Neato XV-11 ships out next month, will assassinate dust bunnies for money
Author: Alexander McQueen
Let’s face it, a geek’s solution to keeping floors clean will typically involve either family members, robots, or a combination of both. For the latter two groups, we’ve got news that Neato’s XV-11 is all set to start shipping this week, with retail and expanded online availability by mid-July. The XV-11′s biggest selling point is a laser-based room mapping system that will theoretically allow it to avoid objects other robo vacuums would detect only by impact. That should also deliver more efficient route planning for the little sucker, while the saved up energy will be channeled into what Neato claims is “the world’s most powerful robotic vacuum system.” Whether such brazen claims are enough to merit your $399, we leave up to you. Sure looks like a mean machine, though.
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