"Rumba i7 +" release automatic garbage collection machine that does not need to worry about the floor cleaning anymore.
On February 19, Irobot Japan GK announced the new flagship model "Rumba i7 +" for the robot vacuum cleaner "Rumba".In addition to remembering the layout of the house, the cleaning efficiency was increased, and the new "clean base" (automatic garbage collection machine) was semi -automated to throw away trash."You don't need to worry about the floor cleaning anymore," said Colin Angle CEO of IROBOT, who came to Japan.It will be sold for 129,880 yen (excluding tax) from March 8th.
「ルンバi7＋」と米iRobotのコリン・アングルCEO（左）、アイロボットジャパン合同会社の挽野元社長（右）The clean base also serves as a Rumba charging station.When Rumba docks, it absorbs garbage in the dust container from the bottom of the main unit and accumulates in a paper pack in the clean base.Since one paper pack contains 30 dust container garbage, even if you use a rumba every day, it will be calculated that there is no need to throw away the garbage for about a month.The paper pack has a structure in which the lid closes automatically when pulling out, and people do not need to touch the garbage.
クリーンベースで充電中紙パックは、クリーンベースから引き上げる際、ふたが閉まる構造になっているRumba itself has become smarter.Since the "Rumba 980" released in 2015, the room has been mapping with a camera and SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping), but until now, the map was rebuilt from the beginning.It is said that the specifications were not remembered because they could not respond to unexpected situations such as moving furniture.
On the other hand, Rumba i7 + allows you to remember up to 10 different floor maps while inheriting the mapping method from the Rumba 900 series.Mr. Colin Angle said, "If you clean the same house several times, you will know what kind of room will be with AI (artificial intelligence) with a accuracy of about 80 %, and then cleanly cleans each room with a single stroke.He explains that he will avoid places that can not move due to the last time. It can save time and energy for cleaning. "
Behind the memory of the map was a major specifications of Rumba itself.The Rumba 980 CPU has a processing capacity of 293 mits (executed 293 million times per second), while Rumba i7 + is "about 30 times faster" (Colin Angle).The software that moves there is nearly three times the number of codes, 3.6 million lines (Rumba 980) and more than 10 million (Rumba i7 +).It is said that it can flexibly respond to changes in the environment, such as moving furniture, while remembering the floor plan and efficiently.
Learning the layout has improved usability.For example, using a smartphone application "IROBOT HOME" (iOS/Android), you can manage each room by giving a name such as "living room" in the room.
ルンバのマッピング機能。iRobotでは「Imprint スマートマッピング」と呼ぶFor example, the living room where people gathers is scheduled every morning, and the bedroom is once a week.It can also be instructed to clean a specific room using a smart speaker (Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant)."I can finally say" Rumba, cleaning the kitchen "," said Colin Angle.He said he had dreamed of it since he started developing a robot vacuum cleaner.
「ようやく『ルンバ、キッチンを掃除して』と言えるようになった」Prior to the launch of Rumba i7 +, Irobot Japan will release the Rumba i7, which does not come with a clean base, on February 22.The price is 99,880 yen (excluding tax).The entry model "Rumba 643" was reduced to 29,880 yen, and the "Rumba 960" was reduced to 69,800 yen.Rumba 980 will end production.
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