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It's the classic story with so many appliances. Out of the box, your robot vacuum works great but over time, that peak performance degrades and a few months later, it starts underperforming so much ...

In 2002, the first Roomba robot vacuum cleaners rolled off the assembly line and into our homes. Well, into the homes of wealthy people, at least. It would be many years before these household robots ...

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A woman with a blank expression looks at the camera with a robot vacuum component in her hand beside a white open robot vacuum on a living room floor - Grustock/Shutterstock In 2002, the first Roomba ...

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Since a robot vacuum doesn't have a GPS receiver the way a robot lawn mower does, it's anyone's guess where it might go (or how far). Funnily enough, some robot vacuum makers are starting to diversify ...