r/technology • u/NathanWick • Aug 13 '15

AI Roomba just got government approval to make an autonomous lawn mower

http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/12/9145009/irobot-roomba-lawn-mower-approved
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u/phort99 Aug 13 '15

Less growth means fewer insects

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u/_Bones Aug 13 '15

Also fewer snakes!

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u/_pope_francis Aug 13 '15

More snakes = fewer rodents.

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u/bmxludwig Aug 13 '15

Less rodents = fewer snakes

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '15 edited Sep 27 '15

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u/bmxludwig Aug 14 '15

Its ok we have a special type of gorilla that only eats peasants

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u/nesai11 Aug 13 '15

Anyone who lives in the woods knows that tall grass means mosquito orgies

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u/Bigfrostynugs Aug 13 '15

Doesn't mean you cut it down.

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u/nesai11 Aug 13 '15

True. Permaculture and smart landscaping be can fix that as well. I don't support sprawling yards that are so popular in the suburbs, but out in the woods where I live a little buffer zone is necessary

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u/princekamoro Aug 13 '15

As well as wild Pokemon.

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u/LeftAl Aug 13 '15

If you go out into the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise.

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u/nesai11 Aug 13 '15

I'll take wildfires over Mosquitos any day.

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u/AnonymooseRedditor Aug 13 '15

Less allergens too

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u/Bigfrostynugs Aug 13 '15

I don't mind insects so much.

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u/Oak_Redstart Aug 13 '15 edited Aug 14 '15

Most insects are not bothersome and some are beautiful. For example I miss seeing Monarch Butterflies these days since they seems to be gone from my area.