It's true. Now there's a robot that loves to do the dirty work for you. Just stick it in your gutter, turn on the remote control and watch it race around the tracks, happily hurling leaves and other debris down to the ground. A few notes: The robot isn't a genius so you will have to get up on the ladder and make sure it doesn't get stuck or do something stupid (like jump out of the gutters or spin around like a maniac). You'll also have to clean up the crap down on the ground -- the robot doesn't eat the stuff.

But, by all accounts, the robot saves a lot of time. And you won't have to painstakingly move your ladder every few feet to scoop the gunk out yourself.

You can always call a gutter cleaning service -- good luck getting them to come! But, if you prefer to clean yourself, iRobot isn't a bad helper; and, unlike your kids or friends, it won't act exhausted after a few minutes or whine endlessly about getting wet gross mold-infested stuff all over its hands.