iRobot OS is the newest ‘brain’ for your Roomba
by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy from The Verge - All Posts on (#5ZTW2)
iRobot has launched a new operating system for its household robot cleaners | Image: iRobot The robots are getting smarter. Two years after releasing iRobot Genius Home Intelligence, an AI-powered platform for its robot vacuums and mops, iRobot has announced its new software platform: iRobot OS. This operating system for its Roomba robot vacuum cleaners will take them to the next level, says Colin Angle CEO of iRobot, providing the household bots with a deeper understanding of your home and your habits, so they can clean both harder and smarter.
While at launch the iRobot OS is not immediately adding features to existing products, it is laying the foundation for a larger leap. The idea of moving from the iRobot Genius to iRobot OS is a declaration that the intelligence of the robot is going to be the primary differentiator of...