In 1996, Electrolux developed Tribolite, the first vacuum cleaner robot. However, some problems with this device prevented the room from being thoroughly cleaned, thus defeating Electrolux's purpose of letting people have a vacuuming robot. As expected, Electrolux stopped the production of vacuum cleaners, but left a subdivision without any brand development. Dyson then tried in 2001, but due to production costs, its vacuum cleaner products did not enter the mass market.
Soon, iRobot entered this field and developed a subversion of people's concept of vacuuming. Since iRobot released its first vacuum cleaner Roomba in 2002, this company has been the only one in the vacuum cleaner market. According to statistics from Gap Intelligence, iRobot occupies approximately 52 percent of the vacuum cleaner retail market and continues to enhance its brand recognition as the first successful vacuum cleaner brand.
Minkejja dan, f'dawn l-aħħar sentejn, numru kbir ta 'marki daħlu fis-suq tar-robot tal-vakwu, u ħolqu grad akbar ta' kompetizzjoni fis-segment tas-suq li għadu jimmira grupp ta 'konsumaturi niċċa relattivament limitat. Kif mistenni, il-prezzijiet qed jibdew jiddiversifikaw, il-vacuum cleaners huma mmirati lejn konsumaturi bi dħul disponibbli aktar baxx, filwaqt li l-vacuum cleaners huma ffukati fuq-konsumaturi finali ogħla.
Madankollu, filwaqt li l-vacuum cleaner tal-cookie-cutter jista' jkun eżattament dak li jridu xi nies, oħrajn għandhom aktar aspettattivi għal vacuum cleaners. Inizjalment, marki ta 'vacuum cleaners jistgħu jimpressjonaw lill-pubbliku b'ħinijiet imtejba ta' ċċarġjar, sistemi ġodda ta 'scrolling, jew teknoloġija tal-mapep imtejba. Għalkemm dawn il-karatteristiċi għadhom impressjonanti u jistgħu jappellaw lil xi konsumaturi, dawk li huma sofistikati ta' teknoloġija-jistgħu jkunu qed ifittxu prodotti li joħolqu karatteristiċi uniċi u mhux mistennija.
The desire for products to "do more" is not limited to vacuum cleaners, but also extends to other major home appliances. Manufacturers and brand companies have heavily promoted their ability to create a seamlessly integrated smart home ecosystem. Vacuum cleaners, whether they are vacuum cleaners or other types of products, are a key part of this ecosystem. In order to achieve this goal, at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA next month, Samsung and LG are expected to incorporate vacuum cleaners into their respective smart home ecosystems SmartThings and ThinQ. The dust robot becomes a part of it.