Small and powerful. Dyson cleaning robot

Dyson has launched a cleaning robot – equipped with 360° vision and the power the brand’s hoovers are known for – to thoroughly clean all types of floors. It is the most powerful cleaning robot with six times the suction power of any other device in its category.

Cleaning robots should not be considered a technological innovation. As you know, the ones currently available give many cause for frustration – some have poor suction power and others have faulty navigation systems. As a result, they often stop at obstacles and do not clean as they should. The engineers at Dyson have focused on developing appliances that overcome these limitations. One that is increasingly responsive to our needs, orientates itself to its surroundings and operates autonomously – highlights Jake Dyson, chief engineer of the Dyson brand.

The Dyson 360 Vis Nav™ cleaning robot is equipped with a 360° vision system, using Dyson’s unique Simultaneous Location and Mapping (SLAM) technology. This allows it to remember where it has already vacuumed, detect areas it has yet to clean, intelligently react to detected dust and create maps of the dirt level of the floor in the home. A highly advanced processor analyses the data and adjusts the hoover, using the information from the sensors to determine its position to an accuracy of 71 mm. The robot has 26 sensors that are responsible for specific tasks, such as detecting dust, avoiding obstacles or thoroughly cleaning directly against a wall.

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Cleaning robots should be highly effective and clean efficiently and intelligently enough that we don’t have to do it ourselves. The operation of our devices is based on extremely complex algorithms, interpretation of visual data, dust detection capabilities and a powerful motor. Dyson engineers have used all the knowledge they have accumulated from developing hoovers and cutting-edge software to create the Dyson 360 Vis Nav™ – the most powerful, intelligent cleaning robot , adds Jake Dyson.

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The Dyson 360 Vis Nav™ has been designed by a team of engineers from Dyson campuses in the UK, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines. Much of it is based at the new Dyson RDD Robotics Centre in Hullavington, UK.

The robot is equipped with a 360° vision system with a Fisheye camera, which provides a panoramic view of the home and enables accurate interpretation of the environment. The SLAM vision system processes the information from the camera and remembers the areas visited, so the robot knows where else to clean.

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The Dyson Hyperdymium™ motor spins at up to 110,000 rpm, providing six times the suction power of other cleaning robots. The machine also features a new triple-action brush – the first Dyson brush to combine three methods of thorough cleaning with powerful suction power: soft ‘Fluffy’ nylon fabric for picking up large dirt from hard floors, anti-static carbon fibres for picking up fine dust from hard floors and stiff nylon bristles for thorough carpet cleaning.

Dyson engineers set themselves the goal that this new cleaning robot in the brand’s portfolio would clean thoroughly, right up to the edges. That’s why, in addition to a full-width brush roll, it also features a side-edge actuator that redirects suction power towards the edges. What’s more, thanks to sensors detecting the walls, the cleaning robot can go right up to the edge of the room and move along the walls, using the actuator to pick up dust from the very edge.

Robot with compact intelligence for autonomous cleaning

The Dyson 360 Vis Nav™ robot is compatible with the MyDyson™ app to intelligently route and clean. The app’s features include creating, customising and planning zones. Users can carve out specific spaces in the home and programme cleaning at designated times of the day.

Thanks to its dual-link suspension, the Dyson 360 Vis Nav™ robot can climb up to 21mm. The unit has a low profile and can clean spaces under furniture up to 99mm high, easily moving under and around furniture.

source: Dyson press materials

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