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 ...

Whether it is everyday grime or stubborn marks that usually need elbow grease, the results feel genuinely professional. The ...

The idea sounds great: a robot that’ll wash your windows for you. The reality is a little more complicated. Ecovacs Robotics introduced the Winbot robotic window cleaner in 2013. The concept is ...

A windowbot can be a big effort-saver, but there are some down-sides ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I’ve long dreamed of amassing an army of house cleaning robots. So I wanted to love the Winbot X ($599), the new window-cleaning robot ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aloysius Low is a Senior Editor at CNET covering mobile and Asia. Based in Singapore, he loves playing Dota 2 when he can spare the time and is also the owner-minion of two adorable cats. I hate ...

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 ...