The sweeping robot you think: after pressing the start button, you can let it go freely, let it flicker and move in a limited space, and clean up the home spotlessly in the blink of an eye, which can be called the light of lazy people.
In fact, the sweeping robot:When cleaning, you should keep an eye on the furniture step by step,The hair dust in the corner can never be completely cleaned up,After sweeping, you have to manually dispose of the dust box and mop,Said that the integration of sweeping and mopping often becomes a coping work,Heavy stains are just a drag。
There seems to be only a thin line between artificial intelligence and artificial intellectual disability, and a single sweeping product has been gradually launched on the historical stage, and consumers use actions to tell the market what kind of sweeping robot is our dish.
The data shows that the top 20 on the Jingdong Sweeping Robot Gold List are all base station products (self-cleaning or all-round), and the top 10 sales of **Sweeping robots rarely have a single function style, which can be seenSelf-cleaning, self-dusting and all-rounder have become the mainstream of the market.
Life is changing rapidly, and the evolution of sweeping robots wants to keep up, the problem is not only the slowdown of technological innovation under a single path, and the difficulty of product innovation, but also the complex household cleaning needs, and new problems are constantly occurring.
Since 2002, the sweeper officially entered the game, in the past 20 years of development, the sweeping robot has learned to automatically plan cleaning, AIVivision obstacle avoidance, and now it is equipped with a base station self-cleaning and all-round base station, it can be said that the core technology has been relatively mature, but in the context of high-frequency, automation, comprehensive cleaning and other cleaning needs, sweeping robots urgently need to shift their focus,From the depth of cleaning to the realization of real cleaning intelligence.
A vague definition of true intelligence
It is difficult to bridge family boundaries
There may only be one wall to the definition of true intelligence and pseudo-intelligence.
It can be said that this is a "visible" wall. In the scene of household cleaning, there are natural boundaries and barriers between different scenes, and the inside of the sofa in the corner of the wall under the bed is a "circle" that the sweeping robot can't squeeze into, and a blind spot that can't be cleaned.
It can be an invisible wall, and you are ready to clean it with great fanfare, only to find that it seems to be blocked by the wall, and the route plan has missed the cleaning of some areas, or it has been hastily taken over the area that should be the focus of cleaning.
Obviously, all manufacturers are trying to define their products as intelligent cleaning equipment in the real sense, but the actual performance is unsatisfactory, and one problem after another is thrown to the manufacturer in the process of use: how to clean the dust on obstacles such as door frame slots and small steps?
What should I do if debris, especially long hair, gets tangled around the brush? What should I do if there is a missed sweep after the robotic arm is extended? How to do the sanitation and cleaning of the base station?
There are too many question marks, full of the "history of blood and tears" of household cleaning, but we also cannot deny that the efforts made by head brands such as Ecovacs and Cloud Whale to create truly intelligent products allow sweeping robots to break boundaries and integrate into family life and become a part of the family.
Regardless of the technical level,Today we only focus on user experience,The rigid needs of sweeping robots always revolve around:Higher cleaning power and accuracy, more convenient and silky operation, smaller size and longer battery life.
How? It also needs to be validated from the specific product experience.
A truly powerful cleaning experience
Call for the love of lifeFrom single functional intelligence to multi-scene intelligence, the changes of sweeping robots are obvious to consumers. For example, the current popular hidden design and module design, one-stop cleaning has been added to self-cleaning, and more attention has been paid to sterilization, which is gradually adapting to the needs of multi-scene cleaning.
From the perspective of the general industry direction,The upgrade of sweeping robots is divided into two categories,One is hardware, and the other is software. The user's perception is relatively strong to improve, in the hardware for the hair cleaning problem made upgrades, the application of pure rubber brush, cutting roller brush, rubber bristle integrated roller brush, cyclone diversion roller brush, etc.; In the face of the upgraded bionic robotic arm for cleaning the blind area, the robotic arm will automatically extend out when cleaning the corners; In order to effectively solve the problem of dust collection and allow users to truly free their hands, most manufacturers have chosen base station dust collection and automatically suck the fuselage garbage into the dust bag, but some garbage may have the problem of stinkiness and mildew after long-term storage. In addition, some manufacturers also innovate hair compression technology, and provide users with a dual choice of dust bag & dust box.
At the software level, it mainly reflects intelligent interaction, such as the intelligent planning path and obstacle avoidance ability of the sweeping robot itself, the application of two-way 3D structured light technology + line laser obstacle avoidance can be effectively solved, and head brands such as Roborock use structured light + RGB camera solution to ensure the efficient operation of the machine. At the same time, all brands have made great efforts on the APP terminal and achieved a one-click start.
However, the problem in front of consumers still exists, different brands of products have their own strengths, everyone wants an all-rounder without shortcomings, but the fact is that after shopping around, you will find that no one can completely crush similar products.
For example, the cloud whale that is currently more popular on the market,It is remarkable in terms of intelligent performance,Cloud whaleJ4The whale spirit hosting function that comes with it allows the sweeping robot to automatically choose the cleaning strategy,It can automatically adapt the cleaning plan according to the region。 However, the disadvantage is that the obstacle avoidance function may not be able to identify some small objects in time, and the cleaning range is a matter of opinion, compared with the use of the robotic arm scheme for corner cleaning, Cloud Whale adopts the "twist" intelligent cleaning method along the edge, the difference between the two schemes is in the cleaning pressure, and the cleaning effect is different.
The other two manufacturers, typical applicationsRobotic arm side drag functionThrough the dynamic telescopic structure, it can effectively solve the problem of cleaning dead corners such as wall corners and table edges, and the cleaning efficiency is greatly improved, but the problem is also obvious, and the robotic arm still has a lot of room for improvementThere will be a slight shortage of cleaning pressure, and there will also be a problem of missing sweeps.
The hair cleaning problem that some users are more concerned about has not been effectively solved, and although the pure rubber brush is used to reduce hair tangling, it will still wrap around the sides of the brush head. About hair cleanup,Innovative anti-tangle cutting brushIt is also a completely new solution, but it is still debatable in pet hair treatment and should be used with careThere may be a risk that your pet's fur will get tangled in the body. At present, it seems that the long hair treatment part will be cut directly through the blade, which is still better, but the overall cleaning time will be longer.
Under the trend of integrated sweeping and mopping, Ecovacs has specially strengthened the hot water washing rag + hot air drying function, so that the washed rag can be dried quickly, so that the rag can be kept dry and does not breed mold. However, when the working time of the sweeping robot is extended, the shortcomings of Ecovacs' poor battery life are highlighted, and the built-in battery has less power storage and cannot support the complete deep cleaning needs of the home.
Finally, let's take a look at Dreame product, its visual camera and dual-line laser obstacle avoidance solution, and can identify 70+ kinds of obstacles to achieve millimeter-level accurate obstacle avoidance. However, there is no complete positive correlation between accurate visibility and clean sweeping, and Dreame's advantages in obstacle avoidance have also led to the occurrence of missed sweeps, and there will be some unclean sweeps.
It can be seen that when we want to choose a sweeping robot "bucket machine" that is suitable for all scenarios, you will find that "integration is justice" does not necessarily make sense. Although some sweeping robots do the integration of sweeping and mopping, they cannot achieve the function of sewage identification and rewashing, the stains are not clean, and the drying ability also makes people support their foreheads. The advertised obstacle avoidance function is powerful, which can only show the advantages of visual AI, but when it is really applied, it may also find problems such as missing drag and missed sweeping.
From the user's point of view, the key to choosing a sweeping robot isSolve the core problems of the user's home life, and automatically maintain the cleaning of the home floorLet us liberate ourselves from repetitive and heavy housework, and directly hit the "pain points" of daily high-frequency cleaning at home, so that we can free our hands and go to a better life together.
In the future, the application scenarios of sweeping robots will be more diverse, the working environment will be more complex, and the human-computer interaction will be more frequent, and graduallyTransition from a functional phase of a single task to a multitask. Therefore, the requirements for the ability to identify, perceive and react to the environment and things are also constantly improving, which puts forward higher requirements for the R&D and innovation capabilities of enterprises.