Roombas and Landroids: Do Domestic Service Robots Save Energy?

Roomba and Landroid are trade names for iRobot’s vacuum and WORX’s mower, and these two are the most popular domestic robots. The energy saving capacity of these robots depends on how they are meant to be used, and how they are actually used. Robotic vacuum cleaners and lawn mowers come attached with the potential bonus of saving energy. A robotic vacuum cleaner might consume about half of what a conventional one does. These devices work in a basic way, normally via a console pushbutton, without connecting to the cloud. Similar to smart lighting, thermostats, and digital media and appliance control, these service robots do not necessarily result in significant energy savings.