iRobot unveils the Roomba Duo
iRobot has unveiled the Roomba Duo, a concept robot vacuum that features a dual-unit system for mopping and sweeping. The device includes a main unit for large areas and a smaller, detachable unit for tight spaces, utilizing advanced lidar and camera navigation.
Why it matters
This represents a significant design shift in home robotics, aiming to solve the limitation of single-unit vacuums reaching confined areas.
The original robot vacuum company showed off a concept robot at the IFA tech show in Berlin today. The Roomba Duo combines a heavy-duty floor-washing machine with a smaller, slimmer Roomba. The two floor cleaners can move around your home together, with the main unit mopping and sweeping larger floor areas and the smaller unit lowering mechanically when needed to clean tighter spaces, such as under tables or in corners.
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The Duo is also an autonomous mobile dock, with clean and dirty water tanks and a dust bag on board, and it uses lidar and camera-based navigation to map your home, navigate, detect obstacles, and look for dirt.
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