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A Comparative Study of Navigability and Cleaning Efficiency in Robot Vacuum Cleaners

Year: 2026

Type: preprint

Abstract: This study evaluates 2025 robot vacuum models (WAP Robot W90, Positivo Smart Robô Aspirador Wi-Fi Laser PRA1000, and Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum-Mop 2 Lite) using random, LiDAR, and vSLAM navigation, respectively. It combines a controlled experimental study (featuring OpenCV-based heatmaps, area-coverage analysis, and debris-collection ratios) with an LLM-based sentiment and thematic analysis of user reviews on navigability and cleaning efficiency. The paper provides a repository that includes recorded videos, calibration data, analysis code, and LLM prompts, supporting full reproducibility of the reported metrics and enabling future research on robot vacuum navigation and cleaning performance.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22030564

Authors: Castro Hora Fontes, Guilherme, Garcia de Santana Junior, Enio, Barbosa Coimbra, Danilo, Souza, Rodrigo, ARAUJO DURAO, FREDERICO, Prazeres, Cassio, Machado, Ivan, Figueiredo, Gustavo, Peixoto, Maycon, Almeida, Eduardo

Institution: Universidade Federal da Bahia

Language: English

Topic: Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization

Subfield: Aerospace Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Award: G6643109412

OpenAlex ID: W7203934288

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