November 29, 2003

A new robotic vacuum

Samsung has a new robotic vacuum cleaner, that looks similiar in size and shape to the roomba, though it has some different specs.

robovac.bmp The Samsung cleaner draws a 3-D map of the environment to identify its relative location, enabling faster and more efficient cleaning of a defined area. A less advanced automated vacuum cleaner navigates randomly until it faces an obstacle, blindingly crawling the area. The smarter Samsung cleaner knows which area needs to be cleaned, with a much more accurate result. A user can also program in the working time and cleaning options in advance, so that the robot cleans the area automatically when the user is away.

No details on the sensor suite or processor they are using.

Posted by elkaim at November 29, 2003 3:38 PM