Chip to chore: Pool-cleaning robot makes splash, but at a price


Wybot has launched the S1, a pool-cleaning bot working to a depth of about 4 metres that can climb pool walls and is operated using an app. — Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa

DUBLIN: Brands such as Dyson and iRobot, which is merging with Amazon, have for years been coming up with robots to help around the house, be it with vacuuming floors or cleaning surfaces.

Airports have their own robot caretakers, the Avidbots Neo, which can be seen zipping around some terminal floors.

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