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Robot vacuums are great at keeping your floors clean, but there are a few areas they fall down on the job - stairs being one. Another is chairs and stools.
Published August 19, 2026 · Category: Tech
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The Mova V70 goes places other robots can’t reach. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
Robot vacuums are great at keeping your floors clean, but there are a few areas they fall down on the job - stairs being one. Another is chairs and stools.
You know the scenario: You have a row of stools at a kitchen table, or chairs tucked under a dining table, and the robovac just can't get in and around them, leaving a dust bunny bonanza. Plus, as these are generally areas where you eat, crumbs and food debris can quickly accumulate.
Of course you can move the chairs out to let the robot roam, but then the chair legs are still grungy, and you've had to do half the work. Mova has a solution.
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Robot vacuums are great at keeping your floors clean, but there are a few areas they fall down on the job - stairs being one. Another is chairs and stools. You know the scenario: You have a row of stools at a kitchen table, or chairs tucked under a dining table, and the robovac just […]
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