Thursday, August 4, 2011

iRobot - Please fix my insolent Roomba!

Dear friends,

I sincerely apologize for the lack of updates. The good news is, many more will be forthcoming now that I have had a chance to rebuild my inventory. Your readership is appreciated!

More substantial updates will follow shortly, but enjoy this brief exchange inspired by my Cat apartment:


The fine folks at iRobot hastily replied:


There's something strangely sinister about the last line of that signature. Anyway, several days later, I received the following:


Given the bland formulaic response, it's clear iRobot is taking their own advice and letting their robots write their emails for them. As an aside, an acquaintance of mine used to work at iRobot, and now builds missiles. I guess it would be more troubling if that job ordering had been reversed, but still, apparently the skill set is transferable...

5 comments:

  1. lol. You should have taken advantage of all the publicity from the cat incident. do you even own a roomba?

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  2. Alas, fame is a detriment to my labors, as it makes it much more difficult to coerce a reply. Hence the delay - foiled by diligent Googlers.

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  3. Fantastic. This letter makes me want a roomba more than just about anything else in the world.

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