Hoover has unveiled its first-ever Wi-Fi connected robot vacuum cleaner, called the HG4. There’s the standard HG4 and also the HG4 Hydro that comes with a mopping function.
It’s said to “transform the market” with 150 per cent more powerful performance and it can map out the area of consumers’ homes in under 10 minutes. The HG4 is equipped with advanced laser navigation to clean methodically and efficiently while detecting and avoiding obstacles.
LIDAR (Laser Navigation System) navigation continuously scans, learns and updates the layout of the user’s home map – navigating with pinpoint accuracy for efficient cleaning. Anti-fall-down sensors allow it to detect and avoid steps or stairs, but the standout feature of the HG4 is that it’s capable of climbing onto obstacles up to 20mm in height, such as rugs.
Consumers can also control the vacuum via the HG Robots app. You’ll be able to create the first map of your home in under 10 minutes, then you can personalise it to suit your needs. Give a name to each room, split or merge them, add no-go areas or virtual walls in places where you don’t want the robot to clean.
In terms of cleaning ability, the HG4’s rotating brush uses a combination of bristles and rubber blades to pick up dust and dirt from all types of flooring, whilst the side brush sweeps corners and edges. Suction power of up to 4,000 Pa pulls the dust and debris up into the robot’s dust chamber, leaving floors clean.
On the HG4 Hydro, two machine-washable mopping pads are included and kick into action to clean floors as it goes round.
Then at the end of its cycle, the robo vac returns to its base automatically to recharge when the battery runs low.
Antony Peart, Director of Brands and Communications at Haier Europe (parent company of Hoover), said: “The HG4 is a game-changer in the robotic vacuum marketplace. We are so proud of this development for Hoover and hope it will bring a lot to people’s homes in terms of cleaning efficiency.”
