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House Bots reviews robots for the home: vacuums, window cleaners, mowers, kitchen helpers and home security. The Humanoid Group owns and publishes the site.

Sources we rely on

IEC/ASTM 62885-7:2020 Dry-cleaning robots for household use: methods for measuring performance — International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and ASTM International.
Test methods for how well household robot vacuums pick up debris and fibres on different floors, and their energy use.
ISO 18646-2:2024 Performance test methods for service robots: navigation — International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Test methods for how well mobile robots avoid obstacles, pass through narrow gaps and map rooms indoors.
BS 8213-1:2004 Windows, doors and rooflights: design for safety in use and during cleaning — BSI.
Code of practice on designing windows that occupants can open and clean safely, covering reach and restrictors.
Wildlife conservation at a garden level: the effect of robotic lawn mowers on European hedgehogs — Animals (record at the University of Oxford Research Archive).
Tests of 18 robotic mowers on hedgehog specimens of different sizes, showing which design features caused less harm.
IEC 60335-2-107:2017 Robotic battery-powered electrical lawnmowers — International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
Safety standard for robotic battery-powered lawnmowers, their peripherals and their mains-powered charging stations.
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (No. 22 of 2023) — Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India.
India's data protection law: consent, security safeguards, erasure rights and extra protection for children's data.
Safety of Household, Commercial and Similar Electrical Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 2024 — Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), published by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
Order requiring listed household appliances, vacuum cleaners among them, to carry the BIS Standard Mark under licence.
Code of Practice for Securing Consumer IoT, Release 2.0 (TEC 31318:2025) — Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), Department of Telecommunications.
Indian security baseline for smart devices: unique passwords, flaw reporting, stated update periods and full resets.

Robot Vacuums & Mops — Robot vacuums and vacuum-mops that keep floors tidy between deeper cleans.
Window Robots — Glass-climbing robots for picture windows, patio doors and conservatories.
Robot Lawn Mowers — Robot lawn mowers that keep the grass trim, with boundary-wire and wire-free options.
Kitchen Robots — Countertop cooks, robotic kitchens and drinks robots for home and hospitality.
Helpers & Home Security — Home robots that keep watch, check in on the house and lend a hand around it.
Robot Vacuums in India — Dust, stone floors, power cuts and hard water: setting up a robot vacuum-mop for a typical Indian home.
Vacuum, Mop or Both? — Vacuum-only, mop-only or hybrid: which robot suits your floors, your household and the upkeep you'll accept.
Robot Cameras and Privacy — What camera and microphone robots collect at home, how India's DPDP Act applies, and the settings to change.
BIS Marks for Robots — How BIS appliance orders and the Compulsory Registration Scheme apply to home robots, chargers and batteries.
Robot Mower Setup — Wire, RTK or vision guidance, lawn preparation, a safe power point and keeping children and pets clear.
Latest updates — Cleaning robots now sell in the tens of millions, mowers and window cleaners are growing fastest, and regulators are looking harder at connected devices. These figures and dated updates show where things stand.
About us — What we cover, how we source every figure, and who publishes this site.

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