Hi- My name is Chrissy Moffatt and I want to see Robots that clean on the show.

Bye

-- Chrissy Moffatt (umscm2001@yahoo.com), March 15, 2001

Answers

A good idea, Chrissy, but I would prefer to see robots cleaning my house rather than on the show.

It might be too hard a challenge for 10 hours, though. Lots of engineers and scientists have been working on house-cleaning robots for years with only some modest success. To learn more you could visit http://www.servusrobots.com/ or read about Frances Gabe, a woman who invented a self-cleaning house at http://www.inventors.about.com/science/inventors/library/inventors/blgabe.htm .

-- Rick Tyler (rick@raf.com), March 15, 2001.

SOrry to be the smart alec, but I have two cleaning robots. . . MY KIDS!!! ;-) Just kidding, no nasty e-mails, please!

-- Joey Falgout (Broadcast Junkies) (joeyinalexandria@hotmail.com), March 15, 2001.

Thanks Chrissy...my wife has made me convert my Battlebot into a house cleaning robot. I had to take the big blade off and put a feather duster in it's place.

-- Dan Denney (Rustrenegades@hotmail.com), March 16, 2001.

Chrissy

When I was married I was the robot that cleaned. My X would leave me a list of duties each Saturday morning.

If you are married and your hubby isn't programmed, I suggest you get on it.

(by the way, great idea, but think it would be a bit difficult for a challenge to make in ten hours from normal junkyard junk).

-- Richard James Retey (theswampie@cs.com), March 18, 2001.

Perhaps robots that clean is a bit difficult... but how about "street sweepers". This could showcase the scientific principles of vacume. A race to clean a dirty parking lot.

cheers,

-- Max (Maxel@inwindsor.com), March 18, 2001.

How about another variation of that,like a robot that finds and scoops up all the dog piles in the yard (before my shoe does).

-- Matthew Kenney (abbynrml@tcsn.net), March 18, 2001.

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A ROBOT THAT CLEANED IT WOULD BE SO COOL!! ACTUALLY IT WOULD BE GREAT. BUT WHEN THEY DO HAVE ONE AVAILABLE IT YOU WILL HAVE TO BE A MILLIONARE TO HAVE ONE!! ACTUALLY THEY HAVE ONE THAT SPEAKS & UNDERSTANDS JAPENESE SO I GUESS YOUR SCREWED IF YOU AREN'T JAPENESE LOL! BUT WE CAN KEEP LIVING IN OUR DREAM WORLD AND ALWAYS HOPE THEY WILL BE CHEAP LIKE TV'S IN THE FAR FUTURE LMAO.

-- Tracy Hitt (hittmanswife1@aol.com), February 03, 2003.