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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Senior Reviewer, Smart Home

Senior Reviewer, Smart Home

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    Dreame’s stair climbing robovac is coming soon, and there’s a bionic arm, too.

    Today, the company announced that on May 27th, it will reveal when its Cyber X bionic quad-track stair-climbing system will launch and, presumably, how much it will cost. The robot that can transport a robot vacuum up a flight of stairs will arrive alongside three new X60 Pro series robots, the most intriguing of which features Dreame’s first dual-joint bionic robotic arm that can extend a mop pad into tight corners and under furniture.

    <em>The X60 Pro will work with the Cyber X and features a mopping pad that extends 7 inches from the robot.</em>
    <em>There’s also a baseboard brush.</em>
    <em>The X60 Pro can climb double-layer thresholds up to about 4 inches.</em>
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    The X60 Pro will work with the Cyber X and features a mopping pad that extends 7 inches from the robot.
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    These are the robot vacuum-mops I recommend for every type of home

    The right robot for your home has less to do with specs and everything to do with your floors, rugs, clutter, and general tolerance for robot nonsense.

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    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
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    Ring cameras now support 2K across the line.

    The home security company launched two new products today: the Ring Spotlight Cam (2nd Gen) at $169.99 and the Ring Floodlight Cam (2nd Gen) at $199.99. Both feature Ring’s Retinal 2K video resolution, bringing higher-res support to Ring’s base models.

    Increased resolution provides clearer video and better zoom capabilities and feeds richer data into Ring’s AI features, such as Search Party, AI-generated text descriptions, and search history. The cameras will be available on June 3rd.

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    <em>The Floodlight Cam is a wired camera with 2000-lumen floodlights and Retinal 2K video.</em>
    <em>The Spotlight Cam has a 550-lumen spotlight and Retinal 2K video. It can<em> be plugged in, powered by solar, or via battery. It has </em>a dual-chamber battery holder and is compatible with the new Quick Release Ultra Battery Pack. </em>
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    The Floodlight Cam is a wired camera with 2000-lumen floodlights and Retinal 2K video.
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    Nanoleaf bets its future on robots, red light therapy, and AI

    CEO Gimmy Chu says the commoditization of smart lighting is behind Nanoleaf’s pivot.

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    Inside Dreame’s wild launch event — packed with products no one can buy

    Influencers and vaporware collided with some interesting-looking robot vacuums, a laundry robot, and a rocket at Dreame’s US launch event.

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    The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion

    Colin Angle revealed his latest creation this week: a dog-sized robot ‘Familiar’ designed for human connection, not chores.

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