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This New Ecovacs Robot Vac Uses AI for Something Useful, but It Doesn’t Come Cheap

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The Deebot X11 OmniCyclone can’t climb stairs, but it should make your floors less dusty.
AI is in seemingly every new technology product at IFA 2025. Just look at the Ecovacs Deebot X11 OmniCyclone, a new Matter-compatible robot vacuum that uses AI to automatically adjust its cleaning schedule to suit you. The cleaning bot also has more robotics packed into it, with a sticky-outy bit for better edge cleaning, and it can climb low transitions. And it’s available in the U.S. today for a collar-tugging $1,499.99 ($1,299.99 if you buy it in the next 10 days as of this writing).
Ecovacs says the Deebot X11 OmniCyclone has an improved version of its Yiko assistant in the form of an on-device AI model called “AI Agent Yiko,” letting you talk to it with natural language instead of memorized commands. The company says the Deebot X11 OmniCyclone uses this AI system to adapt its cleaning routines “based on your habits, layout, and preferences,” and that eventually, it can clean without your daily input. The idea is that being able to talk to it about anything, not just barking commands, could help people actually use its various features, rather than the few commands they’ve memorized.
As the Deebot X11 OmniCyclone works with the Matter smart home protocol, you can also connect it to any of the major platforms like Apple Home or Google Home, although that only surfaces basic commands like telling the robot to start, stop, or go back to its base.

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