Robots vacuum cleaners

2024

World's first robot vacuum cleaner that can climb stairs released

At the end of August 2024, Roborock released the world's first P20 Pro robot vacuum cleaner capable of climbing stairs. In addition, the new robot has extremely high suction power, is equipped with optimized brushes that prevent tangling of threads and hair, and an improved carpet cleaning function. Read more here

Neatsvor introduced a robot cleaner U1MAX

25.04.2024 to Moscow time, ​​Neatsvor held an online presentation of new products. The announcement of a high-tech and highly automated product called U1MAX opens up a new direction in smart home cleaning. More. here

2023

World's largest robot vacuum cleaner manufacturers named - IDC data

In 2023, approximately 18.5 million robotic vacuum cleaners were sold globally. The global market is dominated by Chinese brands with a share of more than 60%. This is stated in the IDC study, the results of which were published on June 27, 2024.

It is estimated that in the first quarter of 2024, almost 4.6 million robotic vacuum cleaners were shipped in the world. This is 11.1% more compared to the first quarter of 2023, when sales were estimated at 4.1 million units. In the period from January to March 2024, in the total mass of devices, Chinese devices accounted for 2.9 million units, vacuum cleaners of all other manufacturers combined - 1.7 million units.

The first place in the ranking of the world's largest suppliers of robot vacuum cleaners is occupied by an American company, iRobot whose sales in the first quarter of 2024 decreased by 13.2% on an annualized basis. It is said that iRobot remains the leading supplier in,,, and USA Japan. Britain In the To Canada second position is the Chinese, Roborock which increased supplies by 18.3% year-on-year. Another company from the PRC closes the top three - in Ecovacs which the quarterly volume of shipments rose by 4.3%.

The top ten in order to reduce market share also includes Chinese Xiaomi (quarterly shipments increased by 22.9% year-on-year), Anker Innovations (plus 15.5%) and Dreame (plus 31.9%). On the seventh line is the American SharkNinja (plus 6.9% year-on-year). Seats from eighth to tenth went to Chinese Narwal (plus 38.7%), Lefant (plus 10.6%) and iLife (plus 14.5%).

The smart vacuum cleaner industry is still in a phase of rapid growth, and product penetration remains low in all regions of the world, indicating significant market potential, says Claire Zhao, senior research analyst at IDC China.[1]

The volume of the smart vacuum cleaner market for the year is estimated at $7.8 billion. China became the largest market

At the end of 2023, the global market for smart vacuum cleaners (mainly robotic vacuum cleaners) reached $7.8 billion. From a geographical point of view, China became the largest region, followed by the United States. This is stated in the IDC study, the results of which were published on April 29, 2024.

In 2023, approximately 18.5 million smart vacuum cleaners were sold around the world. China overtook the United States and became the largest sales region, showing a result of 4.6 million units: this corresponds to a share of 24.9%. The United States accounted for 23.8% of total sales. Thus, these two regions occupy almost half of the total supply. In third place is Western Europe with 18.7%, followed by Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan and China) with 12.5%. Japan in 2023 accounted for 5.9% of sales of smart vacuum cleaners, in Central and Eastern Europe - 3.9%.

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Against the background of the growing popularity of Chinese technology, brands from China have risen in the ranking of world suppliers of robot vacuum cleaners: for example, Roborock, Ecovacs and Xiaomi entered the top five. At the same time, the American iRobot retained its leading position in 2023 by a small margin from its competitors.

Smart vacuum cleaners have become a key element as part of consumers' push for a smart home. For manufacturers, such devices serve as a gateway to the introduction of robotics into the homes of citizens, says Jitesh Ubrani, IDC research manager.

At the same time, it is noted that competition in the global market of smart vacuum cleaners continues to grow. In the future, international expansion will be key to strengthening the business of many brands. However, pricing is still a challenge as much of the market growth is in the mid- and premium segments.^[2]

Xiaomi has released a robot vacuum cleaner with hair trimming blades

At the end of November 2023, Xiaomi announced the Mijia M30 Pro robot vacuum cleaner with an artificial intelligence-based feature set. One of the features of the device is a system for trimming hair wound on a roller brush during cleaning. Read more here.

A robot vacuum cleaner has entered the market, which itself pours water to wash floors and removes hair from brushes

On May 23, 2023, the company Ezviz announced the release of an innovative robot vacuum cleaner RS2 designed to clean hard and soft flooring as efficiently as possible. More. here

2022

The share of robots in the Russian vacuum cleaner market exceeded 40%

The share of robots in the Russian vacuum cleaner market in 2022 exceeded 40%. This was reported in February 2023 by the company F+ techMarvell"-."

According to its deputy CEO, the growing popularity of robot vacuum cleaners is explained by the fact that their functionality and use cases are most understandable to the consumer.

According to Vedomosti, the main reason for the growing interest in smart devices was the trend towards digitalization and automation of home space, strengthening its energy efficiency and security, a stable situation with access to the assortment, as well as wide technologies for the smart home.

The share of robots in the Russian vacuum cleaner market in 2022 exceeded 40%

According to M.Video-Eldorado, in the first half of 2022, more than 3 million vacuum cleaners were sold in Russia in the amount of about 29.7 billion rubles, which is 30% more in pieces and 40% in money than a year earlier. Every third vacuum cleaner is purchased at M.Video or Eldorado. Robot vacuum cleaners for the first time occupied 20% of the Russian market for vacuum cleaners in pieces, another 25% falls on vertical battery vacuum cleaners. The demand for the segment for the year increased 2.1 times in pieces and by 90% in money. In M.Video-Eldorado, sales increased 2.3 times in units and 2.6 times in money. Leaders among brands are Xiaomi, Tefal, and Redmond.

According to the study, one in four vacuum cleaners purchased came from wireless handstick models - sales rose 60% in pieces and more than 40% in money. Among the most popular brands among Russians were: Tefal, Samsung, Dyson and Bosch. At the same time, half of Russians make a choice in favor of classic vacuum cleaners with dust containers or a dust collector, but annually their share in pieces of classic vacuum cleaners falls by 10%, and it is expected that by the end of the year the share of wireless vacuum cleaners will be 50%. Another 5% of unit sales were occupied by professional household and cleaning vacuum cleaners^[3]

iRobot Launches World's First Retractable Mop Robot Vacuum Cleaner

On September 26, 2022, iRobot announced the first Roomba Combo j7 + retractable mop robot vacuum cleaner on the market. Sales of the device will begin on October 4, 2022. Read more here.

The largest manufacturer of robot vacuum cleaners has launched a separate operating system for them

At the end of May 2022, iRobot introduced an operating system for its Genius Home Intelligence intelligent platform - iRobot OS. The operating system includes improved pet features, voice commands, and object detection features. Read more here.

Philip Gens Group Company Starts Selling Robot Vacuum Cleaners

On February 2, 2022, the first branded robot vacuum cleaners were announced. Irbis This company is part of the "" group. LANIT Philippe Gens More. here

2020: Hackers start hacking robot vacuum cleaners to wiretap users

In early December 2020, it became known that a research group of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland and the University of Singapore, led by Nirupam Roy, found out that the laser navigation system used in robotic vacuum cleaners can be hacked and used as a wiretap.

A problematic element of many robotic vacuum cleaners is the navigation system. It is based on a laser beam, the reflection of which allows the device to avoid colliding with objects that are around it. The navigation system of the robot vacuum cleaner releases a laser beam, which is reflected from the surface of walls, furniture and objects, and then returns back and forms a three-dimensional model of the room. At the same time, the system is able to "collect" the sounds and speech of people who are indoors. Subsequently, this data can be decrypted and literally listened to. Data from scanners of many robotic vacuum cleaners is stored in the cloud space of their manufacturer, so hackers can hack them, steal data and eventually process them with a decryptor to listen to sounds and speech.

Hackers began to hack robot vacuum cleaners and exploit the vulnerability of the navigation system to wiretap owners

Using these features, lidars the researchers passed the signals through their computer learning algorithms, which can distinguish human voices from music. The group's computer program, called LidarPhone, was able to recognize speech and sounds with 90% accuracy.

Researchers believe this vulnerability of robot vacuum cleaners poses a potential safety risk in users' homes or in the businesses where they are used.

This type of threat can be more important now than ever when you consider that we all order food over the phone and have meetings via computer, and we can often mention credit card data or other bank information, Roy warns.[4]

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