Rise of connected robot vacuum cleaners

Robot vacuum cleaners have been finding their way into homes. PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO
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By speaking to her smart speaker, Ms Michelle Lim can order her robot vacuum cleaner to start its cleaning routine.

The 34-year-old marketing manager would do this whenever extra cleaning is required. She has already programmed her two-year-old robot vacuum cleaner to clean the home every week day while she is at work.

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