Dyson is promising up to 50 minutes of cleaning time before the 360 Vis Nav navigates back to its dock for a recharge, after which it will resume cleaning exactly where it left off. It can be monitored and scheduled using Dyson’s app, while sensors in the robovac will also help create dust maps of your home so you can pinpoint the source of where your dirt is coming from and proactively deal with it to reduce the amount of cleaning you need to do. When we reviewed the Dyson 360 Eye, we were impressed at how well it actually sucked up dirt, easily outperforming the competition at the time, but were also frustrated at the fact that its camera struggled to navigate a room when it got dark.
Dyson implemented a clever way for the robot vacuum to do edge cleaning, something most robots tend to suck at. Dyson announced a new robot vacuum, the Dyson 360 Vis Nav, and claims this one has “twice the suction” of any other robot vacuum on the market. Dyson implemented a cool feature that lets the robot vacuum actually clean the edges of walls. Dyson’s floor cleaning tools are known for their ability to effectively suck up loose dust and debris, but food stains, dirt that’s stuck to hard surfaces, and wet spills have always required a separate cleaning tool.
The motor speed has increased from 78,000 RPM on its predecessor to 110,000, which supposedly delivers six times the suction of other robot vacuums. It also has a “triple-action” brush bar for optimal cleaning on different surfaces. Namely, it uses soft nylon for hard floors, anti-static carbon fiber filaments for fine dust and stiff nylon bristles for carpets. Many models’ batteries last between 120 and 180 minutes on average, though that can decrease to about 60 minutes on high pile, thick carpet.
The sand provides a measurable way to analyse dirt pick-up and also lets us see whether the robot missed any big areas. But while new features are always nice, I think the 360 Vis Nav has retained the best bits from its Dyson 360 Heurist predecessor. These include 360-degree vision, compatibility with the Dyson app, and voice controls. We don’t have a full list of launch countries, but there’s nothing about the robot on Dyson’s US site.
And the other common feature you’ll find in robot vacuums – a mopping attachment that dispenses water onto a microfibre pad as it agitates on your floor – is absent, with the instructions warning that the machine must be used in “dry locations only”. We’ve had to wait three years for Dyson’s new robot vacuum cleaner to be researched, developed, engineered, manufactured and tested – and fortunately, I think it’s been worth the wait. The 360 Vis Nav is much slimmer than the 360 Eye and adopts the unique D-shaped design seen on the Roomba s9 and Samsung Jet Bot AI+. bissell crosswave cordless Those 90-degree angles inherently improve a robot vac’s ability to sweep in corners compared to a round model, but the 360 Vis Nav has more tricks up its sleeve that promise true wall-to-wall cleaning. Armed with sensors that can detect the edges of the room, the 360 Vis Nav slides right up to the walls (pinpointing its position as close as 71 mm, or less than three inches) and redirects suction through a side actuator for precise wall and corner cleaning. The roller brush also stretches the entire length of the vacuum for full coverage of the bot’s path.
Today, Dyson unveiled six new products that bring together automation, advanced software and intelligence with best-ever cleaning performance. Sensors detect the edges of a room to redirect suction through a side-actuator. The D-shaped body and full-width front-mounted brush bar help it reach into corners,” says the company. From poop-smear disasters to getting tangled up in electrical cords, one of the biggest issues with a robot vacuum is that you’ll constantly need to be on the lookout for potential obstacles. Along with laundry and dishwashing, vacuuming is one of the most persistent domestic tasks. And if you have pets, small children or both, then cleaning your floors is probably a weekly, if not a daily, occurrence.
Dyson claims it also has 26 sensors to perform certain tasks, including dust detection, wall detection and obstacle avoidance. Old Dyson robovacs were around 9 inches wide and 4.7 inches tall, so the company previously opted for a robot with a small footprint and a tall body. That theoretically allowed it to maneuver into tighter places than your average short, flat disk vacuum, but it can’t kill the dust bunnies under the couch.
Robotics, sensing, intelligence – these are all areas that are typically considered ‘future technology’ but at Dyson, they have long been part of product development. Our engineers have, and continue, to employ these technologies to reduce the cognitive burden on our owners, saving time, energy and effort in maintaining a healthy home – a true set-and-forget mindset. I’ve previously written about why cordless vacuum cleaners are a standout option when shopping for floor cleaning hardware. These vacuums are lighter, smaller, and easier to use and store than upright vacuums, and most importantly you won’t have to stop vacuuming every few minutes to unplug and replug the cord to a closer outlet.
The company’s quietest air purifier yet, it’s designed to bring clean air to large homes and office spaces with up to 87 liters of airflow per second of purified air over 10 meters. For those who don’t know much about these things, that’s a lot of air the Big+Quiet is pumping out in near serenity. Think of it as the industrial-sized companion to Dyson’s truly wild Zone headphones/personal air purifier, which makes you look like Bane while you kick it to the new Dave Matthews album. Rather than eradicating dirt from your floor, many models tend to shuffle it around the place instead, before getting lost on their way back to the charging dock. The company has also added an arm that pops out and redirects suction, picking up dirt at the edges.