Matic's Robot Vacuum Maps Spaces Without Sending Data To the Cloud - Slashdot

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch:Dalal insists that all this navigational lifting can be accomplished with cameras alone. "In order to run all the necessary algorithms, from 3D depth to semantics to ... controls and navigation, on the robot, we had to vertically integrate and hyper-optimize the entire codebase," Dalal said, "from the modifying kernel to building a first-of-its-kind iOS app with live 3D mapping. This enables us to deliver an affordable robot to our customers that solves a real problem with full autonomy. "The robot wont be cheap. It starts at $1,795 but will be available for a limited time at a discounted price of $1,495.

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