The iAdapt 2.0 technology stores this map rendering in the robot’s memory to allow it to clean more efficiently. It will note furniture location, obstacles and drops, ledges and stairs and remember their location for the next cleaning cycle. Back in the old days when we were all young children (2002 – 2014), robot vacuums relied on audio and touch-sensitive sensors to detect objects and obstacles.
Running the vacuum cleaner through some tests with flour spilt on the floor in various locations, the 360 Heurist proved itself to be a winner. As for the cleaning part of the robot, Dyson has improved on its suction power by 20%, and also a stiffer nylon bristle where the count of its bristles jumps from 5,468 to 6,947. There will also be an accompany mobile app that lets users monitor the robot, and with support for Alexa, users will also be able to control it using their voice. Unfortunately as is usually the case with Dyson products, the 360 Heurist will not come cheap at around $800. The 360 Heurist will be launching in China for now and there is no word on whether or not it will eventually find its way to other markets.
At a cursory glance, not much has changed between the Dyson 360 Eye and the Dyson 360 Heurist; both use the same tall-but-thin case. It’s fair to say that the Heurist is far more striking, decked out in a bright finish that appears purple or blue, depending on how the light hits it. It has just a 2.7’’ thickness too so it can easily and thoroughly clean the area under all of your furniture.
If a collision is detected, it will reverse and go around the obstacle without causing damage. Also added are dirt detection sensors that ensure the area being cleaned are actually free of dirt and debris. As it cleans, it will update where it has been, what areas still need to be cleaned and how far along the grid it is. Moving furniture doesn’t matter, as the map is constantly being updated on every cleaning cycle.
It swivels around 360 degrees (hence the vacuum’s name) to scan the entire room for waypoints. Since graduating from Temple University’s Japan Campus in 2010, she’s been found reporting and editing in every corner of the newsroom at The ACCJ Journal, The Japan News, shark cordless and New York bureau of The Yomiuri Shimbun. In her spare time, she bankrupts herself going to theater, buying expansions to board games, and cleaning out the stacks at The Strand. Someday, she hopes Liverpool FC will win the league, but she isn’t holding her breath.
The name refers to an omnidirectional camera that sits atop the circular machine, with which it identifies features in a room and builds maps of its environment. It also uses infrared sensors to avoid obstacles while it cleans in a spiral pattern. At an event in Tokyo on Thursday, Chief Engineer James Dyson, known for creating slick, bag-free cyclone vacuum bissell crosswave cordless cleaners, showed off the new Dyson 360 Eye. Wirecutter, The New York Times’s sister publication that tests products, recommends stick vacuums from Black & Decker and Tineco that cost $150 to $400. Dyson may have unveiled its new 360 Eye robot vacuum (MSRP about $1000) in Tokyo, but the company also brought one of the first working models to IFA Berlin.