Comments on: Roomba takes Frogger to the asphalt jungle

A tricked-up robotic vacuum cleaner helps bring the early video game to life in the streets of Austin.
Photos: Roomba's Frogger rumba

[J Nathan Bazzel]

Fun, but dangerous

This sounds really fun, and I would love to see a real set up to
allow this to be done safely. I know that someone is going to
say, "listen to this dork". But think about this for a minute, I
mean seriously think about this. A mother is driving down the
street, with a kid in the back seat. All of a sudden something
darts out in front of her vehicle. A lot of people's first reaction
would be to either slam on the brakes or swarve to miss it. The
mother than, trying to miss the animal or thing that ran out in
front her swarves and hits a nother car and the mother and child
are seriously injured. SHAME on the cops that saw it and didn't
stop it. Personally, if I were a driver that had damage done
because of this, I would sue the hell out of everyone that was
there, and the town and Police Dept. And, yes such a lawsuit
could and have happened.

The game has potential, but it needs to be safe! Lets see if we
can figure out a way to make it so. What would be fun is doing
it on a NASCAR track. I bet if you were to set this up right, you
could get a big game set up at Disney's race track in Orlando.
Just an idea, KEEP IT SAFE!

[David Arbogast]

Simply Illegal

Your example is good, but unnecessary. Their actions are simply illegal, and they are not permitted to play such "games." Nobody is going to make it legal, either. And if I ran over one of those things, I would find every little scratch and nick in my tire and undercarriage and then sue the kids with the freakin' toy... not just for damages, but also for everything that could be associated. This was not just a bad decision, it is also illegal. These kids need a private street, or a get out of jail free card.

[gary85739]

The idle rich?

Give me a brake! Playing dodge ball on the freeway,etc,etc,etc

[nitewatch]

Idiots

This isn't even amusing. This is rediculous and retarded. This is nothing like Frogger. Frogger was space-based JUMPING with a river and sewer entrances.

They took a vacuum cleaner across the road dressed as a frog. Good job. Idiots.

[boyd087]

Hmm

Maybe it's time to grow a sense of humor? The important thing is that nobody got hurt. And it is similar to frogger in that they dressed the roomba up as a frog and made it go across a highway. Like most games start out, this one is still in beta (maybe alpha?).

The article was funny but it did sound a bit dangerous. I would try it in a spot where the speed limit is low so that people could stop without losing control.. but I guess that takes away from the game.

[georgegliddy]

Only absolute morons use the phrase "tricked-out"

Nothing else needs to be said.

[jsidious]

Putting a term or phrase in quotation marks still qualifies as using that term or phrase, so I agree wholeheartedly.

[Get_Bent]

Stupid --and-- illegal

Wait until someone's car gets damaged by running over this Roomba, or worse yet, someone has a wreck because of it. Phillip Torrone and Limor Fried won't think it's much "fun" anymore when the cops arrest them for intentionally creating a traffic hazard.

Donkey Kong with Asimo

Anyone got some brown furry material and can sew? I bet Honda's robot can lift a barrel or two!

[Stimpy70]

Inane

This is one of the most inane stories I've ever read. Roombas are not small. You're fortunate none in your party were injured, and no accidents ocurred during this stupid stunt. If you want to put yourselves in danger of bodily harm, fantastic. But do not put the unsuspecting public in harms way because you group of morons are wanna-be Johnny Knoxvilles. Even those jackasses only hurt themselves.

[Stimpy70]

Inane

This is one of the most inane stories I've ever read. Roombas are not small. You're fortunate none in your party were injured, and no accidents ocurred during this stupid stunt. If you want to put yourselves in danger of bodily harm, fantastic. But do not put the unsuspecting public in harms way because you group of morons are wanna-be Johnny Knoxvilles. Even those jackasses only hurt themselves.

[defylogik]

idiots. who pays for the damage

while i find the whole idea pretty funny, the reality is who pays
for the damage to the vehicles when they roll over this roomba.
i am thinking from a nice vehicle stand point, having the innards
of this vacuum cleaner throwin under the car and scraching
paint, popping tires, etc. someone can get hurt also if people
start swerving around and hitting things.

funny idea, dangerous consequences. if i ran over this in my
car, someone would be hiding behind a locked door because
they would be about an inch from their life ..:)

[dympop]

You would

if you hit it you would have to pay for the damage. Think of it like a little kid running in the street. You hit the kid, you pay for the damage. Hit a car you pay for the damage. Hit anything, you pay for it, even if it was placed there intentionally. You would owe them a new roomba.

[JFDMit]

Is this what Hillary means...

...when she talks about videogame violence spilling over into the real world?

[baswwe]

Get a bat and play True Crime: NYC

Just pull the passengers out of the car when they
stop and beat them with a bat and steal their car.

Thats a real video game.

[JFDMit]

Or Postal

Go around town shooting random people. Try to take in a school and a fast food joint if possible. Oh wait, that's already been done. Never mind.

[Blito]

Silly novelty that will wear off. Cellphones have nothing on Roomba

OK great so now we take an already useless
Roomba novelty and now start to kill
people with it even before it starts to do
it on it's own. Fetish Mongers.
Robots are only good for science, assembly
plants and video games.

Maybe it could be good to have a fullscale robot
walk around with us maybe only for dangerous
settings.

[inachu1]

I wonder how 2 roomba would clean in the same room.....

Better or wrose?