Dyson uses appliances like Apple does on phones and computers: sleek, reserved, and flashy. And there's nothing that piques our interest like the words "Dyson" and "Robot" put together. Then enter the Dyson 360 Heurist, a next-generation attempt at perfecting the robot vacuum for the home. Following on from the 360 Dyson 2016 Eye, a bot that had a lot going for it, if not the totally polished price we usually get from Dyson, the Heurista looks to address many of the issues raised by the first model.
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Same appearance, new intelligences
At first glance, you would be forgiven for thinking that little has changed. And, in terms of the appearance of the Dyson 360 heurist, that would be true. As well as a new paint job (royal blue and silver are easier to use this time), the industrial design is more or less identical. It's still bigger and stronger than most competing robot vacuums, allowing more room for Dyson's powerful motors, and it still uses tank steps to confidently navigate uneven surfaces.
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(Image credit: Future) Under the hood, however, a lot has changed. As the name "Heurist" suggests, it is a smarter robot than before, capable of a degree of learning and automation beyond the capabilities of its predecessors. There's a quad-core processor on board that runs 450,000 lines of code, with 10GB of memory, a 20-fold increase over Dyson's first robot. Thanks to this extra processing power, the robot can store a map of your home on board, refining its accuracy with each cleaning to improve navigation. Eight sensors also play into this improved navigation system, with the 360 "Eye" camera on top of the robot now equipped with a light for situations where lighting conditions can be low. Simultaneous locating and mapping (SLAM) technology allows the robot to scan the part every 20 milliseconds, allowing it to avoid falls and identify obstacles that could get caught in its brush bar.
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Displacement and mapping
There would be no point in having top-notch navigation options if the robot itself couldn't suck up dirt efficiently, but the built-in Dyson V2 digital motor seems more than capable. The original Dyson robot was among the deepest robotic cleaners we've tested, and the new one is capable of 20% more suction than the previous model, running at up to 78,000rpm. This, however, didn't result in a noticeable loss of battery life, with three separate power modes allowing the Dyson 360 Heurist eye to judiciously manage its suction levels depending on the job at hand. The bot automatically returns to a charging base when it also notices that its energy levels are dropping. As with the previous model, the Dyson Link app is used to set up the robot vacuum, as well as plan its cleaning schedules. But with the robot's increased power also comes new application capabilities, perhaps the area where the Dyson 360 Heurist will prove most useful compared to its predecessor.
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(Image credit: Future) As well as offering a map of your home to see which areas have been reached and deep cleaned, you can now name the areas in the app (once the bot has created your map) and ask the robot that cleans only specific areas of a house. This makes it much more flexible for quick cleaning sessions, while also helping the robot avoid areas where it knows it can get stuck. Additionally, it can highlight no-go areas on the map, for example areas where there may be cables to avoid, or the legs of a table and chairs, which should allow for more consistent cleaning that requires less manual interruption from a human owner.
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Availability
It looks good then, but as the first-look nature of this article suggests, there's still a lot we don't know about the Dyson 360 Heurist. For starters, while we have the stats on his suction capabilities, we haven't had a chance to see him do a clean yet. And we would also like to personally test these new application capabilities. What we do know is when it goes on sale, and it's eyeing a March 13 UK release date, priced at €799. This works out to around €1050 / AU$1600, but we'll notify you. international prices as soon as we have them. However, in a candid admission, Dyson said that it would not release the 360 Heurist in the United States, stating that the data and feedback they had received from previous models suggested that it would not be suitable for cleaning. indeed larger and more complicated American houses. This suggests that another revision may be underway, but it should still be a few years before it is released. Meanwhile, European and Asian households look set to take advantage of a smart upgrade with Dyson's upcoming robot cleaner.