Roomba creator responds to reports of ‘poopocalypse’: ‘We see this a lot’

Idea: Make the Roomba treads light-colored. Point an LED and photodetector at the top of the tread, the part that's inside the robot. If the reflectivity of the surface ever changes suddenly, then either something is stuck in the wheel or the wheel is tracking something around the house, so the Roomba should stop and alert the user.

If they see it a lot, then it sounds like it would be economically worth developing a version for pet owners.

Rough ideas: detect moisture in material. If soemthing 'wet' is detected on the bumper, halt. Just halt. It isn't worth it.

Otherwise, would need to have the ability to shampoo/wetvac, and that's something I don't think would work in a tiny device.