Cleaning robots
Introduction
A robotic vacuum cleaner is an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner, which has intelligent programming and a limited cleaning system. The original design included manual operation via remote control and an "auto-drive" mode that allowed the machine to clean autonomously without human control. Some designs use rotating brushes to reach tight corners. Others include a number of cleaning features (cleaning, UV sterilization, etc.) along with vacuuming.
History
In 1990, three roboticists named Colin Angle, Helen Greiner and Rodney Brooks founded IRobot.[1] The company was originally dedicated to making robots for military and domestic use. The Roomba was not the first robot vacuum cleaner, but it was the most successful. Selling up to a million units in 2004. 2005 IRobot created the scooba "Scooba (robot)") which is the opposite of the Roomba since it mops floors. Something that had not been created before. The company wanted to make tasks as simple as possible.
In 1996, Electrolux introduced the first "robotic vacuum cleaner", the Electrolux Trilobite). versions of the Electrolux Trilobite vacuum cleaner.[3].
In 2001, Dyson built and demonstrated a robot vacuum cleaner known as the DC06. However, due to its high price, it was never released on the market.[4] Electrolux launched the Trilobite robotic vacuum cleaner. The robotic vacuum cleaner was launched at a price of $1,800.00. There were two models: The ZA1 and the ZA2.
In 2002, iRobot, an American advanced technology company, launched the Roomba. The Roomba could change direction when it encountered an obstacle, detect dirty spots on the floor, and detect steep drops to prevent it from falling down stairs. It became popular very quickly, causing other companies to reconsider the idea of a robotic vacuum cleaner.
Since 2002, new variations of vacuum cleaners have appeared on the market.[5] For example, the Canadian robotic vacuum cleaner BObsweep") which had mops and vacuum cleaners, or the Neato Robotics") XV-11, a robotic vacuum cleaner that uses laser vision instead of the traditional ultrasound of the base models.[6][7].
An advantage of using a robotic vacuum cleaner is that it is quiet compared to regular vacuum cleaners. In addition, they are considered more convenient to use due to the fact that it can vacuum on its own. Robotic vacuum cleaners can be kept under beds, desks, closets, while a regular vacuum cleaner requires a large amount of space. However, a disadvantage of the robotic vacuum cleaner is that it takes longer to vacuum an area due to how small it is. They are also relatively expensive.[8].