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Lessons learned from robotic vacuum cleaners entering the home ecosystem
2014
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
This article considers the suitability of current robots designed to assist humans in accomplishing their daily domestic tasks. With several million units sold worldwide, robotic vacuum cleaners are currently the figurehead in this field. As such, we will use them to investigate the following key question: Could a robot possibly replace the hand-operated vacuum cleaner? One must consider not just how well a robot accomplishes its task, but also how well it integrates inside the user's space and
doi:10.1016/j.robot.2013.09.014
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