Forsyth County couple mistakes robotic vacuum for home intruder

[Johnboy60]

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. -- A Forsyth County couple called 911 thinking an intruder was in their home.

But it turned out to be something far less threatening.

Just after midnight, a couple heard loud noises coming from the downstairs of their home on Lewisville-Clemmons road.

Forsyth County couple mistakes robotic vacuum for home intruder

 

[Occams Barber]

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. -- A Forsyth County couple called 911 thinking an intruder was in their home.

But it turned out to be something far less threatening.

Just after midnight, a couple heard loud noises coming from the downstairs of their home on Lewisville-Clemmons road.

Forsyth County couple mistakes robotic vacuum for home intruder

OB

 

[Ironhold]

There's a meme involving a photo of someone who duct-taped a (hopefully fake) Claymore mine to their Roomba.

The general meme involves a specific command to someone's smart home system for when an intruder shows up: the system will say a given message, a specific song will play (such as "Welcome to the Jungle"), and then the Claymore Roomba will be deployed.

Before this, people were posting photos of knives duct-taped to their Roomba units, followed by a photo where someone duct-taped a pistol.

 

[Occams Barber]

There's a meme involving a photo of someone who duct-taped a (hopefully fake) Claymore mine to their Roomba.

The general meme involves a specific command to someone's smart home system for when an intruder shows up: the system will say a given message, a specific song will play (such as "Welcome to the Jungle"), and then the Claymore Roomba will be deployed.

Before this, people were posting photos of knives duct-taped to their Roomba units, followed by a photo where someone duct-taped a pistol.

"Robotic vacuum cleaners don't kill people. People kill people.”
OB

 

[Occams Barber]

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. -- A Forsyth County couple called 911 thinking an intruder was in their home.

But it turned out to be something far less threatening.

Just after midnight, a couple heard loud noises coming from the downstairs of their home on Lewisville-Clemmons road.

Forsyth County couple mistakes robotic vacuum for home intruder

The solution here is obvious. Had the couple used foresight to arm themselves with an AK 47, plus multiple high volume magazines, they could have blasted the bejabbers out of the robot vacuum house invader, thus saving themselves embarrassment and saving the Forsyth constabulary from an hilarious (but serious ) callout.
OB

 

[Hank77]

I would encourage everyone to listen to the video in the article all the way to the end. There's another story that is both heartwarming and encouraging.