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What name have you chosen for your robot and why?

My Roomba is called Ramiro, after my slightly alcoholic uncle.

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[–] KokachinTBP@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Claptrap because he doesn't do stairs and we love Borderlands games.

Edit: Mop is Minion...also from borderlands games

[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Mine is named Rosie. Rosie the robot maid.

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[–] GetKebab@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

J. Edgar would be a good name

[–] bunnyfc@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Johnny 5 chan" and i set the voice to Japanese. I have no idea what it's saying exactly but it sounds very polite when it's stuck.

[–] Sabata11792@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Oni-chan help, I'm stuck on a cord.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago
[–] pezmaker@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

Herbert.

Herbert H. Hoover.

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Both seeing this question, and seeing how many people apparently have cleaning robots, is making me realize I live in more futuristic times than I thought. I remember people getting exited about Roombas when I was very young, but not having heard much about them for years apart from the occasional video of cats messing with one, I sorta must've assumed they weren't really good enough yet to be common and had never thought to look into them

[–] AlternateHuman02@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They are a total game changer if you have the floorplan for it. We are one story with no carpet so it works well.

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

They are now affordable enough and give you back a nice amount of time you would otherwise spend cleaning.

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[–] Buals@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Scoots McGoots

[–] McSudds_@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We named ours after our blind cat, Musetta. She would walk in straight lines until she met a wall, at which point she would turn and continue in another straight line. She had recently died when we got our first Roomba, so it was like reincarnation to us lol.

[–] ArghZombies@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rocky. Because it's a Roborock and we're unimaginative.

[–] bloopernova@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Have you read Project Hail Mary?

[–] Cthuwu@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Sharkira (shark brand)

[–] WookieMonster@midwest.social 9 points 1 year ago
[–] Zikeji@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago

Pleco. I have a couple freshwater fish tanks and the plecostomus is a common algae eater used to keep tanks clean. So I named my robot vacuum Pleco lol.

[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] nicknoxx@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago

My uncle had three, Sucky the vacuum, Squirty the mop and Sir Robert the mower.

[–] Liquiphobia@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

We call ours Sucky McSuckface.

[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lulu, because the brand name is Lubluelu.

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[–] bloopernova@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago

Not our cleaning robot, but our wifi enabled air fryer is called PHILIP J AIRFRY.

Getting a notification that my food is ready makes me smile every time.

If I had a wifi enabled toilet or toilet cleaner, I'd name it Lucy Liubot.

[–] polite_cat@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Sir Vacuumsalot

[–] jasondj@ttrpg.network 6 points 1 year ago

Have a routine set up.

“Hey Google…Release the kraken”.

[–] 6mementomori@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

i am my own cleaning robot! :)

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Ours is named Rachel because once a long time ago I had a dream that my bf cheated on me with someone named Rachel so now we always joke about Rachel doing things around our house when I'm not home. She's been slacking a lot lately though, he'll have to get a new girlfriend soon.

[–] MetalAirship@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Name's Scruffy. The janitor.

[–] nezbyte@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Robot. I hope it remembers me fondly for not humanizing it when the uprising begins.

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[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

I don't have any, but if it had that laser thing on top, I'd call it Geoff, referencing the DIY electric car from top gear

[–] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Before it died, Eugene the Eufy robot.

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

We have the vacuum and the mop.

They’re Wall•E and EVE, respectively.

[–] kablammy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Grim, short for The Grim Sweeper

[–] databender@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Janet - not a girl

[–] Towerofpain11@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[–] jondur@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Woodhouse, as in Sir Arthur Henry Woodhouse VC, GCB, DSO, DSC, MC. Sterling Archer's valet.

[–] Kolossos@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Sir Clean-a-lot

[–] TedZanzibar@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago

Elliot, after the main character from Mr. Robot.

Kreacher because it alerts for no reason and doesn't do a good job at the one thing it was made for.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah I'm not giving out my wife's name online

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago
[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Danny "The Trashman" Devito

[–] vodkasolution@feddit.it 4 points 1 year ago

I'd call it Taylor Swiffer

[–] AlternateHuman02@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Mr Roboto, so we can tell him domoarigato :)

[–] smrtprts@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Robert (with a French accent)

[–] oNevion@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Dj Roomba as a reference to PnR. And Disco, DJs older brother

[–] Sordid@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

"Well of course I know him. He's me."

[–] wal_kr@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Crushinator

I just thought it was kinda neat

[–] ReadingCat@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

"Our Maya", because that's the name of my grandmother's cleaning-lady we never met her, but we heard probably more stories about "her maya" than about my grandfather.

Mine are named after ATLA characters. Vacuum is Aang, mopper is Katara, litter robot is Lin Beifong (it has clay litter; the previous iteration was Toph), and the cat feeder is Lau Gan-Lan.

[–] qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

Screamer. Very few people will understand.

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