Users dislike cleaning because it takes time away from leisure activities and feels like an unfair chore. Research into cleaning frustrations included literature reviews, focus groups, surveys and interviews. Insights found that while robot vacuums seem cute, users are skeptical of their effectiveness but children show interest. An emotional attachment can form to robot vacuums. Future iterations could focus on increased functionality through multipurpose attachments and exploring new materials.

2. Problem: Cleaning – What users dislike
“It takes time away from the things I want to do.”
“all of it...if I could pay someone else to do it I would”
“boring; not a fair distribution of work between me and roommate.”
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3. Research Methods
Lit Reviews
Focus Groups
Surveys
Interviews
SurveyMonkey
Facebook
Twitter
Emails

6. Insights
• Cute
• Skeptical of effectiveness
• Interest from children
• Emotional attachment

7. Emotional Attachment

8. Future Iterations
• Focus on increased
functionality
• Multipurpose
attachments
• Material exploration

9. Thank you!
Questions?