Cleaning
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Besides laundry-washing and lawn-sprinkling, the daily washing of hair uses up a lot of water. L’Oréal's new Water Saver system is designed to help, by reportedly reducing the amount of water used in hair-washing by up to 80 percent.
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Roborock makes some of the most advanced robot vacuums on the market, and has just unveiled a new flagship model as part of CES 2021. The Roborock S7 is better at handling stubborn stains, smarter in its mopping mode, and can even empty itself.
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Although cleaning up the humungous Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a daunting concept, removing trash from local waterways is much more feasible … and that's exactly what the Clearbot robot is designed to do.
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Swimming in pools may be fun, but using a dip net to skim leaves off of them can be a tedious chore. That's why the solar-powered Ariel robot was created, as it autonomously does the job for you.
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Robot vacuums continue to get better at both cleaning and operating autonomously, and the Roborock S6 MaxV is evidence of improving trends in both areas. It's worth shortlisting if you want one of the best robovacs on the market.
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Though a carbon fiber brush can remove dust from a record's surface, stubborn grime might take a bit more persuasion. The latest cleaning machine from Keith Monks Audio can help rid your vinyl classics of clicks and pops caused by dust and grime.
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If you're preparing food on an automated production line, then that line had better be clean. A new autonomous robot was designed with this in mind, as it actually learns how to clean better over time.
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In recent years, fish farms have increasingly started using underwater ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) for cleaning the nets that enclose their fish pens. A relatively new one, the StealthCleaner, has a unique triangular form factor.
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If you're a wardrobe manager on a film, TV or theater set, then you likely have to send a lot of clothes out for dry cleaning. That's where Presso is intended to come in – it's a portable device that dry cleans clothing on-location, in five minutes.
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As ships travel the seas, an assortment of barnacles, mussels, algae and other greeblies accumulate on their hulls. This is definitely troublesome, which is why a new robot-based system has been developed as a possible solution.
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A newly published longitudinal study out of Canada has found a strong association between frequent use of household cleaning products and an increased risk of children developing asthma in the first three years of life.
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Samsung's AirDresser is designed to be used on those occasions where clothes don't need a full cycle in the washing machine. It uses air and steam to sanitize and freshen garments placed inside.