Roborock’s Saros Z70 robovac can pick up small items like socks and other clutter on the floor with its robotic arms|@ProgresiveRobot|X
This year at the Las Vegas CES, robovac got some updates. From stair climbing and robotic arms to checking for intruders, these vacuum cleaners are now trying to do more than just clean.
It marks a new era where humans want to delegate more tasks to robots.
One such robovac is Roborock’s Saros Z70, which can pick up small items like socks and other clutter from the floor with its robotic arms, and deposit them in a pile away from its cleaning route. It is expected to cost $1,500 or more.
Other robovacs that caught everyone’s attention were Dreame’s concept vacuum and the new Ultra X50. Dreame’s robovacs come with “legs” that help propel the bots onto higher surfaces of up to 6 cm.
Mopping tech saw a leap with extendable roller mops from Ecovacs X2 Omni, designed to clean edges and corners better. Dreame even debuted mop-swapping stations to prevent cross-contamination between rooms.
The CES also saw a bot that can detect a new person when the owner isn’t home and possibly take a picture of them.
Another vacuuming technology that was received well was retractable lidar towers for navigating tight spaces.
Apart from robovacs, several emotional support robots—some looked like animals and were integrated with AI—debuted this year.