"Every single day-weekend, weekday, rain or shine-whichever robot vacuum I'm currently testing starts running at 9 am. It's always a good sign. I heave a sigh of relief and continue with whatever else I was doing, content that at least that f*cking chore in my house is getting done."
"When I first started testing robot vacuums eight years ago, it sometimes seemed like more trouble than it was worth. I cleaned up the floor. I meticulously maintained the different sensors. Now I just don't care. (I mean, yes, I do care, robot vacuum manufacturers, I just care slightly less.) Even if it gets tripped up on my daughter's latest knitting project, or it can't mop the kitchen because I haven't emptied the water tank. Just go, little soldier, go."
"Robot vacuums are so much smarter now. They can navigate through many more surprising minefields of Lego bricks, stuffed animals, or piles of shoes than you might have expected even two or three years ago. As a working parent with two elementary-school-aged kids and a dog, I need all the help I can get. Maybe it will clean the whole house; maybe it will only clean up 50 or 65 percent of it. But as someone who is constantly fighting chaos, consistency is what counts."
Robot vacuums run reliably on schedules and provide predictable cleaning routines. Early models required frequent manual clearing and careful sensor maintenance, but newer models demand less hands-on care. Improved navigation allows devices to handle obstacles such as Lego, stuffed animals, and piles of shoes, increasing practical coverage. Consistent partial cleaning still reduces household chaos for working parents and pet owners. Robot vacuums are less useful in very small spaces, homes with complicated multi-level layouts, or on rugs with tassels and other problematic textures.
Read at WIRED
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