Cleaning Tech To Make Your Life Easier

Not long ago, cleaning tech, like most smart devices, did everything but make life easier. We remember the time it took to get our first robot floor cleaner to work right, and honestly, at the same time, we could have polished the floors by hand.

Today things are notably simpler, and there is a smart solution for just about every household chore. Sure, there are things like cleaning the drapes or battling to get rid of bed bugs that you should probably leave to the professionals, but on the whole, if there is a need, there is a device. While we are all quite aware of the importance of leading a clean life as cleanliness impacts sleep quality and several other factors, this innovative tech will drastically simplify the effort of keeping your home environment ideally clean.

When shopping for robot vacuums, you will quickly realize that the market is pretty saturated. We advise against going for the cheapest models on the market, opting instead for a decent midrange offering.

The best thing about these nifty little devices is that they can be connected to your smartphone via wifi. This opens up a range of selectable options and program settings. You decide how often, where and when your little robot vacuum goes about it, and then leave it to it.

Not dissimilar to the robotic vacuum, the specialized mopping bot rounds out your floor cleaning needs. Perfect for tiles and linoleum, this smart little bot takes care of one of our least favourite chores. No nasty bucket of dirty mop water, no silly as-seen-on-TV mops, just an app and a bot.

Speaking of apps, the model we reviewed has some great additional features, with setting to schedule a cleaning, and the ability to program a specific area or room for extra cleaning. Perfect for areas that are more prone to dirt, like the foyer and kitchen.

Ok, we admit that this one is a bit of a cheat. Technically, UV sanitizers are not smart devices. They are just so useful in their modern, more effective iterations that we couldn't leave them off our list!

UV sanitizers come in a variety of mechanisms, many of which are task-specific, like the great new smartphone UV sanitizers that are gaining popularity. There are also options for handhelds, with exciting prospects for UV sanitizing bots, not dissimilar to the vacuum bots.

Returning to the realm of oddly adorable domestic cleaning bots, how great is the idea of a window cleaning bot? Our favourite is the magnetic attachment option.

Not unlike the innovative magnetic manual option, the little bot has the advantage of automation on its side. You can schedule cleaning times via the bot's app and not think about it again until you receive a notification that the battery needs a charge!

We cannot leave this one off the list. Throughout lockdowns, our smart air purifier has gone from a convenience to the pillar of our sanity. At first one may think that an expensive air purifier is a bit decadent. That is until you use one.

Smart air purifiers can be adjusted via a mobile app, and the model we have runs silently on its default mode. Living in the city means that the air you breathe isn't clean, and the front panel display shows one the contaminant parts per million as it briskly drops that number down to near zero.