas and tables and does not spare a speck of dust on the ethnic carpet spread in the middle either. Datta does not need to even step outside her bedroom, let alone run behind this maid and coax her to "clean under this or behind that". Meet Red Hawk, a disc-shaped robot of 17. 5 cm radius. The homemaker bought the robotic cleaner home a month ago and is glad there is no more "chik, chik" with the regular maid she employs. "My maid takes so many offs and whenever we were expecting guests I would have to keep following her around the house to ensure she cleaned properly. I don't have to make any effort with the new device, " says Datta. Her maid has also become savvy with using Red Hawk.
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Reader's opinion (1)

Anu ThakurFeb 21st, 2012 at 16:27 PM

Def a must buy....

 
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