henrydreyfuss
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New for fall 2018, both iRobot and Dyson have unveiled ambitious improvements to their robotic cleaner offerings.
The Roomba i7+ is the first robot with intelligent navigation that self-empties at its dock, into a HEPA bag for easy disposal. Easily the worst feature of good robotic cleaners is having to clean the high-maintenance filters, and messy-to-empty dirt cups. The new Roomba's dock pulls air through the dirt-bin backwards, allegedly cleaning the filter, and emptying the bin into a much higher-capacity HEPA bag, which you just toss after approximately 30 full robot bins. It also utilizes Roomba's excellent relatively maintenance-free dual-rubber brush setup, which rarely wrap with hair.
Last week Dyson quietly unveiled the Dyson 360 Heurist in Beijing, featuring a variety of improvements over their previous now-discontinued model. "Heurist" is a play on the word "heuristic," which means the ability to learn or discover. New features include a much better processor that can sort out its situation much faster than the outgoing model, and LED lights around the "eye," to help it see in the dark. Along with other improvements, Dyson is directly addressing the common complaints with it's now-discontinued robot. Dyson will begin selling the robot in China first in November, at a price 20% lower than the original 360 Eye.
The Roomba improvements of the last 3 years have genuinely surprised me. I own the first good Roomba, the 980, and it's wonderful. I'm very happy they're aggressively improving their products, in the face of lofty competition. I'm glad to see Dyson stepping up their game after their underwhelming and very expensive first offering as well.
The Roomba i7+ is the first robot with intelligent navigation that self-empties at its dock, into a HEPA bag for easy disposal. Easily the worst feature of good robotic cleaners is having to clean the high-maintenance filters, and messy-to-empty dirt cups. The new Roomba's dock pulls air through the dirt-bin backwards, allegedly cleaning the filter, and emptying the bin into a much higher-capacity HEPA bag, which you just toss after approximately 30 full robot bins. It also utilizes Roomba's excellent relatively maintenance-free dual-rubber brush setup, which rarely wrap with hair.
Last week Dyson quietly unveiled the Dyson 360 Heurist in Beijing, featuring a variety of improvements over their previous now-discontinued model. "Heurist" is a play on the word "heuristic," which means the ability to learn or discover. New features include a much better processor that can sort out its situation much faster than the outgoing model, and LED lights around the "eye," to help it see in the dark. Along with other improvements, Dyson is directly addressing the common complaints with it's now-discontinued robot. Dyson will begin selling the robot in China first in November, at a price 20% lower than the original 360 Eye.
The Roomba improvements of the last 3 years have genuinely surprised me. I own the first good Roomba, the 980, and it's wonderful. I'm very happy they're aggressively improving their products, in the face of lofty competition. I'm glad to see Dyson stepping up their game after their underwhelming and very expensive first offering as well.
