# Matic

> Matic is a vision-first robot vacuum and mop built by two ex-Google and Nest engineers who threw out the lidar puck and the cloud connection. Five cameras let it build a photorealistic 3D map of your home, decide on its own where to vacuum and where to mop, and steer around the cables, socks, and pets in its way - and every frame it sees stays on the device. It vacuums and mops in one pass, runs quieter than a conversation, and skips the giant base station most rivals ship. Families buy it to get their weekends back; privacy nerds buy it because nothing leaves the robot.

- **Created by:** Matic Robots (formerly Matician)
- **Launched:** 2023
- **Platforms:** hardware, ios, android
- **Pricing:** Paid hardware, sold direct-to-consumer. As of mid-2026 the site lists bundles from about $1,245 (one Matic, one dock) up to $2,490 (two Matics, two docks), with a scheduled increase back to $1,495 for the base bundle on Sept 9, 2026 that the company attributes to import tariffs. An optional membership (reported around $15/month) covers maintenance and repairs, and Matic has also floated a fully managed all-inclusive subscription (~$125/month) as a 'robot vacuum as a service' alternative to buying. Add-ons include an Annual Bag Pass (~$96/yr), Matic Care extended warranty (~$144), and a pet brush roll upgrade (~$35). Includes a 1-year limited warranty and a 6-month risk-free trial.
- **Key features:** Vision-first navigation, On-device, private by design, Vacuum and mop in one pass, Draw-to-clean app control, Obstacle and pet awareness

## Features

- **Vision-first navigation** — Five RGB-infrared cameras and on-device neural networks replace lidar, letting Matic build detailed photorealistic 3D maps and understand what it is looking at.
- **On-device, private by design** — All mapping and image processing happen on the robot. Matic advertises zero cloud data transmission - the camera frames never leave the device.
- **Vacuum and mop in one pass** — Matic vacuums carpets and mops hard floors simultaneously, and knows to vacuum the rug while mopping the tile without being told.
- **Draw-to-clean app control** — In the app you can finger-draw a spot to clean or a no-go zone on an actual photo-realistic view of your home, and the robot drives over to handle it.
- **Obstacle and pet awareness** — Vision-based avoidance steers around cables, toys, socks, bowls, and pets, and includes pet, child, and person recognition.
- **Quiet operation** — Around 55dB while vacuuming and 52dB while mopping - quieter than a typical human conversation and much quieter than most robot vacuums.
- **Compact dock, no giant base station** — Charges on a small dock and uses disposable HEPA bags rather than a bulky self-empty tower, with auto return-to-dock and resume.
- **Works in the dark** — Infrared navigation lets Matic clean at night or in low light without house lights on.
- **Matic Cues (voice and gesture)** — A 2026 update adds a 'Hey Matic' wake phrase, natural-language commands in 70+ languages, and point-to-clean gestures. This feature uses Google Gemini in the cloud, a departure from the robot's otherwise local-only design.
- **Edge-detailed floor pattern** — On hard floors Matic runs a general pass, then edges the walls, then cleans the toe kicks under cabinets - coverage most robot vacuums skip.

## Achievements

- Named to TIME's Best Inventions of 2024
- Recognized as a Best of CES 2024 product
- Raised roughly $107M total, including a 2019 seed led by Nest co-founder Matt Rogers, a 2023 stealth-exit round led by Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross, and a $60M round announced January 2026
- Reinvented robot-vacuum navigation with a vision-only, on-device approach instead of lidar and cloud
- Measured by Vacuum Wars at 8.11 kPa sealed suction, the highest it had ever recorded, with 100% pet-hair pickup
- Designed and assembled in the United States (Mountain View, CA) rather than white-labeled overseas

## Latest updates

- **2023-11** — Matic comes out of stealth with roughly $30M raised (round led by Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, and the Collison brothers) and opens preorders.
- **2024-01** — Wins Best of CES 2024 recognition; later named to TIME's Best Inventions of 2024.
- **2026-01** — Announces $60M in new funding and 6,000+ robots shipped, framing Matic as 'what comes after Roomba.'
- **2026-08** — Launches Matic Cues - voice and gesture control in 70+ languages, powered by Google Gemini - its first internet-dependent feature.

## Links

- Website: https://maticrobots.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/matician
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/maticrobots
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@maticrobots
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maticrobots
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaticRobots/

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