Robovac user gets a lot more than he bargained for after connecting his PS5 controller to a DJI Romo.
Spring cleaning usually means dedicating a full Saturday to scrubbing baseboards and chasing dust bunnies under the couch. But in 2026, the best way to handle your floors is to completely delegate the job to a robot. The robot vacuum industry has final…
Robot vacuums are only worth it when they actually reduce the number of times you have to think about cleaning. A lot of models still need babysitting: empty the bin, refill the water, wash the mop, dry the pads, repeat. The Dreame L10s Ultra is built …
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The most striking thing about Ring’s statement that it had parted ways with Flock Safety is what the home security company didn’t say. There was no mention of the public backlash around ties to ICE, or any promise to address users’ concerns about the company’s relationships with law enforcement. In an increasingly authoritarian political climate, […]

Sammy Azdoufal claims he wasn’t trying to hack every robot vacuum in the world. He just wanted to remote control his brand-new DJI Romo vacuum with a PS5 gamepad, he tells The Verge, because it sounded fun. But when his homegrown remote control app started talking to DJI’s servers, it wasn’t just one vacuum cleaner […]
With these wireless video doorbells you can avoid subscription fees and keep control of your recordings at home.

As part of its acquisition by China-based Picea Robotics, iRobot is creating a new US-based subsidiary called iRobot Safe, which the company says will be “responsible for the protection of US consumer data,” similar to the TikTok deal that was completed last month. iRobot customers in the US will be able to continue using their […]

You can watch Ring’s recent Super Bowl ad and see a cute story about dogs being reunited with their families. You can also watch the very same ad and see the seeds being planted for a massively connected, utterly ubiquitous surveillance system that will end the concept of privacy forever. Maybe you can even see […]