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A mid-century tabletop valve radio in a polished wooden case.Photo: 池田正樹 - Masaki Ikeda · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page How to choose
The decisions that actually change what you end up with.
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A lidar turret on the lid lets the robot map rooms instead of bouncing between obstacles at random.Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page Comparisons
Like-for-like comparisons on the specifications that matter.
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An early design study for a domestic cleaning robot, years before mapping and docking became standard.Photo: TiHa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page Budget and prices
What the total comes to once everything is counted.
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A button-only robot vacuum: slim enough for under furniture, but with no camera or laser to map with.Photo: Jirka Matousek from Brussels Taipei Hong Kong Singapore Prague Shenzhen · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page Setting up
Getting it working properly the first time.
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A kickboard inlet for a ducted central vacuum: sweep debris to the flap and suction takes it away.Photo: Chico1996 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page Performance
What the numbers mean in day-to-day use.
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An early vacuum plant that stayed outside while hoses ran through the building, now a museum exhibit.Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page Common mistakes
The expensive errors that are easy to avoid.
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