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Amazon is currently selling the Roborock Q7 L5 Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo for $139.99, down from its usual $249.99 price tag. That 44% cut marks a new all-time low for the device, undercutting even its previous Prime Day pricing.
Amazon has discounted the Dreame L40s Ultra AE robot vacuum and mop to $569.49 from its usual $729.99, a 22% price cut. The device offers roughly 19,000Pa suction, dual rotating mop pads, edge-cleaning, and a self-emptying, self-washing, hot-air-drying dock. It also uses AI-driven obstacle avoidance with RGB vision and 3D sensing, and requires an active Amazon Prime membership to unlock the discount.
A Taiwanese husband suspected his wife of an affair after finding a stray toothbrush and garage footage of an unknown man driving her to their holiday home. Months later he opened his robot vacuum's companion app hoping to talk to his wife remotely and instead watched a live camera feed capturing her with another man. The incident highlights how ordinary smart-home devices now silently collect footage and data that can become unexpected evidence in personal disputes.
Dyson introduced the R1 Nurovi Dry, a robotic vacuum that skips mopping capability but includes many premium features found in higher-end combo mop-and-vacuum robots. The device is positioned at a lower price point than typical mop-bots, targeting buyers who only want suction-based cleaning.
Dyson has released three new robot vacuums under its Nurovi line: the R1 Nurovi Dry ($550), R2 Nurovi Wash + Dry ($700), and R3 Nurovi Spot+Scrub UV ($1,200). All three share a redesigned light gray look, lidar-based navigation replacing the previous camera system, and a Twin-Capture system for cleaning both carpets and hard floors, with the top model adding UV stain detection. The R2 will be Costco-exclusive, while the R1 and R3 sell through Dyson's website and other retailers.
WIRED updated its annual robot vacuum roundup for 2026, testing new models from Shark, Eufy, Roborock and other brands across a multi-story home with kids and pets. The update also notes a new FCC ban that will affect future robot vacuum designs and features going forward.
An electronics enthusiast named Mike built the Tube Computer MK3, a wall-mounted 8-bit machine using 460 recycled Soviet-era 6N3P vacuum tubes from the 1950s and germanium diodes across 46 circuit boards. The system runs custom software and drives a flip-digit display entirely through discrete tube logic, without any microprocessor or integrated circuit. It's his third such vacuum-tube computer built this decade, documented on Hackaday.
An amateur vacuum tube maker built a second diode tube specifically to document the process for a Make: Magazine article after his original tube, made hastily before Hackaday Superconference 2022, lacked good process photos. The piece, published in Make: Volume 86, details the tricky pinch-seal technique using Tungsten wire welded to Nickel pins and coated with oxide to bond glass and metal in a vacuum-tight seal.
A self-taught electronics enthusiast named Mike has completed his third vacuum tube computer this decade, detailing the project on Hackaday. The 8-bit machine relies on 460 recycled 1950s Soviet 6N3P double triode tubes and germanium diodes instead of transistors or microprocessors, requiring 10-15 minutes to warm up before it can run and giving off a burning-dust smell during operation.
At IFA, Ecovacs showed off its new Deebot X12S OmniCyclone robot vacuum, which builds on the X12 with stronger suction and a dust-mite-focused cleaning mode, but its water-jet stain removal demo failed to hit the intended spot during a live demonstration. The company says third-party testing found the robot removes over 97% of dust mite allergens and nearly 96% of dust mites from carpet, aiming at allergy-prone households.
Dyson has unveiled its Nurovi robot vacuum series, three models featuring UV light, AI vision and green LED sensors to identify around 200 household stains and spills. The flagship $1,199 R3 Nurovi Spot+Scrub UV, arriving September 15, uses a 12-point hydration system to heat water to 158°F for its self-cleaning microfiber roller mop, alongside a 30,000-pascal motor and self-emptying dustbin.
At IFA 2026 in Berlin, Dyson used its 'Dyson Unveiled' event to showcase new products across vacuums, purifiers, robotics and personal care, including a CameraJet toothbrush-and-flosser combo with a built-in camera. Founder James Dyson presented the lineup starting at 4:30PM CET, with Engadget covering the announcements live from the show floor.