General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

15

Total Parts

17

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Heavy cardboard and synthetic

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

54.5 cm

Width

49.5 cm

Height

13.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Housekeeping

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Purchased new, never used.

Canada

Taken from curatorial worksheet; reference #1: Roomba vacuum robots are offered on the Canadian market since about 2003. They are offered at main stores like Canadian Tire, The Bay, Home Depot. Canada is part of a world market for these vacuum robots- by 2014, more than 10 million had been sold. Canadians buy them for automatic floor vacuuming routine which helps them to cope with housework in their busy working and family lives of now days. Most user critics are favourable.

Function

Used for display and shipping purposes.

Technical

Taken from curatorial worksheet; reference #1: Represents the incarnation of a long-time dream: having housework done by robots, in this case, the vacuuming. The first robotic vacuum cleaner to hit the market was the Electrolux Trilobite in 2001. The second one was the Roomba, in 2002. The 770 model is in the middle range of the iRobot serie and is on the market since about 2011. It cleans in a 3-stage process and adjusts automatically to different floor surfaces. It is equipped with multiple sensors that evaluate the cleaning environment, its needs and configuration, more than 60 times per second. It can vacuum in tight spots, under and around furniture without getting blocked, can do persistent cleaning passes for a dirty spot It has dual HEPA air filters. It is programmable up to 7 times per week. With the Auto Virtual Wall barriers emitting an infrared beam, it knows the areas to clean and return automatically to the recharging station.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Print on front of box "IRobot R/ Roomba R/ Vacuum Cleaning Robot/ 770". Print on back of box "IRobot R/ Roomba R/ Vacuum Cleaning Robot/ Let the robots do the work. TM/ Laissez les robots faire le travail." Print below "THOROUGH CLEANING/ Gets rid of 98% of dirt, dust and/ other debris/ NETTOYAGE PARFAIT/ Elimine 98% des saletees, pousierres et/ autres debris.", "IADAPT R RESPONSIVE/ CLEANING TECHNOLOGY/ Monitors the cleaning environment more/ than 60 times per second and uses over/ 40 behaviors./ TECHNOLOGIE DE NETTOYAGE/ REACTIVE IDAPT/ Control l'environment do [spelling mistake in text] nettoyage/ de plus 60 fois par seconde et utilise/ plus de 40 programmes.", and "ADDED CONVENIENCE/ Cleans on a schedule that's convenient/ for you./ PLUS RAPIDE/ Nettoie en fonction de votre emploi/ du temps." Other print below describes how the vacuum functions, in both French and in English. One side of the box has images of all accessories included in the box. Above images reads "IRobot/ Roomba/ Vacuum Cleaning Robot/ 770/ FACTS & FIGURES/ CLEARANCE/ Height: 90 mm. (3.54 in)/ Width: 343 mm. (13.5 in)/ WEIGHT/ 3.8 kg. (8.38 lbs)". Print on other side describes the vacuum's features. Print on the bottom of the box "IRobot, Roomba, IAdapt, Virtual Wall and Home Base are registered trademarks of IRobot Corporation./ Lighthouse, Dirt Detect, AeroVac and "Let the robots do the work" are trademarks of IRobot Corporation./ C 2007-2012 IRobot Corporation, 8 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA 01730. All rights reserved.", "U.S. Pat. Nos. D566,961; 6,594,844; 6,690,134; 6,809,490; 6,883,201; 6,956,348; 7,155,308; 7,173,391;/ 7,196,487; 7,288,912; 7,332,890; 7,388,343; 7,389,156; 7,429,843; 7,430,455; 7,441,298; 7,448,113;/ 7,459,871; 7,567,052; 7,571,511; 7,579,803; 7,636,982; 7,663,333; 8,087,117/ Additional Patents Pending.".

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Heavy cardboard with glossy print and images. Interior of box is white. White synthetic handle.

Decoration

Image of the Roomba vacuum.