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Beatbot’s next pool problem: the dirty robot
Beatbot put a camera, sensors, and surface-skimming ambitions into the backyard pool. Its next move reveals where automation gets awkward: somebody still has to clean the cleaner.
The Robot That Learned to Stay Put
Posha began with a robotic arm that looked ready to take over the kitchen. Its useful invention came when the founders asked what people actually wanted at dinner: a machine that could stay on the counter and mind the pan.
The Robot That Ate the Pool Boy
A cable-free pool robot turned into a global category leader, a Fluidra check, and a plan to automate the entire backyard. Here is how Aiper got the pool boy out of the pool.
The Robot That Taught Us to Outsource the Floor Is Learning How to Survive
Roomba became shorthand for a robot vacuum. After a bruising fall and a new owner, iRobot is trying to prove that inventing the category was only its first useful trick.
Sunday
Sunday is a Mountain View robotics company building Memo, a wheeled home robot that learns chores like loading the dishwasher, folding laundry and pulling espresso shots. Founded by Stanford PhD roboticists Tony Zhao and Cheng Chi, Sunday emerged from stealth in late 2025 and reached a $1.15B valuation in March 2026 after a $165M Series B led by Coatue.