Does your robot vacuum shout obscenities at you?

@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Oct 24

I hope she continues to behave. We call ours Roberta.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Oct 24

@MarieCoyle Roberta was naughty once and started chewing up the bath mat - but maybe it was my fault for not picking up the map. lol

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Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (59106)

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13 Oct 24

@JudyEv Rosie says, come over and she will show Roberta some tricks!

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Oct 24

I hadn't heard about that. Mine is a cheapy

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

11 Oct 24

@JudyEv I don't know why they would anyways.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Oct 24

Mine is too. I think I might get another cheap one next time. I don't want the thing taking photos of me.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Oct 24

@wolfgirl569 I guess they have their reasons but I can't imagine what they are.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

11 Oct 24

OH,that is terrible! Makes you wonder what they were doing with those pictures too....shudders.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Oct 24

I'm pretty sure ours doesn't take photos. I hope not anyway.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

11 Oct 24

@JudyEv I have one, that needs some TLC. I might work on that today. I have been telling myself I need to do it for months..honestly.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Oct 24

@snowy22315 Heh. I have needed a new printer for months.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (153544)

• India

12 Oct 24

We got ours years ago not with all those modern gimmics. We got rid of it as vacuum cleaners need a lot of pampering as opposed to the simple broom.

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Always smiling

@allknowing (153544)

• India

13 Oct 24

@Dreamerby Just because there are tech devices that does not mean we must jumpt at them (lol)

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Oct 24

Fair enough and a good idea.

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@Dreamerby (10111)

• Calcutta, India

13 Oct 24

True. The mop does the job perfectly fine.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

11 Oct 24

No I don't have one..but I had a parrot that did.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

11 Oct 24

@JudyEv Oh they do and so loud shouting too this one was.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Oct 24

Isn't it funny how parrots always learn swear words so easily?

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@Dreamerby (10111)

• Calcutta, India

13 Oct 24

But you must have taught the parrot that lol

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

12 Oct 24

That is very startling and frightening information. I had no idea of any of this. It is having me rethink my planned purchase of a robot vacuum. I do not trust our older SUV as it has OnStar in it, which the driver can use to gain directions and it contacts you in case of an accident when the airbags are deployed. I wonder what items are safe these days when it comes to anything electronic.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Oct 24

I agree. You wouldn't really know what has what these days. I had no idea vacuum cleaners had cameras.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

12 Oct 24

@JudyEv I know that the webcams on our laptops are not considered private, and smart TV's are not either. I just hope that our microwave isn't listening or watching us.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Oct 24

@Juliaacv The cover is still on the camera on my laptop. I didn't even know it had a camera for a long time.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (120533)

• United States

11 Oct 24

I remember reading about baby monitors being hacked in several homes here in America. Can you imagine? These people were just in their homes, and a voice starts verbally abusing them. That would scare the heck out of me. But a robotic vacuum I would never even imagine!

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Oct 24

It's a pity these people don't have something better to do.

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marguicha

@marguicha (230334)

• Chile

11 Oct 24

I wouldn´t know. I still have my very old vaccuum cleaner which is not a robot. The only "new" thing I have bought is Alexa and I mainly use it as a clock.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Oct 24

My friend's Alexa answered a question on the TV once which scared her a bit.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 Oct 24

@Dreamerby I think it is quite scary.

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@Dreamerby (10111)

• Calcutta, India

13 Oct 24

@JudyEv Alexa may become scary sometimes

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117196)

• El Paso, Texas

11 Oct 24

I couldn't afford one and now I'm thankful.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Oct 24

I didn't know they had cameras.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117196)

• El Paso, Texas

12 Oct 24

Me either but that makes them even more expensive

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Four Walls

@FourWalls (86568)

• United States

11 Oct 24

No, but then again, I don’t have one.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Oct 24

Ours is handy but I have no idea if it has a camera. I don't think so.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

11 Oct 24

That is a beautiful bird, I don't have a robot vacuum it is a very small apartment. Strangest thing I ever heard,

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Oct 24

One washes/mops as well but I don't use that option very often.

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Marsha

@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

11 Oct 24

I didn't even know there were those types of vacuums that talked. I didn't own it need one as we for rid of all our carpet. What's the purpose of a talking vacuum? I have seen the older models vacuuming floors a few times. Here I thought maybe the bird was taking and someone thought it was the vacuum.

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Marsha

@MarshaMusselman (38865)

• Midland, Michigan

12 Oct 24

@JudyEv maybe I would consider one of those eventually.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Oct 24

Our vacuum works on tiled floors. The 'English' vacuums I've seen say things like 'going back to base' or 'recharging' - that's about all.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238268)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Oct 24

That's actually pretty funny.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Oct 24

The Asian language bit or the abusive language? I guess the former.

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@Dreamerby (10111)

• Calcutta, India

13 Oct 24

@JudyEv

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

11 Oct 24

Always made in China. Things to worry about. Have a good weekend. Beautiful bird.

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

12 Oct 24

We've got too smart for our own good I think.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

12 Oct 24

@JudyEv Yes we have.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49753)

• India

13 Oct 24

This is the problem with excessive use of Technology. I too am an IT Professional but the excessive publicity of AI, Data and Tech Driven initiatives is sometimes far in excess. It would have been better to have provided Robots with chips inside but no Outside Network provision. Perhaps this is the reason that Indian Government is so wary of Businesses from China operating in India. Yet, a lot of what we use are so much more Internet enabled than before. In a novel "The Patriot Attacks" (inspired Robert Ludlum series but written by another author), we see a scenario where Internet enabled cars are "hijacked" by hackers and terrible things - accidents etc start happening. The scenario is a bit unrealistic yet something that cannot be ruled out in the future and very scary as well!

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (49753)

• India

14 Oct 24

@JudyEv And there are Capitalists who want maximum profit even at the cost of crossing what can be considered as an Ethical boundary. The probable outcomes can be scary and one cannot rule out a Terminator like world !

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@JudyEv (381739)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Oct 24

It does seem where heading in that direction - where we are unable to prevent weird things happening.

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