To help alleviate pet owners’ concerns, Samsung Electronics has included a ‘Pet care’ feature in its Bespoke Jet Bot AI+ robot vacuum. By using the SmartThings app, users can record a video of their pets while alone at home and remotely take care of their animals by syncing with their pet products from PETKIT.¹ Below, Newsroom takes a look at the pet care features made possible by the Bespoke Jet Bot AI+.

Daily Monitoring – How Is My Pet Doing?

Wouldn’t it be nice to finally have a way to know how your pet’s day has been? There are so many things it would be nice to know. How has your pet spent their day? Have they eaten anything they shouldn’t have? Have they knocked anything over? This is where the Bespoke Jet Bot AI+’s ‘home monitoring’ feature, and its ability to record your pet’s day while you’re away, come in.

Set up a home monitoring schedule, and your roaming security camera will navigate the designated locations like it’s on patrol and capture your pet’s day. Simply connect your Bespoke Jet Bot AI+ to the SmartThings app, and your device’s LiDAR sensors will scan the indoor structure of your home, analyze the objects² in it and store their location to map out your living space. You can even set your device up to monitor your pets even more efficiently by telling it to monitor spaces that your pet is especially fond of. And if your pet has an accident on the floor, your Bespoke Jet Bot AI+ even includes a feature that allows it to identify the pollutant and vacuum around the spot in question.

Keeping an Eye Out – Notify Me of Odd Behavior

When your pet exhibits abnormal behavior, it can often be because something out of the ordinary has happened. The way our pets behave can often give hints as to what has happened, such as when our animals stay curled up in the same spot because they’re sick. When our pets react like this while we’re not at home, we usually aren’t able to give them the care and attention they need in a timely manner.

Thus, the Bespoke Jet Bot AI+ acts as the owner’s eyes when they’re not around and quickly detects abnormalities in the pet’s behavior. Just turn ‘Home alone mode’ on when leaving the house, and you will receive notifications when your Bespoke Jet Bot AI+ detects that your pet hasn’t moved for a while. While monitoring their pets through SmartThings, users can also designate a start and end time for this option and receive notifications when their dog behaves abnormally.

Remote Care – Alleviating Pet Anxiety With Music

The Bespoke Jet Bot AI+ also allows users to comfort pets who are feeling lonely or anxious while home alone by using the ‘Remote caring’ feature to play music or videos for their pets. When the pets exhibit abnormal behavior, the Bespoke Jet Bot AI+ notifies the owner and recommends a selection of calming, comforting songs from its ‘Music box’. Once the owner chooses a song, the music is played right away to comfort the pet.

Powerful Suction – Stop Worrying About Loose Hair

Having to worry about pet hair all over your clothes and the floor can be a real nuisance, with constant cleaning required to keep your space hygienic. The Bespoke Jet Bot AI+ comes equipped with a Jet Cyclone, which applies powerful suction to all sorts of dust and dirt with its 16 air holes. The Jet Cyclone is also capable of vacuuming up even the less visible hairs shed by short-haired breeds without any issue.

If your pet is especially sensitive, even a small noise from a home appliance can cause them stress. Despite its powerful suction, the Bespoke Jet Bot AI+ produces less noise than other vacuums. What’s more, it is capable of recognizing and avoiding small obstacles like bowls and feeders and the pet’s excrement, thus relieving the owner’s concern over potential collisions with small objects. After the vacuuming is done, the Bespoke Jet Bot AI+ returns to its Clean Station automatically and empties its dustbin on its own, removing the need for you to empty it later.

The Bespoke Jet Bot AI+ is equipped with the features that loving pet owners need to show their pets the attentive care they deserve. With the Bespoke Jet Bot AI+, enjoy a clean space, find peace of mind when it comes to pet care, and spend more time making precious memories with your furry companion.

¹ SmartThings Pet syncs with the Element feeder series and the COZY smart pet house from PETKIT, a tech company dedicated to bringing smart pet products to market.

² Objects that can be recognized include the pet’s excrement, towels, socks, electric cables, cups, bottles, flower pots, plates, air conditioners, TVs, refrigerators, beds, couches, tables, bookshelves, washing machines, dryers, air purifiers and AirDressers. Objects that are at least 1cm in length, width and height respectively can also be detected and recognized. The object recognition feature can be impacted by the condition of the object and the surrounding environment.

Samsung Electronics today announces the latest in its innovative and popular line of POWERbot^TM vacuum cleaners, the VR7000. Set to be unveiled at the upcoming CES 2017 in Las Vegas in January, the new unit features powerful suction and slim design — at less than 4 inches tall (97mm), it is 28% slimmer than previous Samsung robot vacuums¹.

Slim New Design, Powerful Cleaning

The new design is aimed squarely at consumers who demand better automated cleaning. According to internal Samsung research, 39% of consumers in North America said they expect their robot vacuum cleaner to reach hard-to-reach places and have enough suction capacity to eliminate the need for manual follow-up cleaning.

Depending on the model chosen, the POWERbot^TM VR7000 ensures thorough cleaning by generating up to 20 watts of suction power while covering areas that hand-operated vacuum cleaners miss, like under beds or other furniture.

The POWERbot^TM VR7000’s Edge Clean Master feature enables the unit to come within a ½ inch (15mm) of the wall. This is achieved by placing the unit’s wide 11 inch (288mm) brush — the widest among leading brands — close to the front, so when the unit reaches the wall it can easily gather dust and hair. Additionally, the Auto Shutter feature further meets that demand by automatically dropping down a barrier to help the unit sweep up more dust collected closer to the edges.

The POWERbot^TM VR7000’s unique Self-Cleaning Brush System significantly reduces the amount of dust and hair that gets trapped in the bristles. It collects debris in the center of the brush, facilitating easier transfer into the dustbin to cut down on regular maintenance.

Smarter Than Ever

The POWERbot^TM VR7000 is equipped with several intelligent features that power the unit’s automated performance. With Visionary Mapping Plus and FullView Sensor 2.0, the POWERbot^TM VR7000 maps and remembers contours of the room to provide thorough cleaning. Later, it can guide itself to dirty areas on any surface. It can also detect and work around obstacles or small items (less than 10mm or 0.4/inch).

The Intelligent Power Control feature automatically adjusts the level of suction power, optimizing cleaning functions according to surface type. For instance, when it moves from a hardwood floor onto a carpet or rug, the motor adjusts suction power to the surface for optimal performance. And like so many of Samsung’s home appliances, the POWERbot^TM VR7000 is IoT-ready, and fully controllable remotely by app. From a smartphone or other mobile device, users can start or stop the machine, schedule cleaning times, and check the cleaning history. In addition, POWERbot^TM VR7000 is compatible with Amazon Echo so consumers can control it using voice commands.²

“The POWERbot VR7000 keeps up with the floor care needs of today’s busy families,” said Byung-Sam Seo, President of Home Appliances at Samsung Electronics. “Just set it and watch it go to work. The POWERbot VR7000’s navigational features and sensors combined with slim design and increased suction power help make sure the job gets done.”

The POWERbot VR7000 has received a 2017 CES Innovation Award recognizing its sleek new design and ability to cover even the most hard to reach places.

Anyone wishing to find out more about the VR7000 or any other Samsung Electronics product is encouraged to visit the company’s CES booth #15006, on Level 1 of the Central Hall in the Las Vegas Convention Center, from January 5^th through to January 8^th 2017.

¹Compared with Samsung POWERbot VR9000 series

²Available on all Wi-Fi connected POWERbot models