The Last Word On Tech: High Tech Home Cleaning Gadgets
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What is the Ecovax Winbot and how does it clean high‑rise windows?
Tech Thursday on the last word with the 100% Electric X-Bang G6 packed full of tech. Tech Thursday with Andy O'Donahu, and we're going to do some more high-tech home cleaning gadgets this week. And this is one that's got me interested, Andy. A window cleaner. A suction window cleaning robot. Tell us about this.
Ha it sounds um like something you want to see working and Matt, when you do see it working, it's very impressive. The Ecovax Wimbot, they're expensive and this is a really good one. You will pay about 500 euros for this, but it w cleans patio doors, uh bay windows. If you've got it's second story windows that it's impossible they don't open enough or you can't get around to clean them. works really well and this actually sticks to vertical glass using this high pressure suction motor and it crawls systematically across the pane and washes it.
Okay. And what if you've got lots of you know, if it's not just a sh a sheer piece of glass, if you've got uh how would I describe it? Uh if you've got various ridges and whatever between panes of glass and the overall window.
How does the Winbot handle complex glass shapes and safety features?
And it copes with them very well. And it has a lot of built-in sensors and so it has this intelligent edge detection. And those sensors allow it to navigate frameless glass. But also if you do have ridges, uh even shower screens, believe it or not, and it won't fall off the top and that kind of thing. It also, I mean, it this suction that it has really keeps it um tight to the glass, but it has a safety. fifty tether cable, so if you are using it upstairs, you can use that. Goes right out to the edge. It has a spot clean mode, which I think is very clever, particularly obviously for outdoor windows, but it's ideal, Matt, for you know, if you've got floor to ceiling glass or a V Lux window or sunrooms, uh the um uh that you know, anywhere where you have exterior glass that's hard to get to and you don't want to climb up a ladder.
Well yeah, then how do you get it up to the window and do you have some sort of remote control that you're using to guide it?
You do. And so it comes with this little base station, kind of a briefcase size base station. And um the robot itself is it's actually quite big, but it has the reason it's big is because it has this massive rechargeable battery. And then you have the safety tether and there's an app control. And so essentially you set it going.
What is the Shark Strain Striker and how does it tackle carpet spills?
So it starts at the bottom, works its way up, and of course, if you're upstairs, um you just open the window, stick it on top. It's ingenious and I as I mentioned, I know it's expensive, but for people who have V Lux windows that are impossible to get to in attics, things like that, it's a great idea.
Listener says have the Winbot great for large shower glass, large window on the first floor. Another listener has a great question. I don't know if you'll be able to answer this. Can it be used on solar panels to clean them?
I don't know. I w I I wouldn't do that without checking with Winbot. I would ask them the question first.
Okay. Something else that I'm very interested in, given the damage that seems to be caused on an all too regular basis to carpets in my house by s spills of red wine and other things. Tell us about a smart spot and carpet cleaner that you have.
So this uh I I suppose the thing about these is that um um you know we have we have robots for cleaning, um you know, we have various uh uh spot cleaners. The shark strain striker um is designed for exactly accidental spills on carpets.
How does the Karcher SC3 Deluxe steam cleaner work without chemicals?
And it the idea is that it eliminates the manual scrubbing by mixing. Two different chemical solutions inside this high-pressure handheld wand. And you uh this chemistry is unleashed and it penetrates deep into the carpet pile. The idea is that it will clean things like red wine, coffee, dog footprints, and that kind of stuff. And it's compact, weighs about 4.2 kilos, costs about 150 euros, but it also does have very high high suction extraction also. So I would say if you've got young kids or pets, or you're a little fluid with the red wine on a Friday evening, Matt, that's um the sort of person who might buy this.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the Ecovax Winbot and how does it clean high‑rise windows?
0:00–1:14
2
How does the Winbot handle complex glass shapes and safety features?
1:14–2:27
3
What is the Shark Strain Striker and how does it tackle carpet spills?
2:27–3:39
4
How does the Karcher SC3 Deluxe steam cleaner work without chemicals?
3:39–4:51
5
What is the Jimmy BX7 mattress vacuum and how does it improve indoor air quality?
4:51–6:14
6
How does the Taunu T‑One S touchless smart bin seal waste automatically?
6:14–7:50
7
What are the final thoughts and takeaways on high‑tech home cleaning gadgets?
7:50–8:51
Speakers
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