iRobot OS offers more pet features, understands more voice commands, and has recognized more objects than any other robot.
Denmark, June 2022 - iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT), a leader in household robots, is now launching iRobot OS, an evolution of the Genius Home Intelligence platform. iRobot OS offers a new level of user comfort to ensure a cleaner, healthier, and smarter home. By combining iRobot's growing base of more than 20 million sold Wi-Fi-connected devices, a unique understanding of the home environment, and an advanced computer vision platform, iRobot OS already enables over 2.7 million cleaning missions every single day around the world.
"As iRobot expands its ecosystem of connected robots and intelligent home devices, we place a strategic emphasis on superior software intelligence delivered by efficient, beautifully designed hardware," said Colin Angle, chairman and CEO of iRobot. "iRobot OS brings it all to life and enables products that understand the home environment, respect customer preferences, and intuitively connect with the smart home ecosystem to get the job done. iRobot OS allows our robots to become smarter and thus clean even more effectively over time, as well as deliver valuable new features and functionality that benefit all customers, including pet owners, busy families, and those who want to get the most out of their voice assistants. This is just the beginning, and we look forward to continuously building on iRobot OS and providing customers with even more thoughtful ways to clean in the coming months and years."
More pet features than any other robot
The first choice for pet owners, and the only robot that guarantees it identifies and avoids pet waste (in solid form) – the Roomba j7 and j7+ robots powered by iRobot OS have more pet features than any other robot. With pet-centered features like pet lock and no-go zones, which prevent the robot from cleaning around areas like food and water bowls, as well as intelligent suggestions like recommended cleaning schedules during shedding season, iRobot's products are perfect for pet owners.
Has recognized and avoided more objects than any other robot1
The Roomba j7 and j7+ robot vacuums, powered by iRobot OS, capable of avoiding shoes, socks, cords, headphones, clothing, towels, and pet waste in solid form, have registered more than 43 million objects in people's homes. With a computer vision platform currently capable of recognizing over 80 common objects2, iRobot OS will continue to enable the Roomba j7 series to identify and avoid even more objects in the future, so you don't have to spend time tidying up before vacuuming begins. This revolutionary functionality has paved the way for the Roomba j7 series to become the best-selling robot in both the USA and Japan since its launch in September 2021.
Understands more voice commands than any other robot
With approximately 600 supported Alexa®, Google Assistant, and Siri commands, iRobot OS delivers the most flexible voice-activated cleaning options and understands more voice commands than any other robot3. iRobot OS powered robots can clean specific rooms using your voice, and they are the only ones that can be instructed to clean targeted areas like "around the couch".
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1 Exclusively US market. Estimation based on robot vacuum sales volume in the US market (September 2021 - April 2022).
2 Robot behavior is object-dependent.
3 Works with Alexa and Google Assistant-enabled devices. Alexa and all related logos are trademarks of Amazon.com or its affiliates. Google is a trademark of Google LLC. Siri is a registered trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the USA and other countries and regions.
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About iRobot Corp.
iRobot®, the world's leading brand in household robots, designs and builds robots that inspire people to achieve more in and outside the home. iRobot® created the household robot category with the introduction of the Roomba robot vacuum in 2002. Today, iRobot® is a company that has sold more than 40 million household robots worldwide. iRobot's product line, including Roomba® robot vacuums and Braava® robot mops, is equipped with proprietary technologies and advanced concepts in cleaning, mapping, and navigation. iRobot's® engineers are building an ecosystem of robots and technologies to enable the smart home. For more information about iRobot®, please visit www.irobot.dk
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