RETRO FIND: Decades before Roomba, this robot promised to revolutionize household chores
In 1983, RB the robot was created to eliminate your chores맥스카지노if you could afford it.
In 1983, RB the robot was created to eliminate your chores맥스카지노if you could afford it.
In 1983, RB the robot was created to eliminate your chores맥스카지노if you could afford it.
Nearly two decades before the Roomba, a domestic robot named RB debuted in 1983.
Designed to assist with household tasks, RB could vacuum, answer the phone and even grab drinks from the fridge. Despite debuting at a discount store, the robot맥스카지노s $2,400 price tag맥스카지노about $7,706 today맥스카지노was far from budget-friendly.
Shoppers had mixed reactions. Some praised it as "a sign of the future," while others were less impressed. One man even described the robot as "a tipped-over wastebasket."
Watch the video to see how RB measured up to modern home automation!
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