The first genuinely useful kitchen robot is, predictably, not the one with the big marketing budget
By Sofia Marchetti · 22 May 2026 · 3 min read
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Consumer
Home robots, service robots, and the kit you can actually buy.
By Sofia Marchetti · 22 May 2026 · 3 min read
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High-end robot vacuums now ship with lidar, vision and AI capabilities that quietly turn them into permanent home-mapping devices. The privacy conversation has not caught up.
Amara Jensen · 22 May · 3 min
A consumer humanoid is on sale. The number on the price tag is several times higher than the marketing suggests, and several times lower than serious estimates had predicted.
Sofia Marchetti · 13 May · 3 min
Nobody covers robot lawnmowers. They are also outselling every other consumer robotics category by a wide margin.
Amara Jensen · 11 May · 3 min
A new Samsung home robot combines vacuum functionality with limited manipulation. The product category it creates did not exist last year.
Sofia Marchetti · 4 May · 3 min
Companion robots for elderly care have quietly become a significant market. The clinical evidence is surprisingly strong.
Amara Jensen · 3 May · 3 min
After a decade of voice assistants, the next smart home interface may be a small mobile robot that physically checks on things.
Sofia Marchetti · 2 May · 3 min
In Sun Belt states, robotic pool cleaners have overtaken vacuums as the top consumer robotics purchase. The margins are higher too.
Amara Jensen · 1 May · 3 min
Three major brands have launched premium robotic mowers within a month. The price war has begun.
Sofia Marchetti · 29 Apr · 3 min