So it has been snowing all day and school has already been canceled for tomorrow. In the mind of a teenager, this is a good reason to host a party. Never mind that a dozen parents need to drive their kids here and back. As Nico’s friends arrived, I was experimenting with one of the products that my team developed at iRobot. The Scooba 230 is designed for use on the floor but in theory, there is no reason why it can’t work on countertops. The design incorporates a cliff sensor which prevents it from going over the edge of our kitchen island. Naturally, Jeanine is watching it like a hawk to see if it will get a single stain which has escaped her own cleaning efforts. Several of Nico’s guests were enthralled with this little robot and watched it for quite some time before joining the party underway in the basement.