Dyson 360 Vis Nav: this unusual little detail that allows you to vacuum up even more waste
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After eight years of waiting, we finally get the new Dyson robot vacuum cleaner: the 360 Vis Nav. While the surprise is complete at the announcement of this release, our enthusiasm is lessened at the announcement of the technical specifications which are not very attractive compared to the vacuum cleaners with all the options that we find on the market.
A small detail for vacuuming along walls
On the other hand, once the Dyson robot is unpacked, one detail catches our attention. On the side of the robot, a small tab deploys automatically when the 360 Vis Nav runs along walls and furniture. Red in color, it is supposed to perfect the cleaning.
This little rubber tab is formidable.
To test its effectiveness, we scatter 20g of sawdust in a corner and along two walls. Since the app doesn't allow us to create a temporary cleaning zone, we create a new room in the room. We then go to the “map and zone creation” section and split our lab into two new rooms; not very practical. Okay. Once that's done, we ask the Dyson 360 Vis Nav to vacuum up our sawdust.
The robot vacuum cleaner heads to the area, starts vacuuming. It then deploys its squeegee and picks up the dust stuck to the wall. We are pleasantly surprised. While the side brushes, common on robot vacuums, tend to eject dust rather than gather it, the Dyson's tongue is extremely effective.
A navigation system that is not very thorough
In total, the 360 Vis Nav sucks up 17.7 g of sawdust out of the 20 g scattered around. The remaining few grams are mainly due to the robot's haphazard navigation system, which does not completely cover surfaces and avoids certain areas to be vacuumed.
The Dyson 360 Vis Nav is let down by its navigation system.
As proof, when we ask the robot to repeat the test to check the result: the Dyson flounders in the semolina. It cannot delimit the same area as during the first attempt and designates new boundaries – erroneous ones.
While the tab system is formidable, it is indeed the navigation system of the 360 Vis Nav that is called into question here. To plead – slightly – its case, Dyson indicated to us an optimal system after… a month of use, while its competitors are fully operational after only a few uses. Too bad.
