While the first robot vacuums didn’t quite live up to the sweeping promise and high suction power expectations, they’ve evolved greatly over the years. Most robot vacuums on the market right now avoid obstacles when navigating rooms, but can also autonomously find their way back to charging docks when their batteries are low, empty their boxes, and some models can even mop.
One thing robot vacuums can’t do is navigate between multiple floors of a house, or more specifically, move from one floor to another without falling down the stairs.
One company has designed the world’s first stair climbing robot vacuum cleaner. claims.
“CAN BREAK IT”
According to Gizmodo’s report, the first robot vacuum that can climb stairs and clean may be a game changer.
In the related news, it was stated that the robot vacuum of the company in question uses a pair of legs to lift its body on the step, and when these two legs are lifted, it turns into an almost ordinary robot vacuum.
In addition, it was reported that this process takes place repeatedly until the robot vacuum cleaner, which is probably able to clean the step using its wheels, reaches the next floor.
In addition, it was noted that the reverse of a similar process probably (but probably) also allows the broom to go down the stairs.
That said, the company’s website doesn’t have much detail on the capabilities of the robot vacuum in question, but it’s good for mapping rooms in the house, etc. It has been claimed that it will use LiDAR scanners for
On the other hand, the robot vacuum in question is not yet available for sale, but there is some kind of crowdfunding campaign on the company’s website; Accordingly, it was stated that those who deposit $5 will then be allowed to purchase the robot vacuum for about $400 less.
In addition, that all of the images on the website look like renders was also noted.