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Three robot vacuum trends arriving by 2027
A first look at next year's robot vacuums, where the suction drops to the floor, the mop makes steam, and the arms do the tidying.
In brief
A first look at next year's robot vacuums, where the suction drops to the floor, the mop makes steam, and the arms do the tidying. The next wave of robot vacuums stops competing on raw suction numbers and starts competing on contact with the floor, heat in the mop, and hands that clear obstacles. Originally reported…
Next year's robots, seen early
The show floor is already running a year ahead. The machines on display point to three shifts that will define the flagship robot vacuums you can actually buy.
Suction that drops down
Instead of pulling air through a gap, the new designs lower a sealed mouth onto the floor for a stronger pull on the spots that need it. Less air lost, more dirt moved.
A seal beats a big number
The Roomba Max 875 shows the idea in hardware: a seal that meets the floor directly, so the rated suction actually reaches the carpet rather than leaking around the edges.
Steam joins the mop
Cold water and a spinning pad only go so far on dried spills. Adding steam attacks sticky floors and lets the dock sanitise the pad instead of just rinsing it.
Arms that tidy first
Roborock's Saros Z70 reaches out and moves what is in the way, lifting a cloth or a sock before it cleans. The robot handles the pre-tidy you used to do yourself.
Dyson wants back in
The Nurovi marks a serious return for a brand that mostly sat out the robot era. More big names fighting over the same floor means faster progress and better prices.
The key point
The next wave of robot vacuums stops competing on raw suction numbers and starts competing on contact with the floor, heat in the mop, and hands that clear obstacles.
