The ban on robot vacuums won’t make them safer, only worse
She covers smart home, IoT, and connected tech, and has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News.No other gadget knows as much about your home as a robot vacuum. They map your space, learn your routines, and many now carry a camera and microphone into every room in your house. It effectively means no new robot vacuums from major companies can enter the US market unless they are built here.
- ▪She covers smart home, IoT, and connected tech, and has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News.No other gadget knows as much about your home as a robot vacuum.
- ▪They map your space, learn your routines, and many now carry a camera and microphone into every room in your house.
- ▪It effectively means no new robot vacuums from major companies can enter the US market unless they are built here.
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