VacuBots Focus

Policy Analysis and Opinion. Focused on Home Robotics.

What rules, regulation and the market mean for the robots in your home.

  • Policy Analysis

    What new rules mean for home robots.

  • Opinion

    Our view, labelled as ours.

  • Home Robotics

    Vacuums, mowers, pool robots and more.

  • Independent

    Not written by the makers.

Matic robot vacuum with its top lid open, positioned in front of a large FCC logo and subtle technical blueprint graphics. Matic

Why Matic's Conditional Approval Really Matters

Matic didn't need an exemption to the new FCC rules to keep selling its robot. But its conditional approval could give the U.S. manufacturer an advantage as it develops future hardware.
Illustration of the U.S. Capitol with a robot vacuum, robotic lawn mower and a globe highlighting China, representing proposed changes to FCC technology restrictions.
FCC

Bipartisan Bill Could Reshape FCC Process Behind U.S. Robot Restrictions
Editorial illustration showing IDC and FCC logos alongside multiple robots, a certification document and a globe highlighting China in red.
Editorial

New FCC Rules Could Leave U.S. Robot Vacuums and Lawn Mowers Behind
Illustration of a wireless router, FCC-style approval document, robot vacuum and robotic lawn mower in front of a red, white and blue U.S. map, with a handshake and rising chart symbolizing p
Editorial

Home Robots Face the Router Treatment. Will Acquisitions Be the Way In?