US iRobot, Robo vacuum cleaner such as "Rumba" Cumulative sales exceeded 20 million units | Robot news | Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun electronic version

The cumulative global sales of household robot series such as the robot vacuum cleaner "Rumba = Photo" and the floor mopping robot "Brava" sold by US iRobot have exceeded 20 million units. Since the release of Roomba on September 17, 2002, it has reached 20 million units in 15 years.

According to iRobot's Japanese subsidiary, iRobot Japan (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo), Roomba is responsible for cleaning, creating about 110 hours of free time per year. By the way, 43 Roomba start cleaning work every minute in the world, and one Roomba is said to be cleaning five times a week. In Japan, the United States, and Australia, cleaning is often done in the morning, and in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Taiwan, it is often done in the evening.

In Japan, cumulative sales exceeded 2 million units in November 2016. Roomba continues to evolve, such as supporting smartphone applications.

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