In 1996, Electrolux developed Tribolite, the first vacuum cleaner robot. However, some problems with this device prevented the room from being thoroughly cleaned, thus defeating Electrolux's purpose of letting people have a vacuuming robot. As expected, Electrolux stopped the production of vacuum cleaners, but left a subdivision without any brand development. Dyson then tried in 2001, but due to production costs, its vacuum cleaner products did not enter the mass market.
Soon, iRobot entered this field and developed a subversion of people's concept of vacuuming. Since iRobot released its first vacuum cleaner Roomba in 2002, this company has been the only one in the vacuum cleaner market. According to statistics from Gap Intelligence, iRobot occupies approximately 52 percent of the vacuum cleaner retail market and continues to enhance its brand recognition as the first successful vacuum cleaner brand.
Walaupun begitu, dalam tempoh dua tahun yang lalu, sebilangan besar jenama telah memasuki pasaran robot vakum, mewujudkan tahap persaingan yang lebih besar dalam segmen pasaran yang masih menyasarkan kumpulan pengguna khusus yang agak terhad. Seperti yang dijangkakan, harga mula mempelbagaikan, pembersih vakum disasarkan kepada pengguna yang berpendapatan boleh guna yang lebih rendah, manakala pembersih vakum tertumpu kepada-pengguna yang lebih tinggi.
Walau bagaimanapun, walaupun pembersih vakum-kuki mungkin betul-betul seperti yang dimahukan oleh sesetengah orang, yang lain mempunyai lebih banyak jangkaan untuk pembersih vakum. Pada mulanya, jenama pembersih vakum boleh menarik perhatian orang ramai dengan masa pengecasan yang lebih baik, sistem penatalan baharu atau teknologi peta yang dipertingkatkan. Walaupun ciri ini masih mengagumkan dan mungkin menarik minat sesetengah pengguna, mereka yang mahir-teknologi mungkin mencari produk yang mencipta ciri unik dan tidak dijangka.
The desire for products to "do more" is not limited to vacuum cleaners, but also extends to other major home appliances. Manufacturers and brand companies have heavily promoted their ability to create a seamlessly integrated smart home ecosystem. Vacuum cleaners, whether they are vacuum cleaners or other types of products, are a key part of this ecosystem. In order to achieve this goal, at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA next month, Samsung and LG are expected to incorporate vacuum cleaners into their respective smart home ecosystems SmartThings and ThinQ. The dust robot becomes a part of it.