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	THE HOOVER COMPANY AND FRIENDLY ROBOTICS LAUNCH A STRATEGIC ALLIANCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Friendly is one of the world’s leading players in consumer and home robotics and is best known for its Robomower® line of fully automatic lawn mowers, designed for domestic lawns.
		Friendly’s RoboScan® technology enables an appliance to systematically cover a given area such as a yard or the surface of a home without any prior knowledge about shape and obstacles in the area.
		Friendly products are sold under the Friendly Robotics brand as well as private brands of various OEM partners.
	www.hoover.com /db/xq/asp.hvrNews/FI.263/NoP/qx/THEHOOVERCOMPANYANDFRIENDLYROBOTICSLAUNCHASTRATEGICALLIANCE.htm (731 words)

	Weblog Item (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Friendly Robotics aims to become a global leader in the emerging sector of Consumer and Home Robotics.
		Consumer and Home Robotics is the "killer app" of the Intelligent Appliances market and Friendly Robotics has strategically positioned itself as the leading player in the field.
		Friendly Robotics is the first, and currently the only company in the world to focus on Home and Consumer Robotics.
	www.larkfarm.com /weblog_item.asp?LogID=1221 (166 words)

	Friendly Robotics Announces Licensing Agreement with Toro - Robotics Online
		Friendly Robotics will develop and produce a model of the RL500 with specifications requested by The Toro Company for the Toro brand.
		Friendly Robotics introduced Robomow® in the United Kingdom, Europe and Israel last year and received an enthusiastic reception by consumers as well as environmental groups.
		Udi Peless, chairman and chief executive officer of Friendly Robotics, said: "We are very pleased to have such a strong and respected partner in North America to introduce the robotic mower to consumers.
	www.roboticsonline.com /public/articles/archivedetails.cfm?id=154 (702 words)

	CNN.com - Sci-Tech - R2-D2, where are you? The robot's slow evolution - May 28, 2001
		Probotics, a Pittsburgh company that already sells a vacuum-cleaning robot, is making a more serious play with a $995 roving surveillance product called Spy-Cye, which enables users with a Web-connected PC to remotely monitor their home or workplace via the robot's onboard video system.
		Joe Engelberger, a pioneer in the U.S. robotics industry, believes that companies developing robots for the consumer market have been pursuing a flawed business strategy by offering single-function products that can be used for a few hours a week, at best.
		For a robotic device to be cost-effective, he says, it must be capable of doing many household chores so that it is useful around the clock.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/TECH/ptech/05/28/robot.evolution.idg (764 words)

	Tech Geek - Building a robotics community. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Friendly Robotics, which makes robotic lawn mowers, is currently completing a large $20 million to $30 million financial round from Israeli and foreign investors, with the private placement led by Leumi & Partners and Jerusalem Global.
		Friendly Robotics has not yet posted significant revenues, but it has two large orders for its robotic lawnmowers from US company Toro and Swiss firm Stiga for $100 million and $50 million, respectively.
		Friendly Robotics develops, manufactures and markets robots for the home and consumer robotics sector, based on self-navigating technology and integration abilities.
	www.techgeek.com /subpage/index.phtml?topic=999&subtopic=997&item=1026 (268 words)

	Israel21c
		Friendly Robotics' CEO Udi Peless: It's interesting that this lawn mowing technology came out of Israel where there aren't that many big lawns.
		However, he did announce that Friendly Robotics has gotten even friendlier to the house cleaner by developing a vacuum cleaner robot under the name of Friendly Vac, which can move around the house, avoid obstacles and clean the floor.
		Friendly Robotics mission is to 'liberate people from routine chores such as cleaning the home and mowing the lawn, thus making life more convenient and freeing valuable time for more enjoying activities.'
	www.israel21c.org /bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles^l1021&enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Technology& (1034 words)

	Open Directory - Computers: Robotics: Companies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Robot Store UK - A UK-based on-line store offering all kinds of robots, robot kits, robotic and pneumatic components and books, as well as offering advice to the would-be roboteer.
		Robotic World - Robotics World specialises in educational robotics and has a wide range of robots suitable for beginners to the advanced.
		Wany Robotics - Designs and develops embedded technologies based on robotics and licenses them for use by manufacturers in OEM products such as toys and home appliances.
	dmoz.org /Computers/Robotics/Companies (1658 words)

	Appliance News - Hoover to acquire Israeli's Friendly Robotics
		Friendly Robotics was on the brink of bankruptcy and has been in receivership since early August.
		Friendly Robotics was founded by chairman and CEO Udi Peless and senior VP R&D Shai Abramson in 1995.
		The company completed a financing round in late 2000 at a company value of $85 million, with the aim of holding an IPO in the first half of 2001 at a company value of $250 million.
	www.jobwerx.com /news/Archives/Hoover_To_Acquire_Israeli's_Friendly_Robotics.html (294 words)

	Friendly Vac by Friendly Robotics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Friendly Vac is equipped with exclusive safety features such as bump guard, stair detection and child lock, making it extremely safe to use.
		Friendly Vac is provided with a patented pull-line feature, allowing the user to easily and effortlessly move it from one room to another without having to lift it.
		Friendly Vac is equipped with a set of multi-directional proximity sensors, which help avoiding repeated bumping into walls and other obstacles such as furniture.
	www.atrendyhome.com /friendly-vac.html (1265 words)

	Friendly Robotics completes $7m financing round at $15m pre-money company value
		Friendly Robotics has secured $7 million at a pre-money company value of $15 million.
		Friendly Robotics had originally planned to go public at a company value not less than $250 million.
		Friendly Robotics founder and CEO Udi Peless would not discuss the company's cash crunch is. He added that the money will assist Friendly Robotics to achieve profits by summer 2003.
	www.thestreet.com /tech/themarker/10000771.html (257 words)

	Netsurfer Robotics - NSR.01.13 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Research and commercially available robots and parts were placed in the field without much ado and milspec hardening, and their controls integrated into the Army's Land Warrior wearable computer.
		While coverage includes combat robotics, details of the Battlebot competition, and a solid tutorial chapter on battlebot construction for beginners, the stars of the screen are the stars of the book as well.
		Number 5, a military robot is short-ciruited by a lighting bolt and comes to live with curiosity and a sense of humour.
	www.netsurf.com /nsr (4994 words)

	Gardening in the New Millenium (Friendly Robotics®)
		The RL 1000 is the most up-to-date incarnation of a mower developed by Friendly Robotics, a company founded in the early 1990s by a pair of former Israeli F-16 fighter pilots.
		One was an engineer with a lifelong interest in robots; the other was a businessman skilled in raising capital.
		Yes, this robot is smart enough to mow your lawn, smart enough to keep a schedule, even smart enough to recharge itself when it's low on fuel.
	www.friendlyrobotics.com /about/news/gardening_new_millenium.html (1121 words)

	generation5 - News
		Received a press release from Friendly Robotics about their upcoming product.
		The Hoover Company, a division of Maytag Corporation, and Friendly Robotics have entered a strategic alliance agreement for the joint design and development of a robotic vacuum cleaner, the first for the North American market.
		Meanwhile, on other fronts, Wired.com also have this article on robotic bugs - a toy vying to be the great AI toy on the market.
	www.generation5.org /news.asp?Action=Filtered&Filter=Robotics&Page=5 (963 words)

	Robot Lawn Mower Review - MoboKai, My personal Robot Pet! RL500 - Hubukai.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is my new Robotic Lawnmower built by a company called Friendly Robotics.
		I drove up to the garage, parked and there was a large box with some yellow packaging on it and large text that read Friendly Robotics.
		In the directions friendly robotics says you can lay the wire on top of the ground pulling it tight and then use the pegs to keep the wire down.
	www.hubukai.com /absolutenm/templates/hubukai.aspx?articleid=8&zoneid=1 (972 words)

	Robot Reviews Friendly Robotics Robomower RL800 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		I have owned a friendly robotics product for more than three years and have both praise and condemdation for the product and the company.
		The solution for Friendly Robotics was to send me a unit that did not work.
		I enjoy owning the robot and can afford the cost for a toy that has not met my expectation, but I do not recommend it for someone looking for a good cost performer.
	www.onrobo.com /reviews/At_Home/Mowers/on00rl5001mofdr (1999 words)

	Friendly Robotics RV400 - Find the Best Price & where to buy the RV400 on sale.
		Friendly Robotics RV400 - Find the Best Price and where to buy the RV400 on sale.
		In addition to it's ultrasound furniture avoidance system, the RV400 has a collection bin with a capacity of almost 2 quarts, the largest of any robotic vacuum by far.
		The best price on the Friendly Robotics RV400 is currently at Amazon.com.
	www.roombareview.com /buy/rv400.shtml (145 words)

	NASA Internet Robotics Resources Index
		Robotics Education Project - NASA project to inspire students, create learning opportunities, and enlighten inquisitive minds about robotics.
		Friendly Robotics - deveopers of the RL500 robotic mower
		IS Robotics, Inc. - manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots, robotic systems, and software for control of embedded systems.
	ranier.oact.hq.nasa.gov /telerobotics_page/internetrobots.html (3127 words)

	Amazon.com: Friendly Robotics RL800 Robomower: Tools & Hardware (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The first fully robotic lawnmower that can learn parts of your yard.
		This robotic lawnmower is designed to replace your walk/push mower.
		I've had good response from Friendly Robotics support (I've read some of the notes that weren't so positive, not sure why mine was different)
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000087QPC?v=glance (3980 words)

	FIRST Robotics Competition
		The FIRST Robotics Competition is an exciting, multinational competition that teams professionals and young people to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way.
		One of the most important things FIRST Robotics teams do is help each other through mentoring.
		Find out who is contributing to the success of FIRST Robotics.
	www.usfirst.org /robotics (467 words)

	Friendly Robotics Robomower RL500 at Epinions.com
		Friendly Robotics RL500 Robomower -- direct from Amazon
		Your ZIP is used only to show applicable tax and shipping charges.
		Additional information on Friendly Robotics Robomower RL500 or other products.
	www.epinions.com /Friendly_Robotics_Robomower_RL500_Shop_Tools (76 words)

	Friendly Robotics UNT0009A Spare Power Pack \| A reliable power source for supermoms
		With this extra power pack, owners of Friendly Robotics Robomower never need worry about the lawn looking unkempt while the original battery recharges.
		With power equivalent to a 5.5 HP motor, the 24-volt battery is also a cinch to install.
		My friendly robotics lawnmower that I bought last year was a godsend.
	www.this-is-great.com /info/xbfffflxvxeib (296 words)

	RoboMower RL1000 Robot Lawn Mower
		The amazing Robomower RL1000 from Friendly Robotics is designed to replace that labor intensive push mower.
		This environmentally friendly self operating robot lawn mower, is powered by an easy-in/easy-out rechargeable battery pack.
		The RoboMower is designed for domestic (consumer) lawns and can handle any garden that a traditional gas or electric walk mower can handle, irrespective of the shape and slopes of the garden, obstacles and type of lawn..
	www.ground-z.org /electronics/home/lawn-mower.html (164 words)

	Robotics Links
		reconfigurable robots: robots with parts that can be disconnected and then re-connected in a different configuration.
		The robot consists of a 2.5 gram control module with two CPUs; a 1.3-gram Bluetooth module; a 1.3-gram sensor unit with a gyro-sensor, an accelerometer and an image sensor; and a 5.1-gram mechanical unit including two contra-rotating propellers, four ultrasonic mortars, a stabilizer and a posture control unit.
		``Navy accelerates robot submarine plans'' article 2002-03-17 ``miniature autonomous underwater vehicles'' robot submarines mentions Chuck Pell and Gordon Caudle at Nekton Research http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/03/17/robot.submarines.ap/index.html ``Mine-hunting underwater drones are expected to begin operating from a submarine by December 2004.
	www.rdrop.com /~cary/html/robot_links.html (10995 words)

	Amazon.com: Friendly Robotics MRK0025A Perimeter Switch: Tools & Hardware (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Friendly Robotics MRK0014A Extra Perimeter Wire, 500 feet (150 meter) Friendly Robotics
		Friendly Robotics UNT0009A Spare Power Pack Friendly Robotics
		Friendly Robotics MRK0011B Rapid External Charger Friendly Robotics
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008VE48?v=glance (612 words)

	ConcordVentures
		NORTH CANTON, Ohio, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Hoover Company, a division of Maytag Corporation (NYSE: MYG - news), and Friendly Robotics have entered a strategic alliance agreement for the joint design and development of a robotic vacuum cleaner, the first for the North American market.
		The product -- to be introduced at a later date -- is designed for the domestic sector and will represent the ultimate in home cleaning convenience.
		"Our joint venture with Friendly represents a remarkable meshing of technology and talent that will result in a very strong product -- not a novelty product, but one that will deliver true consumer benefits.
	www.concordventures.com /news/view_pr.asp?id=139 (704 words)

	Friendly Robotics Robomower Review at Epinions.com
		For that price, Friendly Robtics RL 800 is a gadget, toy, tool, companion and most of all your third hand.
		I bought mine for $499 from http://www.Speedwaysales.com and owns it for almost 2 years.
		Check them out and see their comparison of all robotic mowers in tables.
	www.epinions.com /content_147451186820 (166 words)

	Reviews Review Friendly Robotics RL1000 RoboMower Mower and Docking Station Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Of course the cost to ship and fix the mower is quite expensive.
		When I purchased this product the Friendly Robotics went on and on about how good it was.
		Well let me tell you that this is not the case.
	www.dragonflyworldwide.com /buy/asinsearch_B0001ZI54W.html (378 words)

	FRIENDLY ROBOTICS LTD. Profile of R&D company from Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		FRIENDLY ROBOTICS LTD. Profile of RandD company from Israel
		FRIENDLY ROBOTICS LTD. is an international manufacturer and
		FRIENDLY ROBOTICS is a dynamic high-tech company committed to
	www.matimop.org.il /newrdinf/company/c5412.htm (186 words)

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