My robot - The Boston Globe : "My robot Hackers reprogramming Roombas to do more than just clean floors By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff | March 6, 2006 Some people are tinkering with their Roomba robotic vacuums, but not much of it has to do with cleaning floors. Article Tools These cleaning robots are really cool * PRINTER FRIENDLYPrinter friendly * E-MAILE-mail to a friend * RSS FEEDSBusiness RSS feed * RSS FEEDSAvailable RSS feeds * MOST E-MAILEDMost e-mailed * REPRINTS/PERMISSIONSReprints/permissions More: * Business section | * Latest business news | * Globe front page | * Boston.com * Sign up for: Globe Headlines e-mail | * Breaking News Alerts When iRobot Corp. introduced the Roomba in 2002, the Burlington company was hailed for making available the first home robot. But for some, the disc-shaped machine that zips across floors sucking up dirt and dust is more than an electronic housekeeper: It's a science project on wheels, a surroga...