Here comes Neato XV-11, the Roomba killer
December 16, 2009 · Print This Article
There's a new vacuum robot in Silicon Valley: Neato has officially launched and it aims at grabbing the top spot from Roomba, the current champion in the robotic vacuum category. To take on Roomba, Neato is said to solve old problems that iRobot (the company behind Roomba) never really improved (because of the lack of competition?).
Smarter: Roomba is pretty dumb. It does not know where it is, and it keeps bumping into stuff. Neato uses an internal mapping system (RPS or Room Positioning System)that tells it where it is, where it went and what to avoid. Instead of cleaning randomly, it does so methodically.
Carpet friendly: Roomba is not carpet friendly, but Neato claims that it is. that could prove to be the tipping point for many users. whether you are renting, chances are that you are getting the horrible beige carpet (it needs vacuuming nonetheless). I wonder whether the Neato engineers live in Sunnyvale, CA...
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