http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roomba $ N9 h4 M* V. e5 k; M& x 5 m% u9 }! q2 BRoomba is a robotic vacuum cleaner made and sold by iRobot. It is marketed as a Robotic Floorvac. The Roomba was first released in 2002 with updates and new models released in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. As of May 2006, over 2 million units have been sold, making it the most successful domestic robot so far.