Why robovacs and rugs remain sworn enemies

by · Australian Financial Review

John DavidsonColumnist
May 26, 2026 – 5.00am

It’s time we talk about the war on rugs.

Regular readers will know about the war to which I refer. It was declared a decade or so ago, when robovacs – hellbent on shredding, bending and mangling any and every rug they locked their laser-guidance systems on – started appearing on the market.

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John DavidsonColumnistJohn Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jdavidson@afr.com

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