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Roomba inventor builds robots designed to bond with you

Popkin
May 12, 2026
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The inventor behind the world-famous Roomba is now working on something far more personal and strange: robots designed to emotionally connect with their owners. You can watch it in action here. Colin Angle, who helped turn the Roomba into one of the most recognizable household robots ever made, believes the next generation of home robotics won’t just cl…

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