Nothing to hear but the ticktock of a clock pendulum somewhere close by.
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They were both so silent that the ticktock of the Sacrifice of Iphigenia clock on the mantelpiece became quite rudely audible.
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So TickTock wanted to map the world with a suite of cameras alone.
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TickTock The Slider robots, which would slip under specially designed receptacles.
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Jenna's eyes had ticktocked from one twin to the other.
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In the spring, yet another company that was exploring home robots, TickTock, called it quits.
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TickTock Its first home robot concept was called the Slider, more or less an intelligent skateboard.
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Ticktock, ticktock went the pendulum of the clock; and the wind moaned as it swept past the window.
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A wooden clock with a picture of the Virgin Mary ticktocked, in a lonely way, on a wall.
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TickTock has run out of time.
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What TickTock was hearing people did like, though, were machines that could tidy up, like a vacuum robot.
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After TickTock's collapse, though, co-founder and ex-Googler Ryan Hickman is talking candidly about what it's like to build an unwanted robot.
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"Why don't you mind your own business?" she says, ticktocking her finger at them.
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But with the demise of TickTock come valuable insights into the robotic home of the future, and which companies will end up conquering it.
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Well, a robot unwanted at least by venture capitalists-some200 investors that TickTock tried to convince to cough up cash before the startup closed down.