Shark’s latest robot vacuum hunts stains with UV light

The Shark PowerDetect UV Reveal is SharkNinja’s latest robot vacuum and mop. A flagship model with a multifunctional dock ...

Shark's new scrubbing-centric robot vacuum finds stains with a UV light. I tested it against other top robot mops.

So I was pleasantly surprised when Shark announced one of the coolest cleaning features I've ever heard with the launch of the Shark UV Reveal 2-in-1. I got to test it at home before its official ...
Interesting Engineering

Light-powered soft robot jumps 188 times without motor, carries 1,700x its weight

A soft robot powered by light jumps 188 times without electronics, pointing to new mechanical intelligence. An insect-scale robot that jumps using only light has completed 188 continuous leaps without ...
Tech Xplore

Brain-like chips and LIDAR sensors may enable safer human-robot teamwork

Robotics technology that not only performs simple tasks but also supports humans in all their tasks is among the key technologies in industrial manufacturing. But this requires that robots be able to ...

How do some robot vacuums clean and navigate better than others? They're probably using AI.

Some level of human-esque discernment feels necessary for a truly precise clean. AI dirt detection uses a mix of sensors and cameras to assess the mess at hand in real time and customize settings like ...