From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!cbosgd!mark
Newsgroups: net.misc
Title: Re: Home robots now available, $7995
Article-I.D.: cbosgd.2588
Posted: Thu Sep  2 23:04:09 1982
Received: Sun Sep  5 03:38:40 1982
References: ixn5c.230

"... plugs into its personal electric wall outlet to recharge ..."

Translation: it's too stupid to find an ordinary outlet, so it
needs one specially marked for it.  (Or it has to be taught where
it is and the outlet kept empty.)

Reminds me of the famous "pet robot" at (what university was it?)
that plugged in whenever it ran low - apparently its whole purpose
in life was "to find a plug".