Yesterday saw the launch of a website called MyRobots.com, which aims to be a sort of social network and cloud communications system for consumer robots and other “smart” household objects. It’s a great idea, but like most great ideas, it may come with a catch.

The idea behind MyRobots is to create a social network where robots can communicate with you and with each other. Just like Facebook, your robots get their very own profile (created by you unless your robot is a genius) and the ability to update their statuses whenever they feel like it. Unlike Facebook, these status updates will be useful information, like “I’m almost out of batteries” or “my dust bin is full” or “help the cat has me cornered, requesting authorization to deploy laser cannons.” via IEEE Spectrum

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