The new machine is coming|Will the sweeping robot be as popular as TV?How should I choose?

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2024-04-23 15:36Posted on the official account of Beijing Zhongxin Jingwei

　　Zhongxin Jingwei, April 23 (Lin Wansi) "After using it for a long time, the sweeping robot is easy to entangle hair, and it is also lost from time to time, and it has to be charged several times after sweeping the floor." Xiao Cai (pseudonym), who lives in Guangdong, bought a sweeping robot two years ago, but with the above problems, the sweeping robot was also idle in the corner.

　　When Zhongxin Jingwei recently visited Roborock, Ji Jiarui, the company's product manager, said that so far, the intelligent level and sweeping and mopping ability of sweeping robots have matured, and even the most difficult "data line" obstacle avoidance problem in the past has now been solved. The speed of updating of sweeping robots is fast, and many users will consider changing to a new machine with more complete functions in about two years.

"The sweeping robot can not roll the line"

　　The sweeping robot is a kind of smart household appliances, with more than ten kinds of sensors, combined with artificial intelligence algorithms and other technologies, it automatically completes the floor cleaning work in the room. With the drive of smart home tuyere, sweeping robots have entered the daily life of families with their simple and easy-to-use operation methods.

　　Ji Jiarui introduced that the functions of the sweeping robot include sweeping, mopping, washing mops, drying, and collecting dust, and you only need to pour the garbage in the dust box once a few months. The host of the sweeping robot adopts the cleaning method of "sweeping, suction and mopping",There is a telescopic mechanical arm side brush in front,The corner garbage can be gathered near the main brush,And then through the adhesive brush that is not easy to entangle the hair with large suction,Pet hair、Dust particles、Snack residues are sucked into the dust box。 If there are still stubborn stains on the ground while the machine is advancing, the mop will disintegrate the stains by high-frequency vibrations.

　　In the article released by Aowei Cloud Network in April this year, it was pointed out that the upgrade direction of the sweeping robot focuses on the whole house coverage of cleaning, the corners and other sanitary dead corners are not cleaned in place, the roller brush is wrapped around the hair, and the ability to get out of trouble is poor. In response to these user pain points, domestic head sweeping robot companies are also focusing on overcoming.

　　"Since the iteration of sweeping robots, the development has been very mature, and sweeping robots in various complex environments at home can cope well with them. From the perspective of product functions,At present,The biggest pain point of sweeping robots lies in the identification and obstacle avoidance of some wires,This is the biggest technical difficulty faced by the industry。 Ji Jiarui said that the latest technology launched by the company has been able to solve this problem well.

　　Ji Jiarui believes that at present, the market judges the advantages and disadvantages of a sweeping robot's functions, on the one hand, it depends on the design of the product cleaning system, whether it can clean up the dirty garbage well, and on the other hand, it depends on the intelligent level of the product, whether the path can be well planned, and cleaned.

　　Sweeping robots have been on the market for many years,The early cleaning method is"random collision",That is, like playing billiards,Back and forth at home、Random collision,There will be a situation where the sweep is not clean。 At present, Roborock adopts LDS LiDAR + SLAM algorithm, that is, it detects the environment of a clear home, and then plans a cleaning path covering the whole family through "brain" positioning and navigation, and the sweeping robot will clean up the dirt and garbage along the route to ensure that there will be no repetition and missed sweeping, and can also accurately identify different types of garbage and obstacles, which has a great breakthrough in obstacle avoidance ability.

　　In addition, the sweeping robot has also evolved to the full base station, self-cleaning stage, after the sweeping robot cleans the home, it can return to the base station by itself to automatically clean, dry, and collect dust, without human maintenance and cleaning of the machine.

　　Should the sweeping robot be replaced every few years?

　　Since the beginning of this year, the issue of "overage service" of household appliances has also aroused widespread concern.

　　Ji Jiarui said that the service life of the sweeping robot is too long, and it may be necessary to replace the mop, main brush and other consumables, and the battery life will also weaken, but the machine still has the ability to continue sweeping at the break point. However, there is no limit on the service life of sweeping robots, "sweepers are updated quickly, and many users will consider changing to a new machine with more complete functions in about two years." ”

　　Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and other 14 departments jointly issued the "Action Plan for Promoting the Trade-in of Consumer Goods" to promote the trade-in of household appliances. Give full play to the guiding role of fiscal and taxation policies, encourage the introduction of measures to benefit the people, improve the recycling network of waste household appliances, increase the cultivation of diversified subjects, strengthen the guidance and support of household appliance standards, promote the comprehensive improvement of after-sales service levels, and develop the circulation of second-hand goods.

　　Ji Jiarui suggested that for the purchase of products that have been used for more than 2 years, users can contact Roborock to evaluate the recycled machine, and the price of the old machine can be automatically deducted when purchasing a new machine.

　　In recent years, the sales of floor scrubbers have grown rapidly. In an article released in December 2023, Aowei Cloud Network pointed out that from the perspective of sales, the cumulative sales of floor scrubbers from January to November 2023 are 4.59 million units, which has exceeded 4.23 million sweeping robots, and floor scrubbers have become the most important driving force for the growth of the cleaning industry.

　　So, for families, how should the floor scrubber and the sweeping robot be chosen?

　　Ji Jiarui said that floor scrubbers and sweeping robots are both cleaning tools, but the use scenarios are different, the two "have a specialization in the industry", and there is no situation where they can only "choose one of the two", and the two can be used together.

　　Ji Jiarui introduced,If you want to completely free your hands,Families can choose sweeping robots,Sweeping robots are suitable for daily cleaning of families。 If you like to do housework, or a family with very high environmental requirements, you can choose a floor scrubber, which can deal with the dirty environment at home faster, and "one push and one pull" can basically be completed.

　　In addition, Ji Jiarui said,If there is less daily wet garbage at home,You can choose a sweeping robot,It has a better cleaning effect on pet hair、Dust particles、Girls' long hair、Carpet cleaning, etc.;If you cook more frequently at home,The kitchen is heavily oily,Or you want to clean up the bathroom after taking a bath, you can choose a floor scrubber。

　　"The industry is on the eve of a new round of breakthroughs"

　　Aowei cloud network released an article in March this year, saying that from the perspective of penetration, the penetration rate of sweeping robots in China is about 5%.

　　Aowei Cloud Network also issued a forecast in December 2023 that in 2024, it is predicted that the overall volume of the industry (China's domestic sweeping robots) will continue to grow positively, and the growth rate of sales will exceed the growth rate of sales for the first time in recent years, with an estimated sales volume of 8% year-on-year and a year-on-year sales volume of 13%. First, based on the low penetration rate of 5%-6% in the current industry, there are a lot of potential people who have not been reached; second, the existing product experience has been greatly improved, basically meeting the needs of daily household cleaning; third, based on the full popularization of all-round models, but the price is still high, there is still room for further exploration.

　　"At present, the user group of Roborock sweeping robot products is mainly young people in first- and second-tier cities, and their enthusiasm for this intelligent technology product is relatively higher. Ji Jiarui said.

　　According to Ji Jiarui's observation, the sweeping robot industry is currently on the eve of a new round of breakthroughs. After the unremitting efforts of the entire industry, the product performance of the sweeping robot category has undergone earth-shaking changes compared with ten years ago, and the intelligent level of the product, cleaning ability, and self-cleaning ability have developed maturely, which has laid a good foundation for the breakthrough of penetration.

　　In an article published in December 2023, Aowei Cloud Network predicted that the proportion of all-round products with self-cleaning and self-dust collection will further increase in 2024, and the proportion is expected to reach 79% in 2024. In addition to automatic cleaning of mops and automatic dust collection, of course, on this basis, the penetration rate of functions such as water supply and discharge, automatic addition of cleaning liquid, drying, hair cutting, sterilization and other functions will also gradually increase. The main line of product upgrade is maintenance-free, allowing users to be less involved, and completely replacing manual labor by machines.

　(The views in the article are for reference only and do not constitute investment advice, investment is risky, and you need to be cautious when entering the market.) )

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