Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #13 April 2015 | Page 19

of H2SO4 would mostly solve the former, with the
proviso that robot owners leave windows open and
evacuate the premises for the duration of the robots
cleansing operations.

be used instead (in severe cases, continuous operation
of the dispenser may be activated).
Stair-climbing

Odour dispersal

This last may be considered a “positive” design flaw
and we do not recommend “correcting” it, as currentHuman beings smell bad, and the iRobot® Roomba
ly residents of multi-storey properties must purchase
500 series completely fails to address this serious
additional iRobot® units to avoid having to carry
problem. We propose mounting a small, automatic dis- their robot between floors.
penser of either Dettol® or Air Wick™ disinfectant /
air freshener on the robots back and setting it to spray
a controlled quantity of sanitizer on entry to different
rooms. If disinfectant is not available, Sarin gas may

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