Why your next robot vacuum is also going to be your lidar map

High-end robot vacuums now ship with lidar, vision and AI capabilities that quietly turn them into permanent home-mapping devices. The privacy conversation has not caught up.

Amara Jensen · 22 May · 3 min

1X is selling a home humanoid to early adopters, and the price tag is the most surprising part

A consumer humanoid is on sale. The number on the price tag is several times higher than the marketing suggests, and several times lower than serious estimates had predicted.

Sofia Marchetti · 13 May · 3 min

Robot lawnmowers quietly become the most boring robotics success of 2026

Nobody covers robot lawnmowers. They are also outselling every other consumer robotics category by a wide margin.

Amara Jensen · 11 May · 3 min

A new Samsung home robot combines vacuum functionality with limited manipulation. The product category it creates did not exist last year.

Sofia Marchetti · 4 May · 3 min

Companion robots for elderly care have quietly become a significant market. The clinical evidence is surprisingly strong.

Amara Jensen · 3 May · 3 min

After a decade of voice assistants, the next smart home interface may be a small mobile robot that physically checks on things.

Sofia Marchetti · 2 May · 3 min

In Sun Belt states, robotic pool cleaners have overtaken vacuums as the top consumer robotics purchase. The margins are higher too.

Amara Jensen · 1 May · 3 min

Three major brands have launched premium robotic mowers within a month. The price war has begun.

Sofia Marchetti · 29 Apr · 3 min