Research

The question the spec sheet dodges

Every product in a category, lined up on the same numbers. Then we ask the thing the marketing won't: what actually tracks with what, which specs are just for show, and what the big figure on the box is hiding. One chart, the whole field, nothing cherry-picked.

Robot vacuums

Suction vs runtime: the tradeoff that is not there

Across the current field, suction and battery runtime rise together (r = 0.72). The assumption that more power costs you runtime does not hold.

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Power stations

Watt-hours per pound across the 2026 field

Energy density spans nearly 2x. Two stations of the same capacity can differ by 22 lb. Capacity is the number everyone quotes and the wrong one.

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