Thomil's Random Ramblings

Vacuum cleaners are probably the only product category for which the phrase “they suck” is a compliment, certainly the only ones that are worth commenting on here, given that this is a family friendly platform! At the same time, they are part of a device category that I don’t really like, primarily because I don’t like doing chores. I mean, who does? At the same time, in news that will come as a surprise to absolutely no one, I love gadgets, and the premise of a gadget that can make chores easier for me is a siren call I simply cannot ignore for long. Enter robot vacuums. It’s a product category that has fascinated me for years, both as a gadget and sci-fi nerd. However, for the longest time, these robots were simply outside of my financial grasp. It wasn’t until 2016 that I got my first taste of these things in the shape of Pavlov, a Vileda branded robot vacuum that my dad had scored as a “middle aisle special” at Lidl. It was a simple contact-only robot without any proper smart senso...