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Any specific reason to avoid Lidar? Cost?

Single pixel lidars are not enough. Anything higher is way too expensive.

Also, Indoor world is designed with our vision first perception. We think robots need to be imbued with similar system. And we believe vision is enough (there’s a reason why nature chose vision based systems for us?)

Three bottlenecks in on fully autonomous indoor robots are:

1. Perception and Precise SLAM 2. Affordability 3. Privacy.

All three are feasible with Tesla like cameras only approach.

Problem with indoor robots isn’t sensors — it’s lack of brains/algorithms.

Probably not, it looks like it costs about 4x what my lidar vacuum did

And there's an annual subscription on top. I really don't understand the value proposition here.

I don't see an annual subscription. I see one year of "unlimited replacement of HEPA Bags, Mop Rolls, and Brush Rolls". That sounds great actually.

Thank you. Thats correct. Membership is OPTIONAL. Users are welcome to buy bags and rolls a la carte.

And Membership is more peace of mind with all-you-can-clean like unlimited bags and rolls, extended warranty, and accidental damage coverage.

Cost is in computes and lack of economies of scale. Have to take Tesla like high-end to more affordable overtime approach.

Disc robots have been around for 20 years. Most are exactly the same from inside.

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