Dyson says the 26 sensors ensure it avoids obstacles, so it promises it won’t get stuck on sofas or behind flower pots. We will see. Perhaps the new form factor will help, as this version is slimmer than the last two, standing just 99mm tall (the Heurist was 120mm).
The 360 Vis Nav can pinpoint its position to within 71mm, so of course it allows some room for error. A companion app lets you pre-map dust hotspots, automatically increasing suction power when needed. It’s also pet-friendly with HEPA filtration and quiet mode.
Dyson seems particularly pleased with the 360 Vis Nav’s edge cleaning (another feature that older models boasted), saying that its sensors now detect the sides of the room and then redirect suction via a new side actuator, dirt instead of using wipers to disperse. away.
Dyson V15s Detect Submarine
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For the first time, Dyson has an all-in-one wet-dry cordless vacuum, the V15s Detect Submarine, which, like the new robot vacuum, will launch later this year. It supposedly delivers just the right amount of water to remove waste, stains, as well as small dry debris like food crumbs. It does this with eight water jets that release 18ml of water every minute onto a motorized microfiber roller, which Dyson says is just the right amount to wash floors evenly without leaving them “too wet”.
The 300ml water tank is apparently suitable for floors up to 110m2. The plate extracts the contaminated water from the wet roller and pours it into a separate, larger, 360ml waste tank so no dirt or debris is transferred to your floor.
The “Acoustic Dust Sensing” feature includes an LCD screen that shows the size and number of particles being sucked in and measures microscopic particles with a piezo sensor, so the vacuum can automatically increase suction from the 125,000 rpm motor when needed.
Dyson Purifier Big+Quiet Formaldehyde
Building on its existing HEPA Cool Formaldehyde fan, which can filter out pollen, pet dander, cigarette smoke, household cleaning products and outdoor air pollutants like formaldehyde, Dyson now has a ‘Big+Quiet’ version of this air purifier. Rather than targeting your average bedroom, Big+Quiet Formaldehyde is specifically designed to clean the air in large, open spaces.
The fan system can deliver air more than 10 meters, Dyson claims, while a new carbon monoxide sensor supposedly lets it know when to ventilate. This is the “big one”. The “quietness” is covered by the fact that this HEPA fan operates at just 56 decibels.
Want to bring the outside in? Breeze mode appears to mimic the airflow patterns and airflow characteristics of natural outdoors.
What about next generation batteries?
Keen to flex its engineering muscles, Dyson’s tour of its Singapore sites took journalists behind the scenes at its St James power station, Singapore’s advanced manufacturing facility (to see the creation of its digital motors) and Singapore technology. center
Various staff members demonstrated research products, including autonomous robots with grasping arms that can help pick up household items, and making miniature models of vacuum cleaners for reporters, built using banks of industrial 3D printer prototypes in the lab.
What wasn’t shown, however, was potentially much more profitable for the company than repeated updates to vacuums and cleaners; how Dyson planned to produce what it promised would be radically new types of batteries.