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 Algorithmic Choreography: Deconstructing the SLAM Science in Consumer Robotics

Published on Nov. 18, 2024, 6:28 a.m.

The dream of a truly autonomous home assistant has long been constrained by a deceptively simple problem: **how does a machine …

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 Engineering Trade-Offs: How Roomba i3+ EVO Balances SLAM, Suction, and Autonomy

Published on Aug. 12, 2023, 2:36 p.m.

In the escalating landscape of home automation, a robot's true value is not measured solely by its cleaning ability, but by its…