Shanera Douglas CSIT 101 September 21, 2014

Assignment #1 Robot Vacuum Cleaner

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2. James Dyson is has planning to release his newly designed vacuum cleaner in Japan of next
year. His vacuum uses the same V2 digital motor which is found regular handheld vacuum
cleaners. However, James added a brush bar that covers the full width of the machine, rather than
relying on side sweepers that doesnt collect up all the dirt. James and his team been working on
this machine for a long time. The vacuum is fitted with a panoramic lens, which sits on top of a
camera that captures 360-degree views at 30 frames a second. This is combined with data from
infrared sensors to let the machine's internal computer make sense of its position and
surroundings. Lots of new technology is installed within it. This new robot can also be remote
controlled by your android or iPhone. You can start it even when you are not home. One of the
engineers of the robot states that even if the robot doesnt complete its tasks to 100 percent or up
to your standards it is still very convenient to the buyers. For example, you can just let the robot
go and set it whenever. Just to know that the robot is doing your cleaning is satisfying.
3&4. I searched Dyson vacuum robot in google and I found an article on www.engadget.com by
Mat Smith. It was posted on September 4, 2014 at 6:00am I found another article from
yahoo.com , yahoo tec by Anthony Cuthbertson, IB Times. His article was also posted on
September 4, 2014. The article on engadget.com seemed to be more accurate because it had
pictures and videos of how the vacuum works. It also had clips of James Dyson himself speaking
on behalf of his invention with direct feedback. This article was written to inform and persuade.
He told us all about the vacuum and all the things it can do better than a regular or competitive
robot vacuum from somewhere else. You can also consider the article bias because Dyson is
speaking on his own product and most of the statements are made from him which is considered
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Assignment #1 Robot Vacuum Cleaner

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opinionated. The second article was a little less informative and descriptive than the first one,
which is kind of different because both articles was posted on the same date.
5. Keywords : Dyson Robot Vacuum
Database used : Business Source Premier and Expanded academic
6. The internet was kind of hard to access because it was so much stuff to choose. Lots of the
information was pretty much thrown around. However, with the journal articles once I typed in
those keywords it took me directly to the news and periodicals. The journal article I had to be
authorized to read them, unlike the ones from the internet where anyone can access them.
7. MLA Format
"Dyson Plans Robot for All." Sunday times [London] Feb. 2014: n. pag. Expanded Academic
ASAP. Web. 18 Sept. 2014.
Kelion, Leo. "Dyson Robot Vacuum Cleaner Revealed in Japan." (n.d.): n. pag. 04 Sept. 2014.
Web. 18 Sept. 2014.
Banks, Tom. "Dyson Invest 5 into Research of Robots." (n.d.): n. pag. 10 Feb. 2014 Buisness
Source Premiere. Web. 18 Sept. 2014.
Cuthbertson, Anthony. "Dyson Robot." (n.d.): n. pag. 04 Sept. 2014. Web. 18 Sept. 2014.
Smith, Mat. "Engadget | Technology News,." Engadget. N.p., 04 Sept. 2014. Web. 18 Sept.
2014.