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Re: Dyson 360 Eye

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Post by tonylemesmer »

wlievens wrote: post #114
tonylemesmer wrote: post #97

I worked on this product back in 2002-2005. I developed the initial wheel system for this and early prototypes of their digital (switched reluctance) motor once we realised we'd need a very high power density compressor motor. Sadly the battery technology has taken a long time to get to the point where it can now give a useable run time, even when the vacuum only consumes 100W (typical cabled vacuums use 1.7-2kw). Al…

Do you know which image sensors it uses?

Back then (9 years ago mind!) it was a Sony sensor probably long obsolete now. 1024x1024 res which is shockingly low res but easily good enough for SLAM feature mapping.

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Post by teach »

Andrenid wrote: post #83
cpr wrote: post #52

Others have commented similarly, but I just have to say that we've tried various Dysons over the years, and they always start off brilliantly. E.g., we vacuumed a nominally clean bedroom with a new Dyson upright and it was like steam-cleaning, or better, since it was dry--we pulled out a whole container's worth of dirt. But then after 6 mo to a year, they start to fall apart, with (their many internal) joints not sea…

I've had my Dyson upright for probably nearly a decade now (or at least 7-8 years that I can account for at minimum). It started off as a vacuum for a retail store I owned, and was used every single day for about an hour solid, for about 4 years, until I sold my stores... and has since been my home vacuum being used weekly. I've never had it break down, or any parts fall off, and it still works better than any other…

I have no doubt the Dysons made a decade ago were excellent vacuums. In my experience the ones made the past few years are very much not worthy of the good name.

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Post by seealot »

sourc3 wrote: post #112
ModernMech wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1. It's been around for a long time 2. I'd like something to put my dishes away and fold my laundry. That's a much bigger step though.

3. Self cleaning coffee-machine is on my list. I don't quite enjoy drinking coffee that comes out of a capsule.

Have you considered an Aeropress?

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Post by chillingeffect »

If you're interested in the LIDAR in a similar autonomous vacuum, this great presentation by an engineer is a must-watch/listen:

https://cmusv.adobeconnect.com/_a829716469/p17388090/?launch...

He gives examples of what the LIDAR sees, how the algorithms work, etc. in very clear yet technical knowledge.

Re: Dyson 360 Eye

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Post by arrrg »

JoeAltmaier wrote: post #116
arrrg wrote: post #115

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why don’t people know about mowing robots? My parents had one for about a year now. They use it to mow their huge garden. It has worked extremely well throughout this summer. It got stuck maybe three or four times at the start of summer, when they were playing around with the boundaries to make sure it gets to as many places as possible and doesn’t push itself outside the boundaries because of some tight spot. It see…

That's it! That's the mower I've been waiting all my life for! How fast does it go? What's it powered by? I imagined when this got invented it'd go real slow, and be solar powered so it never had to stop. But this one is cool too.

It mows for about two hours and charges its battery for about two hours. The charging station has to be connected to power. It drives slowly. Watch a YouTube video. They all go at a very sedate speed. If your garden is smaller than the recommended size for a robot then it should be no issue all.

Sure, it is slow, but eight or so hours of work time five days a week will get your lawn mowed. And, again, since it’s silent it’s not really an issue that it’s driving around. (But maybe don’t get one if you have pets or toddlers.)

Not all gardens are ideal. Many inclines lead to problems, as do thin connecting paths between different parts of the garden. But if your garden is quite straightforward (or even quite a bit more complicated then that) it’s not an issue.

Digging in the boundary cable is quite a bit of work (as you can imagine) and fiddling with it to make it all work perfectly, too, but I think my parents still spent less time taking care of the lawn last summer when they set it up than when they still had to mow. (Also, only the places where my parents were overly ambitious and wanted it to do things not recommended in the manual were there actual issues.)

If you have lawn going right up to some sort of wall or fence you will be left with a thin stripe of unmowed grass. My parents just quickly mow that every couple weeks, it’s not a big deal.

This tech has been around for decades, so it’s pretty proven. Besides my parents I know a couple other people who use it.

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Post by aed »

deanclatworthy wrote: post #41
veidr wrote: post #3

I always thought Dyson was crap, based solely on their obnoxious ads and garish design. Then I bought my wife their cordless upright vacuum for her birthday (I know, I know, but she asked for it). I was astonished when the vacuum became my favorite piece of tech in the whole house. We have a roomba that works fine, but it's extremely hard to imagine that I won't buy this thing immediately.

There was a recent reddit AMA by a vacuum repair guy, talking about the best brands: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1pe2bd He was not impressed with dysons: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1pe2bd/iama_vacuum_rep... I have to say in my experience, having had 2 dysons - they both broke within 2 years.

This guy got pretty popular on reddit due to his knowledge and willingness to share.

Just in the past couple of days he started a YouTube channel and posted his first video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEJSACjCL2g

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Post by sp332 »

unwind wrote: post #4

Fantastically annoying page design. Scrolling takes many seconds to just show the next page, with no indication that anything is happening. Just blank blackness. Then each page requires you to hunt and click little circles with pluses in them, just to show a paragraph or two of copy. Would it have killed them to just present all the text at once? Perhaps use tabs or some other "normal" solution to the problem of want…

I agree that it should degrade more gracefully, but I'm curious what platform you're on? I've tried it (the wide HTML5 video version) in Chrome and Firefox on Windows and Linux, and didn't have any trouble.

Re: Dyson 360 Eye

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Post by eik3_de »

sjs382 wrote: post #75

It looks tall . So tall that it might not fit under my couch or under the first-level of some tables. Anyone know the dimensions of this?

That's what I thought. My Roomba is But since I'm convinced dyson vacuum user, I'd get it even if it's 15 cm.

It's quite narrow though, so I'm curious how it peforms between chair legs under the dining table - that's where the roomba is bad at.

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Post by Hansi »

Bit off topic which I know isn't viewed well here but down vote if my comment angers you profoundly.

My sister recently finished a MSc in Robotics and is looking for work in the UK for Dyson or a similar company. If anyone has worked in Dyson or a similar company (established or startup) and would be willing to discuss her options for applying in the industry and provide some guidance could you please e-mail me at hans@hans.is?

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