iRobot Roomba
Rating: 8/10, As useful as consumer robots get. There’s really only one task in a home that robots have succeeded in helping out with: cleaning floors. And although Electrolux was the first to release a robovac in 1996 with its Trilobite model, the affordability and effectiveness of iRobot’s Roomba, which debuted in 2002, has made that brand the household name for these devices. iRobot’s robovacs and have evolved and improved over 20 years to the point where they can now handle mopping and intelligently navigate your home, even distinguishing between various rooms. But as successful as they’ve been, they still can’t pick up dirty laundry, clean furniture, or even handle stairs.
