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Xiaomi set to launch robot vacuum cleaner

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8 years ago

August 29, 2016

With a slew of other gadgets and gizmos already to its name, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi is about to get into the robot vacuum business with the launch of its own Roomba rival, a set of recently leaked images suggests.

The idea that the Beijing-based company might launch its own Roomba-like machine doesn’t come as a huge surprise, though the company is yet to announce anything official regarding the possibility.

Photos posted recently on a message board in China show cardboard packaging with a printed image of what appears to be a robot vacuum, while another box clearly shows Xiaomi’s “Mi” branding, Tech in Asia reported.

The leaked material also offers a screenshot purporting to be from a “Mi Home Vacuum Robot” app that shows what looks like a floor map, indicating that its owner would be able to see the exact movements of the machine while they were out – a feature common to a number of other robot vacuums already on the market.

In addition, the app includes data on battery levels and time spent cleaning, and also incorporates buttons offering various options such as “return to charger,” “clean out,” and “power.”

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