How intelligent is the Mi Robot Vacuum vacuum cleaner?

Xiaomi has just officially introduced Mi Robot Vacuum automatic vacuum cleaner. This is a smart robot vacuum with 12 sensors, 1 powerful motor and large battery capacity, helping users save time and energy in daily cleaning the house. Equipped with a laser distance sensor (LDS) and SLAM (Simultaneous Localization &  Mapping) algorithm, Mi Robot Vacuum is capable of mapping the surrounding environment and calculating the optimal cleaning distance.

Robot vacuum cleaner Mi Robot Vacuum.

While many robot vacuums currently on the market use weak motors along with poor quality brushes resulting in poor cleaning ability, Mi Robot Vacuum uses Nidec brushless DC motor with high force extremely strong suction, up to 1800Pa (several times higher than conventional motors). The main broom of the robot is designed to flexibly move and adjust the height to fit the floor; Also, the side brush helps to remove unwanted obstacles close to the main brush, so that Mi Robot Vacuum does not roll or jam these objects during operation. Especially when vacuuming, Mi Robot Vacuum will activate a dedicated sensor that helps the device maintain an accurate 10mm distance from the house wall.

TAccording to the manufacturer’s announcement, with a large battery capacity of 5,200mAh, Mi Robot Vacuum can work up to  2.5 hours and clean up the area. floor area about 250m2 per charge.

Currently, more than 95% of robot vacuums on the market operate based on reaction, ie just vacuuming randomly and changing direction when hitting an obstacle. These robot vacuums cannot sense where in the house has not been cleaned, only returning to charge when the battery is low, reducing efficiency when many areas are left out. In order to scan a large area quickly and efficiently, the robot vacuum cleaner must be equipped with the ability to assess its surroundings and operate in a “thinking” manner.

Mi Robot Vacuum is an intelligent robot vacuum with self-routing capabilities – a routing algorithm that allows the device to locate itself in real time and map the area with high accuracy. Equipped with a laser distance sensor (LDS), Mi Robot Vacuum can scan the optical environment flexibly 360 degrees and 1,800 times per second, re-mapping the environment using the SLAM  algorithm – a technology developed widely used in unmanned vehicles and rovers on Mars. The above data will be transmitted to three microprocessors to calculate the effective cleaning route.

Mi Robot Vacuum is equipped with 12 different sensors to be able to clean even in complex terrain conditions. The ultrasonic sensor and the collision sensor help the device detect and avoid obstacles (including glass doors) at a close distance, while the wall sensor helps Mi Robot Vacuum clean dust along the wall without hitting it. they. The partition sensor prevents Mi Robot from falling down the stairs. Along with sensors such as a gyroscope, accelerometer and gyroscope, the Mi Robot Vacuum can navigate around.

Robot charging dock

Operating Mi Robot Vacuum is quite simple, users only operate with two Power and Home buttons on the body for basic cleaning needs. While to access more features, users can connect to Mi Robot Vacuum using Mi Home app via Wi-Fi connection. The user can then use this software to remotely control, view the generated map, monitor the cleaning process and route in real time, as well as set the schedule and select the cleaning mode (quiet) static, balance, acceleration and max). Furthermore, the Mi Home app allows users to set up DND (do not disturb) mode and remind them when the trash can in the body is full or when it’s time to replace the internal components.

Mi Robot Vacuum is produced by Roborock, one of the companies in the Xiaomi ecosystem. The product will be on sale in Vietnam from August 5 with a suggested retail price of about  7.3 million.