'We've ruined many of James' Persian rugs over the years' — Dyson designer shares the development secrets of the brand's new robovac lineup
Now it seems momentum is building: this September the brand unveiled not one, but three new bots that would be joining the lineup.There's the flagship R3 Nurovi Spot+Scrub UV — a successor to the Spot+Scrub Ai — alongside the R2 Nurovi Wash+Dry, and the R1 Nurovi Dry. I got a peek at all three at Dyson's IFA-adjacent launch event earlier in the month, and was intrigued to see some unique new features.To get the inside scoop, I caught up with Nathan Lawson Mclean, a Dyson senior design manager who works across the brand's home products. Here are the five most surprising things I learned about the new Nurovi robot vacuum range...Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: 1.
- ▪Now it seems momentum is building: this September the brand unveiled not one, but three new bots that would be joining the lineup.There's the flagship R3 Nurovi Spot+Scrub UV — a successor to the Spot+Scrub Ai — alongside the R2 Nurovi Wash
- ▪I got a peek at all three at Dyson's IFA-adjacent launch event earlier in the month, and was intrigued to see some unique new features.To get the inside scoop, I caught up with Nathan Lawson Mclean, a Dyson senior design manager who works a
- ▪Here are the five most surprising things I learned about the new Nurovi robot vacuum range...Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: 1.
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Home Smart Home Robot Vacuums 'We've ruined many of James' Persian rugs over the years' — Dyson designer shares the development secrets of the brand's new robovac lineup Features By Ruth Hamilton Published 14 September 2026 I got the inside scoop on the new Nurovi robot vacuums When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Future) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter After a less-than-enthusiastic response to 2023's 360 Vis Nav, Dyson got the wheels rolling on its return to the robot vacuum market last year with its Spot+Scrub Ai.
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