Why I Refer to Our Robot Vacuum Cleaner As “He”
If it seems weird, ask yourself why.
4 min readApr 6, 2020
I was surprised and annoyed to discover that our robotic vacuum cleaner Roomba has a robotic yet distinctly feminine voice. The last iteration we owned didn’t have a voice at all, but this one says helpful things aloud, like, “Error: move Roomba to a new location,” or “Error: place Roomba on a flat surface,” in a…
