ECOVACS

Just in time for holiday preparation, Ecovacs
Robotics displayed its next-generation robotic
vacuum, DEEBOT OZMO 930, at Pepcom’s
Holiday Spectacular in San Francisco. OZMO
includes improved mopping and a breakthrough
adaptive floor/carpet sensing technology. The
Ecovacs line of robotic vacuums is Deebot.
Their robotic window washers are Winbots.
Their air purifiers are ATMOBOTs. Despite the
large window area at the Holiday Spectacular
venue Metreon City View, no demo of a Winbot.

Ozmo 930 can vacuum both rugs and floors,
adjusting to the surface. It can also mop and
will automatically avoid rugs when in mopping
mode. Users can set virtual boundaries to
precisely define the area to be cleaned if there
are restricted areas, such as stairs or projects in
progress. Ozmo 930 uses laser mapping to
learn a home’s floor plan and build a model for
efficient cleaning.   

Ecovacs is primarily known for their consumer
robotic appliances. They’ve been around for
over a decade and continue to develop new
features. In addition to the ability to adust to
floor surfaces and to mop as well as vacuum,
Ozmo 930 can be controlled via smartphone
app or programmed to clean specified areas
on a regular basis. There might still be features
that a maid service does better, but the Ozmo
will never call you at the last minute to say it
can’t come, does away with concerns about
letting strangers in your home whether or not
you’re there, and never needs a 1099.