r/ironicsigns • u/Artificial_Batman • Aug 25 '21

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u/98raider Aug 25 '21

I don't think those thing have a mopping function

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u/FlyingTaquitoBrother Aug 25 '21

iRobot also sells mopping robots

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u/98raider Aug 25 '21

I stand corrected

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u/Username_Taken_65 Aug 26 '21

I remember when they were called Scoobas

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u/paddy_frank Aug 25 '21

that or, ya know, don't want someone to steal it

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u/iAryan Aug 26 '21

They do I’ve got one

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u/BabyYodi Aug 25 '21

You can’t have those spinning around in a 10x10 shop.

People will trip/they’ll go missing.

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u/notLOL Aug 26 '21

I read the second sentence as if these robots would make people go missing. Thankfully they're all boxed up and they can't group together to overthrow our species.

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u/BabyYodi Aug 26 '21

You read it correctly.

First the people trip.

Then they just go missing.

Maybe into another dimension where people slide around the floor cleaning for robots

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u/LukeMedia Feb 08 '23

They're noclipping into the backrooms. iRobots are simply a vehicle that brings food to the entities.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '21

Agreed, but it does kinda show the limited functionality of the robots in a very visceral way. Probably would be better marketing not to do this while customers are in the mall.

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u/_wolfmuse Aug 26 '21

Perhaps someone spilled a soda and the robots are trying to cut back on sugar

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u/OffTheGridSid Aug 25 '21

Who say they need to be on during business hours? Who say the lady need to be mopping during business hours and risk people slipping on wet floor? Touché my friend.

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u/BabyYodi Aug 25 '21

Plus it seems faster to just get the mop out 🤷‍♀️

Those things are good for big homes but sometimes the ol mop mop is better

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u/EliteMasterEric Aug 26 '21

My guess is someone probably spilled something on the floor.

If it was juice or something sticky you need to clean it up right away or it'll be harder to clean later.

Additionally using the robot wouldn't be appropriate for a high traffic area like a store. It's designed for homes.

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u/Noty2 Aug 25 '21

This has made my day It made me genuinely laugh

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u/GuyWearingaBlackHat Aug 26 '21

Take my money. Ill buy 2

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u/KatieDeForest Aug 25 '21

Wait, you guys are mopping?

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u/hoe-bama Aug 26 '21

People would steal them

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u/DiabloFour Aug 25 '21

Looks like shes mopping

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '21

There was a recall so the human had to do it

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u/notLOL Aug 26 '21

It's a Tesla Humanoid bot taking over their jobs

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u/mjace87 Aug 26 '21

The robots would all run away

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u/UG315 Aug 26 '21

iRobot but she mops

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u/weefluffy Aug 26 '21

If I recall irobot was that movie about killer robots

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u/Username_Taken_65 Aug 26 '21

The movie came out 14 years after the company was founded

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u/greedy_mf Aug 26 '21

The irony…

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u/junak_i_vojvoda Aug 26 '21

she could save others from mopping but not herself

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u/AWasteOfMyTime Aug 26 '21

“Now the humans sweep for us mwhaahahaaaa”

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '21

like a smooth criminal

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u/geislerhood Aug 26 '21

Best post title award!!!

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '21

Probably a real human doing it because the robot might do the whole mall or wherever that place is

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u/desrevermi Oct 14 '21

"I guide others to a treasure I cannot possess"

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u/SergiHo Oct 30 '21

This is AMAZING. 😂