Keeping tabs on cleanliness
IROBOT Corp, a leader in consumer home robotics, has announced updates to the iRobot HOME App that expand the value of connected Roomba vacuuming robots within the smart home.
New Clean Map reports provide visual post-cleaning maps that reveal in-depth information about the robot’s cleaning performance such as the dirtiest floor areas and total space cleaned.
“iRobot is aggressively pursuing opportunities within the connected home to improve our customers’ experience with our cleaning robots.
“The latest updates for the iRobot HOME App make cleaning with an iRobot Roomba even more user-friendly, along with enhanced mapping features as well as useful post-cleaning mission reports.
“These are exciting next steps towards our vision of an ecosystem of home robots that work collaboratively and further enable the smart home,” said iRobot chairman and chief executive officer Colin Angle.
Combining adaptive navigation with visual localisation, the iRobot Roomba 900 Series vacuuming robots build a map of the home as they clean.
Clean Map reports make these maps visible to customers in the iRobot HOME App after a cleaning job is complete, showing the total area and duration a Roomba 900 Series vacuum cleaned for up to 30 cleaning jobs.
Leveraging Dirt Detect – an iRobot patented feature only found in Roomba vacuuming robots – Clean Map reports also provide information on where the robot encounters higher concentrations of dirt or debris, providing more focused cleaning in those areas.
Clean Map reports can be viewed in the History tab of the iRobot HOME App. Once the map is opened, users can manipulate the map on the screen with their fingers, zooming and panning from room to room to see where Dirt Detect events have occurred.
The update to the iRobot HOME App also includes push notifications that will alert users about a job status, including when the robot has finished cleaning.
Available for Android and iOS devices, the iRobot HOME App gives users more control over their iRobot connected cleaning products, such as the Roomba 900 Series Vacuuming Robot and Braava jet Mopping Robot, with customised cleaning preferences, information about cleaning jobs, customised maintenance tips and direct access to customer support.
The latest update for iRobot HOME App is available for download on the App Store and Google Play.
Photos, videos and background information on the app can be found at http://media.irobot.com/
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