"...Samsung has launched a robotic vacuum cleaner which maps the layout of a home for automatic cleaning - even when you're out and about.
The Navibot SR8845 is powered by two CPU control chips, operating Samsung's Visionary Mapping System, which lets the cleaner know where it is in the home at all times.
The clever cleaner is fitted with a camera which takes 30 photos every second to help it identify the rooms. The 38 sensors allow it to negotiate obstacles, such as table legs and sofas, and prevent it from tumbling down stairs.
If the Navibot is running low on power, it makes its own way back to the docking station and catches up on a couple of hours rest and recuperation before retracing its steps, and continues cleaning where it left off.
Brushes on either side of the robot are designed to clean right to the edges of a room, and it rolls over surfaces such as thick rugs and carpets.
The ultra-low robot can clean in difficult to reach areas, even with a stick cleaner, such as under the coffee table. There's also an option to delay the start of a cleaning cycle, so you don't even need to be at home while it does its work.
Samsung said: "Compact, sleek and agile, the new Navibot robot vacuum cleaner looks set to revolutionise domestic cleaning.
"Ushering in a new age of household appliances, this small but powerful device is capable of moving in complete autonomy over many different kinds of surface."
Two models in different prices and functions: €499 (2X i-Guard, touch-screen) and €399 (1X i-Guard, button operated)..."
