Everyday robots
By Fleur
@Fleura (34927)
United Kingdom
March 4, 2026 5:26am CST
It’s funny how the word ‘robot’ still seems somehow futuristic and like something from science fiction – and yet they are becoming more and more common and infiltrating everyday life, almost without us noticing.
Of course industrial robots have been around for quite a long time by now, but most of us don’t see those on a regular basis. Robot vacuum cleaners and lawn mowers have become much more common – although I have to say that the people I know who had them now don’t seem to have them any more.
This little cleaning robot I saw at the shopping centre at the weekend, carefully sweeping around people’s feet. There were a lot of people standing around watching a dance event and most of them didn’t seem to even notice it!
Do you have robots in your everyday life?
All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2026.
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@Juliaacv (56195)
• Canada
4 Mar
They really do seem to be everywhere.
They deliver your food to your table when you eat out, they vacuum, mop and move packages.
My husband remembers when they brought the robotic arm, which was a pouring device, into the factory that he used to work at. They poured foam in its liquid form into molds to make automobile seats, and that foam was hot and was filled with dangerous chemicals.
They employed that robot back in the 1980's.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
4 Mar
Some of the automated programs that we use are in a way "Robots".
Or the AI system.
I do see some Vloggers showing such cleaning robots they use in their homes.
My concern is regarding their maintenance costs and are they have easy serviceability or repair facility?
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
7 Mar
@Fleura
Could be too expensive and difficult to be maintained!
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Mar
@Fleura I like them. They are not good for carpet. I keep hoping for that to improve. I have the lefont brand
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@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
5 Mar
I can't imagine how anything like that would get around all the furniture, piles of books, musical instruments etc. in our house. And how does it get into the corners, which are the parts that need doing most? I have a manual carpet sweeper which is just great for flat open areas.
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@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
5 Mar
Funny how you get used to things isn't it? As a student I had some friends who worked in the robotics department. When you went down into their basement lab there was a sign warning you of free-ranging robots. I could never see the point - how wrong was I!
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@Shivram59 (50131)
• India
4 Mar
No, I don't. Nor have I seen them in shops here. Ours is too small a town to have them. And I'm happy we don't have them.
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