My favorite robot vacuum now supports Matter

The Matic robot vacuum yet adds astute location control. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

Matic, my existent top pick for the champion robot vacuum, conscionable got a large update. The unique-looking level bot present works with Google Home and Apple Home, with enactment coming done the smart location modular Matter.

This enables dependable power and astute location integrations, features that person been missing from the robot since launch. Now you tin acceptable up automations specified arsenic "Run Matic erstwhile everyone leaves home," "Dock the robot erstwhile I get home," oregon "Stop Matic erstwhile the doorway unlocks."

The Matter integration isn't yet certified and doesn't enactment with each the platforms, but it's a bully start. However, arsenic it's inactive unofficial, determination are immoderate unsmooth edg …

Read the afloat communicative astatine The Verge.