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The best budget robot vacuums for 2025
Today’s robot vacuums are becoming a bit like cars: with all the features, upgrades, and fancy trimmings available these days, it’s easy to forget that they can just be simple machines that get us from point A to point B. Yes, some bots blow hot air on their bums (mop pads), deftly navigate dog poop, and have arms to pick…
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Five Features I’d Look For in a Robot Vacuum Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. I’m frequently asked for recommendations on what robot vacuum to get. While I’ve got favorites, I usually respond with a list of features I’d look for. Each year, robots get so much more advanced that these features change. But if I were buying a robot vacuum tomorrow (or in the…
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The Roborock Maxv Ultra is the Best Robot Vacuum-Mop Combo I’ve Used, and It’s 45% Off Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Getting my floor clean is not for the weak. There’s the muddy paw prints, the mulch the dog tracks in, and I’m notoriously messy when cooking in my kitchen. I have created, unintentionally, the perfect lab for testing robot vacuums…
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How to Choose a Robot Vacuum
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Right before the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, I noticed a trend in robot vacuums. The suction power these robots were reporting were astronomical. Where Pa (suction power is measured in pascals) in 2024 was considered “high” at 8,000 or 10,000, the Ecovacs x8 is 18,000, the Dreame x50…
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Segway Navimow i110 robot lawn mower review: Perfectly trimmed grass without lifting a finger
Location System: Vision-enhanced RTK with camera sensorSize: 21.5 × 15.2 × 11.2 inchesWeight: 24 poundsSmart home compatibility: Alexa, Navimow appObstacle avoidance: VisionFenceAssistant mapping: YesNoise level: 58dBWater-proof: IP66Cutting Height Adjustment: Manual dialCutting height: 2-3.6 inches (US)Systematic mowing pattern: YesAutomatic recharge: YesMax. climbing slope: 30%Connectivity: WiFi, Bluetooth, 4G(optional)Mowing time: 120mins with 5.1 Ah battery I had a lot more time to enjoy…
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This Robot Vacuum and Mop Is Under $200 Right Now
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Roborock is the maker of many fine robot vacuums (and vacuum/mop combos). They are so fine, in fact, that even when they’re on sale, as many of them have been for the past few days during Amazon’s Big Spring…
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Husqvarna’s new robot mowers offer GPS for less
Staying on top of your lawn is undoubtedly one of the most tedious summer chores, especially if you have an expansive yard. Robot mowers take away much of the pain, but as much as we loved the GPS-packed Husqvarna Automower 450XH EPOS, the $5,900 price tag put it beyond the reach of most budgets. While the company sells cheaper models,…
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SwitchBot adds robot vacuums, smart shades, and its new Hub 3 to Home Assistant
SwitchBot will integrate more than 45 of its products with Home Assistant during the first half of this year, the company said in an email to The Verge. That expansion includes The SwitchBot Hub 3 that was first revealed in a filing with the Connectivity Standards Alliance last week. Many of these integrations are coming in April, according to a…
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iRobot announces eight new robot vacuums
After a tumultuous 2024, in which iRobot lost its founder and CEO, Colin Angle, Amazon abandoned its acquisition plans, and the company laid off a large portion of its staff, iRobot is back with a major shake-up of its robotic vacuum line. This week, the company that invented the robot vacuum over 20 years ago announced eight new models that…
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The ‘Protoclone’ robot has synthetic muscles — and moves like a human – Computerworld
Polish company Clone Robotics has unveiled Protoclone, a human-like robot equipped with synthetic muscles and a polymer skeleton consisting of 206 bones. The YouTube clip below shows Protoclone using its synthetic muscles to move. Protoclone has a 500-watt electric pump as its heart and four cameras for eyes. In addition, the robot has 320 pressure-sensitive sensors and 70 inertial sensors,…
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