General Information

Serial #

KYN770021406050

Part Number

2

Total Parts

14

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Synthetic and metal

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

24.0 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

7.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Housekeeping

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

IRobot

Country

China

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Purchased new, never used.

Canada

Taken from curatorial worksheet; reference #1: Roomba vacuum robots are offered on the Canadian market since about 2003. They are offered at main stores like Canadian Tire, The Bay, Home Depot. Canada is part of a world market for these vacuum robots- by 2014, more than 10 million had been sold. Canadians buy them for automatic floor vacuuming routine which helps them to cope with housework in their busy working and family lives of now days. Most user critics are favourable.

Function

Used to collect debris.

Technical

Taken from curatorial worksheet; reference #1: Represents the incarnation of a long-time dream: having housework done by robots, in this case, the vacuuming. The first robotic vacuum cleaner to hit the market was the Electrolux Trilobite in 2001. The second one was the Roomba, in 2002. The 770 model is in the middle range of the iRobot serie and is on the market since about 2011. It cleans in a 3-stage process and adjusts automatically to different floor surfaces. It is equipped with multiple sensors that evaluate the cleaning environment, its needs and configuration, more than 60 times per second. It can vacuum in tight spots, under and around furniture without getting blocked, can do persistent cleaning passes for a dirty spot It has dual HEPA air filters. It is programmable up to 7 times per week. With the Auto Virtual Wall barriers emitting an infrared beam, it knows the areas to clean and return automatically to the recharging station.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Metallic print "AeroVac tm Series 2 bin". Embossed print "Designed in U.S.A. Assembled in China/ Projetado nos EUA. Montado na China/ global.irobot.com".

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Primarily black synthetic with metal hardware. Clear synthetic window and two yellow synthetic HEPA filters (catalogue numbers for filter: 2015.0065.8 &.9) The debris bin clicks in the main unit .1. It clicks out to be emptied and to change the two HEPA filters.

Decoration

N/A