roomba salvage?

hi all, i've been lucky enough to receive an older roomba (for free - friend bought a new one)... i've charged it and it makes an attempt to go (as well as lighting up), but gets only an inch or so - though the lights stay on... can i measure the battery current to determine if the battery should be replaced?...

or with it being no cost to me, should i just salvage parts?... i suspect that there's a gold mine of parts underneath the plastic on that thing... and a new battery is $70... oh, and i have a wife to keep the floors clean :D... God, i hope she doesn't read that...

thanks,
isaac

This page provides links on how to replace the cells in the battery pack: http://www.roombareview.com/hack/battery.shtml

no need to destroy a working robot for the sake of a dozen c cells.