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iRobot have released two new domestic robots.   ConnectR is a home communications robot, allowing dad for example to control the robot from his office, driving it round and viewing and talking to those at home.  Looj is a skinny track driven mechanical ferret that scurries along your rain guttering cleaning them out. Check out the videos afer the jump...

Perhaps the ultimate in home automation - your own BeerBot to pour you a cold glass when you arrive home after a hard day!  "Here's a match made in heaven: beer and robots. For most of the world, it's a match we are left to simply dream of (you know, slave bots bringing you a cold one, instead of the usual "Get it yourself!") If you live in Japan however, you should know that Asahi is running a promotion where they'll be giving away 5,000 fully stocked refrigerator robots. What do these lovely creatures do...