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Article #1891Samsung, Panasonic, Lawn Ranger home robots?
From: Bill Park
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 07:24
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 07:24
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Can anyone tell me who to talk to in Panasonic and Samsung to find out the status of their domestic mobile robots? The Panasonic robot was demonstrated on --as I recall-- the Regis and Cathy morning TV talk show last year some time. It's a domestic floor cleaning robot that looks like a toaster on steroids. They said that Panasonic was not planning to sell it at that time. The Samsung "Scout-About" robot is an indoor domestic security patrol robot, priced about $1,000. It was shown in Fortune, July 15, 1991, page 110, and in Popular Machinics, October 1991, page 121. I've called both Panasonic and Samsung offices in the U.S., but they were unaware of these products. If these products are not being actively marketed, I'd like to know what factors led their developers to that decision. Also, what is the name, address, and/or phone number of the company that makes the Lawn Ranger robot lawnmower. It took first prize on the television show "Why Didn't I Think of That?" this weekend, but I tuned in too late to get any information about it. An article in Popular Science, August 1990, page 44 siad the vendor then was Technical Solutions, Inc., Box 284, Damascus, Maryland, 20872, but the phone company has no listing for that company in that city any more. Thanks for any leads. Bill Park ========= -- Grandpaw Bill's High Technology Consulting & Live Bait, Inc.
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Newsgroups: comp.robotics Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ukma!netsys!decwrl!netcomsv!netcom.com!park From: park@netcom.com (Bill Park) Subject: Samsung, Panasonic, Lawn Ranger home robots? Message-ID: <1993Jan28.072415.29098@netcom.com> Followup-To: comp.robotics Summary: Are they being sold or not? Keywords: Panasonic, Samsung, Scout-About, domestic mobile security robot, cleaning robot Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 07:24:15 GMT Lines: 32