Monday, April 8, 2013

Assignment #3 by Tina Jensen



The pool-cleaner from iRobot is a robot that cleans your pool. This robot cleans the floor, walls and stairs and also works as a filtering system. The sturdy, abrasion-resistant PVA roller brushes help the robot lift and remove dirt, hair, algae and bacteria in the pool. The robot also comes with filter bags where the elements like leaves, hair, sand and dirt goes into when the robot is cleaning.

This robot makes it easy to clean the pool; the user just puts it in the water and connects the floating power cord, and then the robot does all the work. The robot also have a reverse sensor, so that when the robot meets an obstacle it can reverse and continue cleaning.

The pool-cleaning robot is developed and produced by iRobot. The company both “designs and builds robots that make a difference.” They perform cutting-edge research to meet the needs of their sponsors. The name of the pool-cleaning robot is “iRobot Verro ® Pool Cleaning Robot”

The pool-cleaning robot can take over the jobs of the “pool men”. Their job is to clean and maintain pools. The people who work with this is a tradesperson who cleans pools and some also do service on the pools filtering system, pumps and motors. The cleaning part of the job is a deskilled occupation, and the pool-cleaning robot has the advantage that it can do it quick and with no disturbance at all. The robot takes care of the water, cleans the walls and floor, and also it is going to save the owner money because of the lower energy costs.  

The robotic technology may provide more efficient work than a human laborer and also with the new cleaning technology and brushes, it removes dirt in the pool that is hidden from the human eyes.  

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