boingboing rssfeedsspamassassintaintorg url httpboingboingnet85519849 date supplied new census worlds robot population reveals disturbing negative robot population growth still fleshless offsprings numbers point machinery future 20000 domestichelp robots sold worldwide last year half designed mow lawns vacuumcleaning robots introduced late 2001 study sweden found 5000 sold last two months year windowcleaning robots set boom said un study link1 discuss2 _thanks gatfishing_ 1 httpstorynewsyahoocomnewstmplstoryuap20021003ap_on_hi_teun_robots 2 httpwwwquicktopiccomboinghwm8cukadkmjr fri 04 oct 2002 080024 0000 robot census