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Samsung Tango Robotic Floor Vacuum

The team over at Engadget joke about the Samsung Tango being able to clean bedding alongside flooring, but as a two pet household, we'd love an automated helper that would keep both our floors and our...

iRobot Hooks from Romp

The moment we saw these little hooks, we knew we had to share with folks who probably understand our love of whimsically geeky home decor. These robot hooks would make the perfect addition to any e...

Final Frame Before the Roomba...

...there was the RCA Whirlpool Miracle Kitchen, complete with Roomba-like robotic floor cleaning. Watch a video of it in action below....

Hot or Not? Dish Washing Robots

It's Saturday morning. Dishes from Friday night are still in the sink. Wouldn't it be cool have a robot do all that dish washing work for you? But wait - now you have a bunch of robotic arms in your k...

Splitterbot: The Adorable Way to Share Tunes

You've always got your iPod with you to keep from being bored for a trip to the gym or a ride on the subway. But when you're running/riding with a friend and you want to share the music love, be read...

Samsung's New Robotic Vacuum Cleaner

If you've ever wanted an upgrade from your trusty old Roomba, then the Furot from Samsung might be it. It's a given that vacuum cleaning isn't something that everyone likes to do. Also, homes get mess...

Geco: Solar Powered Robot Cleans Windows

If there's one thing that frustrates us it's cleaning windows. Don't get us wrong, the glass on the inside is easy to clean, but a lot of us live in condos or apartments, making it impossible to clean...

Table Robot: Furniture and Waiter In One

A little bit cool, a little bit creepy, but all whole lot of crazy...the Laksmi-Do Corp robotic table design is something that we can only imagine the Japanese coming up with. Watch it in action abo...

The Robotic Table: Changes Height By Itself!

So this is the situation. There you are, at your coffee table, typing away. You're working on something and have decided to use the living room, instead of your office, because your living room is way...

Kitchen Cleanup: Mini Robo Vacuum

Now for something completely different. We saw this Mini Robo Vacuum at Fred Flare and couldn't resist. This little droid is a mini-vacuum for your tabletop and kitchen counters, zooming around to pic...

A Robot Lamp We Would Never Hide

If you're not of the "anti-commercializing-the-hipster-movement" movement, you should keep Urban Outfitters' online 'APARTMENT' site bookmarked for great home tech decor. We've already featured flexib...

Tomy Dustbot: The Roomba of 1985

Roomba is a saving grace for anybody with a hairy pet or a penchant for potting plants (it also makes a pretty great PacMan mod, too). But back in 1985, the adorable Tomy Dustbot out-Roombaed Roomba w...

Tokibot Robot Clock for the Sci-Fi Geek

We're all geeks here. No need to be bashful. But what a lot of people don't seem to get is that there are many different classifications of the geek hierarchy and not all geeks are created equal. You'...

The Leopard Robotic Chair: Can You Do This Aeron?

I am lucky enough to sit in an Aeron chair all day at the office. I love it. It is by far the most comfortable chair I have ever used, I wish I had one at home. As comfortable as this chair is though,...

Dream CAPTCHA: If Native Americans Worried About Spam

We love, love, love it when we can integrate techie inside jokes into home decor—this is Unplggd, after all. The Atmostheory Command Posters now have a permanent home in our office because we ju...