[PConline evaluation] In many sci-fi film and television literature, robots often exist as heroes, saving people in dire straits. With the development of science and technology, robots have entered our lives. They can accept human command, and can run pre-programmed programs to help or replace the work of human work, making us closer and closer to an automated life. The six sweeping robots are divided into three parts. This article first brings you intelligent measurement, including four major performance tests such as anti-drop ability, obstacle passing ability, dilemma escape ability, and anti-winding ability. The follow-up will continue to bring you sweeping comparison tests and actual power consumption parameters.
We can see more and more information about the sweeping robots in the near future. What is the sweeping robot? Can it really help us as a robot? The sweeping robot is also called a lazy sweeper, which recognizes the sensor. Sensing and internal micro-computer chip calculations, making judgments, without the need for manual operation, without supervision, can automatically complete the floor cleaning work in the room, is a new generation of smart home appliances.
Intelligent sweeping robot
In 2002, Electrolux launched the world's first intelligent robotic cleaning robot “Trilobiteâ€. As an early automatic vacuum cleaner, the machine was a single-switch type that required manual start-up and was powered by a nickel-cadmium battery. It can be cleaned for 30 minutes at a time, developed specifically for small single apartments, and cleaned by blind walking. After more than 10 years of development, sweeping robots have become intelligent and electronically automated. At present, more and more manufacturers have entered this market and invested more research, which has greatly advanced the progress of product technology and the upgrading of the sweeping robot industry.
The first intelligent sweeping robot
Currently, sweeping robots at domestic and overseas markets have mushroomed. Among foreign brands, iRobot and Neato sweeping robots in the United States are more popular. Currently, Cobos, Dibei, and Fortune are more well-known domestically, among them Proscenic, which has entered the sweeper market in Taiwan. Is also a hot brand. There are now 6 sweeping robots in the Pacific Appliances Evaluation Room, including iRobot in Europe and America, Cobos in China, Proscenic in Taiwan, and Zhibao and KV8 in China. This article will first conduct a comparative evaluation from the perspective of the overall appearance and actual performance of the sweeper, so that the six major machines will compete one by one to see who is more intelligent.
Overall appearance: iRobot 780
Reference price: 8990 yuan
positive:
The American iRobot company is a world-renowned robot product and technology professional R&D company. Its military robots have been widely used by the US military since the Gulf War. The iRobot 780 we reviewed this time was around RMB 8990.
iRobot 780 Picture Evaluation Forum Quote
The appearance of Roomba 780 is round, but the combination of bright silver, dark gray, and elegant black, combined with a simple and smooth body line combination, makes it a full range of technology. The specification is 34.3x34.3x9.2cm, which is not small in the circles of household vacuum cleaners, and the weight is 3.8kg.
Handle handle
The handles of the Roomba 780 are subtly blended, and the front half of the trim ring is designed to be liftable and can easily be used to move the fuselage when pulled up.
The high-end touch panel, the central CLEAN key is the only physical control key on the body, which has the functions of start, stop and power switch. The upper part of the CLEAN key is a cold light display, and an elegant blue light is issued after startup to indicate the current or scheduled cleaning time.
The front of the fuselage is equipped with infrared sensors, transparent round convex, for all-round receiving remote control, charging base and lighthouse issued by the virtual wall of the control signal. You can also automatically wake up focused cleaning.
The first half of the fuselage of Roomba 780 is a touch-type bumper, which can be moved back and forth within a certain range. The bottom of the buffer is a newly designed bottom-soft soft bumper belt, such as touch barriers to furniture and other obstacles when running. Afterwards, the Roomba 780 will quickly retreat and turn to protect the body and furniture from damage.
back:
From the back of the Roomba 780, it can be seen that there are 6 drop sensors arranged symmetrically on the edge, which can detect a drop of more than 6.5 cm so that when a sweeping work encounters a step, etc., it will turn to prevent the body from falling and being damaged.
The bottom wheel adopts a common "tricycle" structure and two rear wheels. The front center of the bottom surface is the front wheel, and the front wheel adopts the universal wheel structure. While ensuring the flexibility and passability of the steering, the detachable design can also easily remove the garbage that is stuck or stuck in the front wheel.
The two drive wheels are located on both sides of the center of the bottom surface. The spring suspension structure and the belt drive are used. With the help of a powerful motor, it is easy to climb a slope of about 15 degrees.
The main brush system consists of a plastic brush and a brush. These two brushes rotate relative to each other and can quickly roll up dust, hair, and paper scraps on the ground.
The garbage box adopts a transparent design and can see various garbage collected after cleaning. It adopts the second-generation Aerovac vacuum technology.
Like other iRobot household vacuum cleaners, the 780 uses a single-sided brush construction. The side brush is located in front of the right drive wheel and rotates clockwise to concentrate it on the ground to the central cleaning box module.
Overall appearance: Proscenic Pro-902
Reference price: 1799 yuan
Proscenic Pro-902 is a fifth generation intelligent cleaning robot from Taiwan Industrial Technology Research Institute. It is mainly exported to Europe and the United States. Proscenic Pro-902 price is around 1799 yuan.
Proscenic Pro-902 Picture Evaluation Forum Quote
Appearance, Proscenic Pro-902 sweeping robot is round cake design, very small size, appearance is very stylish.
Attachments, the configuration is very complete, as with other sweeping robots, equipped with automatic recharge charging seats, virtual walls and so on.
List of robot top operating keys
Removable portable remote controller
Remove the dust box
To remove the waste bin is very simple, press the dust box button to remove the entire dust box.
Robot crash cushioning device
When the robot hits an obstacle, it can perform a force buffer to protect the robot from harm.
Top handle
Sweeping robot bottom
Let's take a look at the bottom of the robot. Among them, the lifting and lowering V-shaped main brush cleaning system is a bright spot. It can be cleaned in close proximity to the ground according to different ground conditions, and the dust in the ground and the dust in the bottom edge clearance can be deeply cleaned.
Overall appearance: Cobos 680-DG
Reference price: 3,000 yuan
positive:
The "ECOVACS" brand is a world leader in the design, research and development of home service robots. This time we are evaluating the Cobos Depo 6 Series 680, currently priced at 3,000 yuan.
Cobos 680-DG picture evaluation forum quote
Cobos 680 product specifications for the 336 * 336 * 96mm, product net weight of 3.2kg, champagne-based color, looks noble and generous.
The use of flat panel buttons to operate the screen makes the interface more intelligent and user-friendly. The operation is sensitive and convenient, and various cleaning modes can be set. At the same time can be scheduled appointments, so that cleaning can be carried out anytime, anywhere.
In front of the fuselage has a charging docking level, in addition, the head has an infrared sensor that accepts infrared sensors from the remote control and the charging base. When no electricity or cleaning is completed, it will automatically search for signals through the infrared sensor, and then enter the base .
The upper design of the garbage box is adopted, and the large-capacity dust box design can absorb more dust and reduce the number of cleanings.
back:
Covos 680 is backed by two side brushes plus a roller brush. The roller brush has a squeegee in front. The overall structure is relatively simple.
Bottom caster, no other design on the left and right sides.
Suspension drive wheels for climbing.
Spiral roller brush improves cleaning ability, especially hair cleaning.
Having a rotating long-edged brush at the bottom will completely remove dust from the edges of the walls and corners.
Overall appearance: KV8 XR510B
Reference price: 1200 yuan
positive:
KV8 and domestic Cobos, YeeJi, Fortune, Zhibao are all well-known domestic brands. The KV8 manufacturer is located in Shenzhen, China. The KV8 XR510B is sent for testing at a price of around RMB 1,000.
The KV8 XR510B has an overall area of ​​320mm2, a height of 92mm, a net weight of 3.1kg and a black appearance.
There are three buttons on the top. It is worth mentioning that if the 510B is leaning on the base station, all three button presses are invalid. If you need to make the 510B work, you must either rely on the remote control or manually leave the 510B. The base station will operate later. This design is based on the theory of the Silver Star engineers to prevent misuse.
Handle handle, easy to move sweeper.
There is an infrared head transmitter above the front of the fuselage to receive the virtual wall signal to prevent the robot from entering areas that are not to be cleaned.
In front of the fuselage is an automatic charging contact, on both sides of the induction window, can sense the suspension, will not fall from a high place.
back:
On the back is the main brush, side brush, floor monitoring sensor, and dust box.
360 degrees turn the front wheel.
The side wheels are designed with soft rubber wheels and the wheels are made of soft rubber material that will not scratch the floor or damage the carpet.
With a side brush on the right side of the fuselage, you can easily clean the room corner.
The main brush is a whirlwind brush, and the world-famous quadruple whirlwind brush is effective for cleaning particles.
Dust box with a mop, cleaning at the same time can clean the floor, improve the cleaning effect.
Overall appearance: Zhibao Z520
Reference price: 1699 yuan
positive:
Zhibao is also a well-known sweeper brand in China. It has a 10-year history of researching smart home appliances. The test sweeper sent Zhibao Z520, priced at 1699 yuan.
Zhibao Z520 has an overall area of ​​320mm2, a height of 92mm and a net weight of 3.1kg. The specifications are the same as those of the KV8 XR510B. The use of high-end black tone, known as the black pearl.
There are only three operation panel buttons, which are relatively simple. The main operation is remote control by Bluetooth remote control.
Infrared head transmitter for receiving virtual wall signals.
The front of the fuselage is equipped with a handle, very human.
Induction window, detected by photoelectric sensor, mobile home environment information, drawn sweeping path, and improved sweeping rate.
back:
The back is very similar to the KV8 XR510B. It also incorporates the main brush, side brush, floor monitoring sensor, and dust box.
Front wheel
Lifting side wheel
Spiral main brush, two-way sweep system, easy to beat and suck all kinds of dust, to achieve a deep clean.
This product also has only one side brush, which can clean corner dust.
Dust box with HEPA special washing filter, high efficiency compressed wool, while filtering.
Overall appearance: Neato XV-12
Reference price: 3999 yuan
Neato XV-21 US Neato Robotics released in 2012, priced at about 3999 yuan, is Neato's new laser scanning robot vacuum cleaner designed for home pets and allergy users, will generate 360 ​​degree figures in your room before cleaning. Map (PRS map), so that in the cleaning process will walk around the edge of the object rather than through the object, avoiding the situation in situ.
positive:
Neato XV-12 Picture Evaluation Forum Quote
Compared to the other 5 sweeping robots, the Neato XV-21 has a special shape with a U-shaped design. The key parts of the trash bin and operation panel are located directly above.
The operation panel is relatively simple, including the start key and the up and down selection keys.
As a robot designed by the United States, this product has a choice of multiple languages.
According to national conditions, we have chosen Simplified Chinese.
As you can see from the screen, the Neato XV-21 is very smart. After removing the trash bin, it will be required to put it back in the trash bin.
Take out the trash bin and you can see that the work inside is very fine.
back:
From the back of the product Neato XV-21, it can be seen that the suction of the robot is in front, and there are two side wheels on the left and right. It does not have a corner sweep device and is a sweeping machine with suction as the main function.
The side wheels can be lifted and lowered to help climb and escape difficult situations.
The nameplate on the back of the robot shows that the Neato XV-21 was designed by the United States but assembled by China.
Robot 4 Big Performance Competition
After introducing the overall appearance of the product, we will carry out actual measurements on 6 sweeping robots to reveal the true performance of different robots. Including four major performance tests such as anti-drop ability, obstacle passing ability, dilemma escape ability, and anti-winding ability.
Test 1: Obstacle Passing Ability
Obstacles pass the test is whether the robot can pass through the house hard obstacles (such as small ladder, a small slope), test sweeping robot to clean other places through obstacles, whether it can clean every corner.
iRobot 780 obstacle passing test:
Keworth 680 Obstacle Passability Test:
Proscenic Pro-902 Obstruction Pass Through Ability Test:
Neato XV-21 obstacle passing test:
KV8 XR510B obstacle passing test:
Zhibao Z520 obstacle passing test:
Summary: From the test point of view, all six machines can overcome obstacles and climb to the third step. Among them, the KV8 XR510B and Zhibao Z520 can reach the fourth step, and the climbing ability is very strong. However, when they reach the limit, they will not turn back but get stuck. The iRobot 780 and Proscenic Pro-902 reach a certain limit and will automatically return. The Neato XV-21 moves to the sweeper position and is particularly sensitive to sweeping objects.
Test 2: High altitude air defense
Anti-drop ability test is whether the robot will automatically avoid dangerous edges when it is working at height, and whether it has intelligent self-protection ability.
iRobot 780 anti-drop ability test:
Cobos 680 drop resistance test:
Proscenic Pro-902 anti-drop ability test:
Neato XV-21 drop resistance test:
KV8 XR510B drop resistance test:
Zhibao Z520 anti-drop ability test:
Summary: From the test video, we can see that all six robots have high-altitude air defense capability and do not have to worry about the robot crashing. In addition, at high altitudes, iRobot 780 will choose to walk around the edge, not because of the high altitude and avoid the edge of the cleaning needs. Kewo Si 680 and Zhi Bao Z520 will choose to go back and forth for cleaning. Like Neato XV-21, Proscenic Pro-902, KV8 XR510B and Robot 780, the first is to sweep around the edges and back to the middle.
Test three: Dilemma escape ability
Dilemma escape ability test refers to the relatively complex home environment, test whether these robots are located in obstacles and can smoothly bypass other cleaning tasks.
iRobot 780 Dilemma Escape Ability Test:
Cobos 680 Dilemma Escape Ability Test:
Proscenic Pro-902 Dilemma Escape Ability Test:
Neato XV-21 Dilemma Escape Ability Test:
KV8 XR510B dilemma escape ability test:
Zhibao Z520 dilemma escape ability test:
Six sweeping robots dilemma escape ability comparison product model finish time can escape iRobot 780 0:11can
Coworth 680 0:29can
Proscenic Pro-902 0:10can
Neato XV-21 0:25can
KV8 XR510B 0:34 pointscan
Zhibao Z520 0:11 points canSummary: Located in the U-shaped dilemma, Proscenic Pro-902 has chosen the best path to get out of trouble. The second fastest is iRobot 780 and Zhibao Z520. When the iRobot 780 did not find any sweeping material in a circular motion, it fled from the U-shaped dilemma through the straight path. Zhibao Z520 sensed no sweeping material and responded similarly to iRobot 780. Evacuate quickly. Kewosi ran back in the middle of the 680. Neato XV-21 ran from 0:25 to 0:25. It sensed that there was no rubbish and it didn't circle. It immediately turned and evacuated. The KV8 XR510B was used for a longer period of time and was cleaned without garbage, which prolonged the time it took to get out of trouble.
Test four: anti-winding ability
The anti-wrap ability test refers to whether the sweeper can successfully break off when the floor sweeper line is encountered during operation.
iRobot 780 anti-winding ability test:
Kewo Si 680 anti-winding ability test:
Proscenic Pro-902 anti-winding ability test:
Neato XV-21 anti-winding ability test:
KV8 XR510B anti-winding ability test:
Zhibao Z520 anti-winding ability test:
Six sweeping robots anti-winding ability comparison product model finish time can escape iRobot 780 0:23can
Kewo Si 680 0:53Wrap with cord
Proscenic Pro-902 0:23can
Neato XV-21 1:02can
KV8 XR510B 1:00 pointscan
Zhibao Z520 0:11 points canSummary: The iRobot 780 and Proscenic Pro-902 perform best in the face of the floor line, the fastest time to leave the line, iRobot 780 take a straight path to prevent continued winding, smooth escape, Proscenic Pro-902 avoid the rope Line work. The Neato XV-21 continues to work on the ropes and can even climb over the ropes. The power is very strong. When the Cobos 680 was entangled with the cord, it continued to work and did not avoid it. KV8 XR510B can avoid cleaning the rope. Zhibao Z520 cleans the rope around the circle, and can cross the line.
Summary of the full text: The common feature of the six sweeping robots is that they have the ability to prevent air crashes and do not have to worry about robots breaking. However, we can see from the anti-drop test that the path taken by their high-altitude operation is not the same, iRobot 780 will choose to walk around the edge, not because of the high altitude and avoid the edge of the cleaning needs. Kewo Si 680 and Zhi Bao Z520 will choose to go back and forth for cleaning. Like Neato XV-21, Proscenic Pro-902, KV8 XR510B and Robot 780, the first is to sweep around the edges and back to the middle.
Obstacles passed the test, six machines can overcome obstacles blocked, climbed to the third grid ladder. The iRobot 780 and Proscenic Pro-902 reach a certain limit and will automatically return. The ability of the smart is outstanding. The KV8 XR510B and the Zippo Z520 are finally stuck. After the Neato XV-21 has crossed the obstacles, it immediately begins to look for sweeping objects.
In the dilemma escape test, iRobot 780, Proscenic Pro-902, Zhibao Z520, and KV8 XR510B swept their laps one at a time and went straight away from the U-shaped dilemma. Among them, the KV8 XR510B spent a long lap time; the Neato XV-21 sensed Without sweeping material, leaving to turn away, did not spend time doing circle, once again highlighting the sensitivity and intelligence of the sweeper.
In the anti-wrap test, the Cobos 680 continued to work when entangled with the cord and did not try to escape, but pulled the cord to other areas. While iRobot 780 was sweeping, it managed to break away by turning around and going straight. Proscenic Pro-902 does not work with the rope and does not get entangled with the rope. The Neato XV-21 also continued to work on the ropes and could even climb over the ropes. Zhibao Z520 and KV8 XR510B directly avoid the rope, and it is not clear where the rope is swept.
In general, iRobot 780, Neato XV-21 and Proscenic Pro-902 are in a difficult situation and are able to find a way to successfully escape and continue to clean. The performance of the Neato XV-21 is particularly outstanding. They are also searching for sweeping materials while escaping. Intelligent. Although the Zhibao Z520 and KV8 XR510B avoided the predicament, they ignored the cleaning work in the area around the dilemma. Because of the relatively low end of the model, the Cobos 680, in its dilemma and anti-winding test, focused on sweeping and ignored the need to escape.
This is the end of the smart test, and the follow-up will continue to bring you six sweeping robot sweeping ability comparison tests and actual power consumption parameters. Please continue to pay attention to the PConline digital home channel.
Product description:
Easy to Use Air Purifier Simple controls
with variable speed knob to dial in the exact air flow No distracting
lights to keep you up at night No complicated user interface Easy filter
access Don't need a manual to operate the unit Casters make it easy to
push around.
Grey Air Purifier,Air Cleaner Purifier,Industrial Air Purifier,Commercial Air Purifier
Ningbo Huayou Intelligent Technology Co. LTD , https://www.homeapplianceshuayou.com