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Article: Dyson’s new stain-spotting AI robovac is now available

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Dyson has released its new Spot+Scrub Ai Robot vacuum, priced at $1,199. It features upgrades including green lasers to identify stains, a self-cleaning roller mop, and a multifunction dock that handles water and dirt.

The robot uses lidar and AI for navigation and obstacle avoidance, moving away from the previous vision-based system. Its mop can extend to clean near edges and is cleaned automatically during operation.

While the dock is noted as being very large and the design departs from typical Dyson styling, the product's performance relative to the company's other vacuums remains to be fully assessed.

The main topics covered are the product's release and price, its key technological features (AI, lasers, lidar, self-cleaning mop), and initial hands-on observations about its design and dock.

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https://www.theverge.com/tech/893133/dyson-spot-scrub-ai-robot-vacuum-mop-lasers-multifunction-dock-availability-price

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The Verge

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2026-03-12 15:00

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2026-03-12 12:30

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2026-03-12 12:33

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Dyson’s latest autonomous robot vacuum cleaner first debuted during IFA 2025 in Berlin last September. The Spot+Scrub Ai Robot is the company’s follow-up to its 360 Vis Nav robovac launched in 2023 with upgrades that include a new self-cleaning roller mop, a multifunction dock, and lasers that can identify stains. It’s available now through Dyson’s physical stores and website, Amazon, and Best Buy for $1,199 — which is the same price as its less capable predecessor.
Dyson’s new stain-spotting AI robovac is now available
The Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai Robot uses green lasers to spot, identify, and ensure stains are properly cleaned.
The Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai Robot uses green lasers to spot, identify, and ensure stains are properly cleaned.
Dyson has abandoned the vision-based navigation system used on its earlier robovacs for lidar on the Spot+Scrub. It works alongside AI to recognize and avoid obstacles like socks and wires and uses green lasers to identify stains and determine when they’ve been properly cleaned. The Spot+Scrub’s roller mop is cleaned as the robovac roams your home, and it can extend by 1.6 inches to clean closer to walls and the edges of furniture.
The included dock drains and refills the Spot+Scrub’s water tanks, empties its dirt bin without the use of replaceable bags, and thoroughly cleans the roller mop during a charge. But The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison Tuohy found the dock to be very large during a hands-on look at the Spot+Scrub last year, while it and the vacuum also lacked Dyson’s signature design. The company’s robovacs haven’t been anywhere near as impressive as Dyson’s vacuums so far, but The Verge will be reviewing the Spot+Scrub to see if that has changed.