Robot Vacuum Now Judges Your Mess and Charges Extra for Complaints
KEY POINTS
- •Matic introduced Matic Cues on August 13, enabling voice and gesture controls through its app.
- •This new feature lets users direct their $1,245 robot vacuum to spot-clean messes by talking or pointing.
- •A price increase to $1,495 is planned for September 9, coinciding with the feature rollout.
On August 13, the Matic robot vacuum—already playing house cleaner—leveled up to a full-time butler with its new 'Matic Cues' feature. Now, instead of being a dumb dust sucker, it obeys voice commands and deciphers your wild pointing gestures, presumably judging your ability to spill things with artistic flair. This miracle of smarts and sass kicks in through an app update under Settings > Matic Cues, just as the price jumps from $1,245 to $1,495 on September 9. That’s right: pay $250 more for your robot to understand your tantrums better. Photos by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy remind us that even robot servants enjoy a paparazzi moment.
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(1 of 3)When a vacuum starts responding to your voice and gestures, it’s only a matter of time before it files for emotional abuse leave.
If your vacuum can take voice commands and decode your finger-flailing, you might be overqualified for adulthood.
Congrats, you’ve supercharged your dirt-sucker to judge both your mess and your life choices for $1,495.
Source: Theverge | Published: 8/13/2026 | Author: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
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