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Those of us who grew up on the Jetsons cartoon series, had dreams that by time we grew up that we would be living in that dream world.

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While we aren’t running around in hover-cars yet, there are some inroads being made in the robotic world. iRobot Corp. has the vision of putting robotic aids in all homes and making them as ubiquitous as the toaster or oven.

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They have made two robotic product lines that are becoming quite famous. They have given them the names Scooba and Roomba. They are both round and about the size of a hubcap. They spin around and bounce of walls while making small little robot noises.

Tom Spoth at the Lowell Sun reports “They can also flat-out clean a floor -- Scooba and Roomba both use complex algorithms to calculate the size of a room, work its way around obstacles like table legs, and make sure they scrub every inch. Some Roomba models can be programmed like an alarm clock, awakening to go about their business, then return to a docking station to be recharged.”

"Most importantly, the two bots carry price tags that won't scramble the circuitry of the average consumer. Roomba can be had for as little as $150 (the top-line model sells for $330), and Scooba is about to hit the market at $400.”

The mission of iRobot, according to CEO Colin Angle is to “touch people's lives on a daily basis."