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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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[–] 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.

Twobert, my first one was called Hoobert as in hoover and have since upgraded and so Twobert

[–] 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.

[–] 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.

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

Sir Vacuumsalot

[–] Towerofpain11@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Mine is named Rosie. Rosie the robot maid.

[–] rockyTron@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Ours is Rosie too!

[–] KrakBamKrak@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

There's three of us!

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

Grim, short for The Grim Sweeper

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

Name's Scruffy. The janitor.

[–] 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.

[–] bunnyfc@kbin.social 4 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 2 points 1 year ago

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

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

Robert (with a French accent)

[–] 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.

[–] jasondj@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 year ago

Have a routine set up.

“Hey Google…Release the kraken”.

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

Elliot, after the main character from Mr. Robot.

[–] KokachinTBP@lemmy.world 4 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

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

Crushinator

I just thought it was kinda neat

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 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 2 points 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.

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[–] HatchetHaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mimi.

Because it's a Xiaomi.

[–] Asudox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of the TF2 Mimi

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.

[–] bloopernova@programming.dev 3 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.

[–] WookieMonster@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago
[–] pezmaker@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Herbert.

Herbert H. Hoover.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Hondo and R2

[–] Jud_R@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Mine is Garry, like from spongebob I was gonna see if I could thcange his noises to match but I can't 😫

[–] KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[–] Neeen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago
[–] LuckyDuck@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago

Daddy, Mama and Baby. (Shark brand)

[–] VintageTech@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Punky Eufster

[–] Nanomerce@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Rob the Roomba

[–] Rockyrikoko@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

We named ours Consuela, after the cleaning lady on Family Guy

[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Bumpy. It bumps into things.

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

[–] simpleslipeagle@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago

Ours is named Scooper. The kids picked it, and I thought it was funny.

[–] resurge@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

"Ons moeder", which translates to something like "Our mom".
With the idea that if the robot cleans half as good as my mom does, the house will be clean enough to live in.

[–] HamSwagwich@showeq.com 2 points 1 year ago

Consuela, for obviously reasons. No....noooo....

[–] jeanofthedead@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago
[–] shartworx@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago
[–] oNevion@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

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

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

Screamer. Very few people will understand.

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

I'd call it Taylor Swiffer

[–] Dylan@lemdro.id 1 points 1 year ago

We have a Trifo Lucy.

We call her Lucille as an homage to Arrested Development.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago
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