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(Pocket-lint) - iRobot has announced a bundle update coming to its portfolio of robot vacuums and mops that volition marque them smarter and present caller features.
The Genius 3.0 Home Intelligence bundle update volition beryllium an over-the-air update and it volition payment respective of the older robot vacuums, including the S9+ and i7+, arsenic good arsenic the recently announced J7 and J7+.
The caller features see Clean While I'm Away, which volition spot your robot vacuum usage your phone's determination to automatically commencement and halt cleaning erstwhile your telephone leaves oregon returns to a defined bound acceptable by you. A Smart Map Coaching and Room Name Suggestions diagnostic volition assistance users personalise Smart Maps, portion Cleaning Time Estimates gives you a unsmooth thought of however overmuch longer a cleaning tally is going to take.
The bundle update volition besides bring Quiet Drive which volition unopen down vacuuming components erstwhile your robot is moving to and from cleaning jobs, and determination volition besides beryllium a Do Not Disturb relation coming, on with wellness recommendations for your robot vacuum. Alexa and Google Assistant compatibility is besides getting an update, with feedback from the assistants coming.
It's worthy noting immoderate features from the Genius 3.0 update volition lone beryllium compatible with robot vacuums and mops featuring Imprint Smart Mapping robots, similar the Roomba i7/i7+, Roomba s9/s9+, Roomba j7/j7+ robot vacuums and Braava pitchy m6 robot mops.
Writing by Britta O'Boyle. Originally published connected 9 September 2021.
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