The Apprentice in the Hallway: Inside the Imperfect, Learning Mind of the Roomba j7

Published on July 28, 2024, 12:54 p.m.

It’s a scene of quiet, domestic tragedy. A sleek, disc-shaped robot, a marvel of modern automation, lies inert in the middle of…

The Silicon Mind: How a New Breed of Robots Learned to See, Think, and Master Our Homes

Published on July 27, 2024, 1:44 p.m.

Observe the modern living room. To us, it is a space of comfort. To a machine, it is a jungle. It’s an ever-changing ecosystem …

The Engineering Paradox of Domestic Robots: How Computer Vision Solves the P.O.O.P. Problem

Published on Aug. 9, 2023, 7:13 p.m.

The history of the home robot is plagued by the mundane. For decades, the true failure of autonomous vacuum cleaners wasn't in …

The Robot's Dilemma: How Machines See Your Home with Lasers vs. Cameras

Published on July 27, 2024, 1:55 p.m.

The first robot vacuums were agents of chaos. They were clumsy, bumbling pioneers, ricocheting off chair legs like frantic puck…

From Mars to Your Mop: The Hidden Genius of How Robots Find Their Way

Published on July 27, 2024, 1:32 p.m.

On a dusty, ochre-colored plain 300 million miles from home, a six-wheeled rover named Perseverance executed the most critical …

The Robot That Sees: Inside the AI and Vision of the iRobot Roomba j9+

Published on July 17, 2025, 7:51 a.m.

For decades, the dream of the automated home was a staple of science fiction—a clean, orderly world managed by silent, efficien…