It used to be impressive for robots to simply vacuum floors automatically, but now, more sophisticated machines offer both vacuuming and mopping functions. Other companies sell systems that combine two discrete robots, one designed for vacuuming and another built for wet mopping. This post looks at two solutions sold by different manufacturers. Each takes a unique approach to home floor care. Which one is the better choice?

Samsung is claiming a few world firsts with its latest robot vacuum cleaner, which was originally launched at CES 2021 back in January. The Jet Bot AI is said to be the first to feature an active stereo-type 3D sensor for object detection, and the first equipped with Intel AI for object recognition. "We're truly excited to introduce a robot vacuum that comes with industry-leading object detection and recognition technologies," said Samsung's Hyesoon Yang. "Consumers can now clean their homes more intelligently and efficiently using the AI-powered Jet Bot that makes cleaning more personalized and convenient." The company's design team wanted to equip the automated cleaning assistant with enough smarts that it could "actively and efficiently clean like humans" and do so without much intervention from users.