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Re:Roomba Inventor Joe Jones on His New Weed-Killing Robot by rubber_duck on Friday July 07, 2017 @10:39AM (#14718661)
Not even close - cleaning lady can do a lot more than just vacuum the floor.

>Say $30 an hour

Depends on where you live. Around here (CE Europe) I get cleaning service for ~5$/h (~15$ for 3 hours of work once a week).

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Re:Roomba Inventor Joe Jones on His New Weed-Killing Robot by hwillis on Saturday July 08, 2017 @11:24AM (#14725701)
Youd have to pay for extra time for services besides vacuuming. Even if your price is 6x lower, the roomba is still cheaper.
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Re:Roomba Inventor Joe Jones on His New Weed-Killing Robot by rubber_duck on Saturday July 08, 2017 @03:09PM (#14726742)
But the cleaning lady doesn't take nearly as much time vacuuming as a roomba I just don't think it's a comparable service at any level or that it can replace a cleaning service - it can supplement it by vacuuming more often.
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