The best budget robot vacuums for 2025
Today’s robot vacuums are becoming a bit like cars: with all the features, upgrades, and fancy trimmings available these days, it’s easy to forget that they can just be simple machines that get us from…
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Is a Robot Vacuum Worth It?
Every single day—weekend, weekday, rain or shine—whichever robot vacuum I’m currently testing starts running at 9 am. It’s always a good sign. I heave a sigh of relief and continue with whatever else I was…
Matic robot vacuum review: smarter, quieter, and gets the job done
Robot vacuums are amazing machines, but they can also be a pain in the arse.In my home, testing a new robot vacuum often means digging it out from under my living room couch or unhooking…
First look: DJI’s Romo robot vacuum
Of all the companies that could have launched a robot vacuum in 2025, I didn’t have DJI in the running — but here we are. The drone and camera manufacturer released the DJI Romo robovac…
TechCrunch Mobility: The ‘robot army’ argument
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! I…
Casio’s Fluffy AI Robot Squeaked Its Way Into My Heart
There's a fluffy robot, about the size of a guinea pig, sitting on my couch, and it's squeaking. My friend's dog Wylie sits watching it, suspicious of its every move.Moflin is an AI companion robot…
Eufy’s X10 Pro Omni robot vacuum / mop is matching its Prime Day low
Halloween parties are fun. The preparation and cleanup? Not so much. Luckily for those looking to make life a little easier next week, Eufy’s X10 Pro Omni is available from Amazon for $499.99 ($300 off)…
Elon Musk frets over controlling Tesla’s ‘robot army’ as car biz rebounds slightly
Tesla’s record sales quarter has offered the company a reprieve after a terrible start to 2025. But CEO Elon Musk is focused on building a “robot army” and making good on his years-long, unfulfilled promise…
This Open Source Robot Brain Thinks in 3D
European roboticists today released a powerful open-source artificial intelligence model that acts as a brain for industrial robots—helping them grasp and manipulate things with new dexterity.The new model, SPEAR-1, was developed by researchers at the…
DoorDash’s New Delivery Robot Rolls Out Into the Big, Cruel World
App-based companies have publicly spoken for years about the money-saving potential of autonomous vehicles. These firms have poured billions of dollars into recruiting and managing the independent contractors who do the delivering and driving for…