As well as tackling vacuum cleaning chores, Iclebo will also be able to detect intruders and send alarm messages to its owner’s mobile phone.<\/p>\n
Robot vacuum cleaners, which sense the presence of obstacles, are already on sale around the world.<\/p>\n
But KTF, which provided mobile phone technology, and Yujin Robot, which developed the hardware and software, say Iclebo is among the first that can also watch for burglars.<\/p>\n
“If strangers break in, Iclebo will send an alarm signal to your mobile phone,” KTF’s networking business manager Je Kyung-Il told AFP.<\/p>\n
“With various devices such as a microphone, a speaker and a camera inside, it can clean the house or follow your order to ’shout’ in case of a break-in.” he said.<\/p>\n
Owners will be able to move Iclebo around remotely using their mobile phone keypad. The firms plan to put the robot on the market within a year for about 500,000 won (546 dollars), Je said.<\/p>\n