The joy of swimming-pool cleaning is right up there with scrubbing bathroom floors ... Invest in a modern robotic pool cleaner and let that machine do that nasty work for you.

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From washing urinals to tidying up the beach, we can already see a future where our robot servants help keep our world a little cleaner. Now, a robotic arm has mastered the surprisingly complex ...

Initially only vacuuming, robotic cleaners added models that vacuum and mop the floor. The first robotic cleaner was the Electrolux Trilobite in 1996. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

The robot vacuum's stand out feature is it ... this handheld gadget is designed to clean windows, mirrors, shower screens, tiles, and other such surfaces. Just turn it on, squeegee as usual ...