Dyson Is Developing Robots for Household Chores

Dyson now places its big bet on the future of robots.

Dyson has been a very well-known brand when it comes to producing quality appliances backed by technological and engineering advancements. Now, the company announces its newest endeavor in developing robots that will help users alleviate their household chores.

Dyson believes they will be able to release these robots in 2030.

Dyson Building Robots

Dyson shared this announcement during the International Conference on Robotics and Automation that was held in Philadelphia.

Dyson has demonstrated a number of prototypes of robots that it is currently working on and has announced plans to recruit hundreds of engineers over the course of the next five years in order to develop robots that are capable of performing household chores.

The photos shared in the presentation are intended to demonstrate the fine motor skills of the Dyson robots, with arms that are capable of doing things like lifting plates out of a drying rack, vacuuming a sofa, or picking up a toy for a child.

Even though robots are often used in controlled settings like factory assembly lines, they haven't made much of an impact on the home market yet, with the exception of the niche but quickly growing market for robotic vacuum cleaners.

An example of this is Tesla, a manufacturing brand implementing the use of robots in their line of assembly. The company will definitely pave the way for using both AI and technology side by side in daily activities.

These Dyson robots can become a successful addition to their hot-selling line of robotic vacuums on the market.

According to The Verge, the company's chief engineer, Jake Dyson, stated: "This is a 'big bet' on future robotic technology that will drive research across the whole of Dyson, in areas including mechanical engineering, vision systems, machine learning, and energy storage."

In 2021, as reported by The Guardian, Dyson was able to profit a surmountable amount of revenue, valuing it at £1.5 billion. Along with their increasing profit, the company has stated that it would spend £2.75 billion from 2020 to 2025, including £600 million this year, to launch new products and research technologies, such as robotics and batteries.

Dyson's Recruitment Drive

Dyson also highlighted its most extensive engineering recruitment drive in the company's history to help their vision come to life. Dyson is ramping up its efforts to become a leader in the robotics industry.

According to Dyson, this year, the technology company has welcomed 2,000 new employees, of which engineers, scientists, and coders make up fifty percent of the total. The company has already hired 250 robotics engineers to work in a variety of fields, such as computer vision, machine learning, sensors, and mechatronics.

Furthermore, over the next five years, Dyson plans to hire 700 more people to work in the robotics industry. The newly employed workers will both work at Dyson's robotics lab at Imperial College London and Dyson's global headquarters in Singapore.

The overarching objective is to turn their Hullavington Airfield headquarters into the most technologically advanced and largest robotics center in the United Kingdom, with the goal of eventually bringing the technology into people's homes.

The most recent transformation of Dyson's robotics division is the next step in the company's plan to invest £2.75 billion in new technologies, products, and facilities. In addition to that, the company plans to spend a total of £600 million this year.