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

The Verge / 3/13/2026

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Key Points

  • Dyson's Spot+Scrub AI Robot, a stain-spotting autonomous vac with lidar and AI, is now available for purchase.
  • It builds on the 360 Vis Nav and adds features such as a self-cleaning roller mop, a multifunction dock, and lasers that identify stains.
  • Dyson shifted from vision-based navigation to lidar to improve obstacle avoidance and stain detection using AI.
  • The robot is priced at $1,199 and is sold through Dyson's stores and site, Amazon, and Best Buy, matching the price of its predecessor.
  • The product debuted at IFA 2025 in Berlin and represents Dyson's continuing push into sensor-based, AI-assisted cleaning.
The Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai Robot cleaning a tile floor using a laser to spot spills.
Dyson’s bringing the lasers from its handheld vacuums to its new autonomous cleaner. | Image: Dyson

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 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 soc …

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