For Pet Appreciation Week, running through this Sunday, the techs at iRobot came up with something that could lead to a truce in the eternal war between dogs and vacuum cleaners.
The engineers have created a Roomba accessory that dispenses treats as it travels the floor in search of dirt, which could turn the robotic vacuums into friends instead of enemies.
The “Tasty Reward Emission Apparatus Thingy,” or “T.R.E.A.T.”, isn’t for sale yet, but interested people that have a dog and a Roomba in the U.S. and Canada can apply to test a prototype.