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iRobot Corp, famed as the manufacturer of the "Roomba" autonomous floor-cleaner, has bought underwater robot maker Nekton Research - suppliers of droid submarines to the US military. “We believe that the underwater market is the next frontier for robots,” said Helen Greiner, iRobot co-founder. “This acquisition positions us …

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  1. TeeCee Gold badge
    Paris Hilton

    No shit, Sherlock!

    “We believe that the underwater market is the next frontier for robots,”

    What, you mean that market that ROVs (i.e. everything robotic bar the autonomy) already dominate?

    Since when did stating the bleedin' obvious become a business strategy?

    Paris, 'cos she worked this one out about 10 years ago.

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  2. Marvin the Martian
    Stop

    But... they're called pool-cleaners

    and they already exist since a while?

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