It's no surprise that the first wave of robots that people have welcomed into their homes were charged with the menial task of cleaning. Now that iRobot's Roomba has effectively quenched any fears ...

Window cleaning robots aren't that new, but most of them, like the Windoro, rely on magnets to stay vertical. This requires the robot to be built in two parts and sets a limit on how thick the window ...

Robots are supposed to do our dirty work, so why not have them deal with the unenviable task of cleaning the outsides of our windows? It’s certainly been done before, but here at CES 2013 we’ve just ...

Which is why when ALDI announced a robot window cleaner in their latest Special Buys sale, shoppers couldn't contain their excitement. Tech brand ECOVACS recently unveiled its new WINBOT NEO robotic ...

Ever since Spider-Man made the leap from comics to blockbuster films, I’ve always associated window washers with the Marvel superhero. After all, they share many characteristics: They constantly climb ...

Winbot is like a Roomba for your windows. It’s amazing to watch the little device appear to defy gravity as it wipes your windows clean. It uses vacuum suction to grip the window and a soft pad ...

In short: Ecovacs Robotics has officially announced the launch of its WINBOT X, claimed to be a first-of-its-kind wireless window cleaning robot. Built around a square design that weighs just four ...

While the actual process of cleaning my windows is no big deal, the very idea of it inspires procrastination. The step-ladders, the Windex, the aching shoulders, the dull drudgery. I keep wishing for ...

Cleaning windows is so arduous and dangerous that it earned its own 20 th-century catchphrase. “I don’t do windows”—a warning that the speaker may be desperate but still has limits—was a frequent ...

Brian Bennett is a former senior writer for the home and outdoor section at CNET. Ecovacs has a new window cleaning robot, the Winbot X, that doesn't need a power cord to run. The upside here isn't ...

LAS VEGAS--Robots that wash your windows are another dream of domestic automation, but most early models involve a cumbersome two-part unit that goes on both sides of a pane. At CES 2013, China-based ...