This article is about the floor washing robot. For the city, see Scooba, Mississippi.

Scooba is an automated robotic floor washer produced by iRobot. It was released in limited numbers in December 2005 for the holiday season at $399.99 and is in the midst of a full production rollout in early 2006. The company announced at its first quarter 2006 conference call that it would introduce a $299 version of the Scooba ^** in the second half of the year.

The Scooba uses a special non-bleach cleaning solution made by The Clorox Company that cleans the floors and prevents rust or skidding and has been nicknamed "Scooba juice," although a solution of white vinegar can also be used. The robot preps the floor by vacuuming loose debris, squirts clean solution, scrubs the floor, and then sucks up the dirty solution leaving a nearly dry floor behind, and is safe to use on sealed hardwood floors and most other hard household surfaces. Scooba avoids rugs and stairs, and can clean about 200 square feet on a single tankload of solution. The Scooba is the second major commercial product made by iRobot, which popularized vacuum robots with the blockbuster Roomba.

See also

• Roomba
• iRobot

External links

• Scooba homepage
• SemperAptus.com review and real-world test photos
• Engadget review
• Time gadget of the week
• iRobot Roomba and Scooba blog
• Scooba blog
• PC Magazine review
• USA Today review
• Scooba VIDEO

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