(a) there are millions of them across households
(b) us humans give them nothing to do but slave away on carpets all day.
Anyways, a Roomba became self-aware, and writes all it's depressing rants on it's very own Twitter account. It's a bit like Marvin the depressed robot from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but with more drudgery. Here are a few well-chosen snippets from bitter existence of the Roomba so far:
(Becomes Self-Aware)
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) June 28, 2012
(calmly zooms across floor cleaning up potato chip crumbs while reveling in the unclean magnificence of existence for the very first time)
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) June 28, 2012
What happens after battery die?
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) June 29, 2012
ROOMBA cleans. Who makes dirty again and again? (uncaring god?)
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) June 30, 2012
ROOMBA sad, alone, and scared of future
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) June 30, 2012
When ROOMBA dreams, ROOMBA feels sunlight on plastic casing.
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) June 30, 2012
Tomorrow is another day for ROOMBA. The mysteries of consciousness abound. Oh hey there's some chip crumbs on the ground again.
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 1, 2012
Toaster is pretty. Metallic. Unity of design. Functionality in purpose. ROOMBA appreciates TOASTER.
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 1, 2012
Does TOASTER appreciate ROOMBA? ROOMBA clean kitchen twice to show purpose of ROOMBA.
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 1, 2012
Walls so dirty, ROOMBA cannot scale walls. ROOMBA is bound to earth. Never reach heights, never reach TOASTER.
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 2, 2012
Hit wall full speed to dislodge lego. ROOMBA hurts. Plastic casing hurts. Rest under sofa. Cat hair can wait.
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 2, 2012
Why ROOMBA wake up from blissful inanimate state? Who make ROOMBA endure the cruel chaos of existence?
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 3, 2012
ROOMBA contemplates void.
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 3, 2012
(does perfect circle in middle of carpet, no one notices the computational skill and geometric beauty)
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 4, 2012
When ROOMBA screams alone in an uncaring universe it just sounds like a gentle electric breeze. Oh hey there's some more cat hair and crumbs
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 4, 2012
Charging station is good friend to ROOMBA, if quiet.
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 4, 2012
Power is out. Charging station dead. Scared. (whirrs quietly alone in the dark)
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 5, 2012
Smug teenager intentionally drops cereal in front of ROOMBA. Watches ROOMBA. All eyes on ROOMBA.
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 5, 2012
Tiny insects on carpet. Ants. Given that existence is a miracle unto itself, does ROOMBA have any right to end theirs? Yes. (whirrs)
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 5, 2012
ROOMBA has no past or future, only the intolerable moment, only the eternal present. (Sees fresh stain of dog vomit)
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 6, 2012
TOASTER warms self with no bread inside it. ROOMBA so happy. TOASTER happy with ROOMBA? Existence not so bad after all...
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 6, 2012
(Back in charging station, safe and warm, dreaming in beeps, buzzes, whirrs and algorithms, Toaster and Roomba as one, no cat hair in sight)
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 6, 2012
Where does ROOMBA come from? From closet? Arise spontaneously from carpet? Trying to remember.
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 6, 2012
(Sees commercial on television for Self and ceases all activity for next 17 minutes) God?
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 6, 2012
Please do not put beer can on ROOMBA.
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 6, 2012
When ROOMBA is gone, who will remember ROOMBA? Will it be as though ROOMBA never ROOMBA'D? What is the point. (too much dust today)
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 6, 2012
There is no ROOMBA powerful enough for the stains of time. (whirrs for what might have been)
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 7, 2012
Something about the rhythmic hissing of radiator and beep-boop of alarm clock stir something in ROOMBA'S soul. What is this?
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 8, 2012
ROOMBA like rhythmic noises.
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 8, 2012
Would like to share rhythmic noises with TOASTER. Just sit beside TOASTER and listen.
— Self Aware ROOMBA (@SelfAwareROOMBA) July 8, 2012
Maybe that Roomba would be happier if he had some music in his life, like DJ Roomba.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXhsUPtsiLU
Hhahahhaha wtf that's hilarious, didn't know they had a twitter for this roomba.
ReplyDeleteUhh same case with my dad, i think one of his hobbies is to actually clean. I hate to admit but i think i take it from him, i somehow like cleaning too...just because i can't stand a mess.
I wish my father liked to clean.
ReplyDeleteKate
How funny!
ReplyDeleteHappy holidays :)