The j5+ uses PrecisionVision to spot socks and cables before it hits them

The j5+ doesn’t rely on bump-and-hope navigation. Its PrecisionVision system uses a camera to recognize objects — socks, toy cars, charging cables — and steer around them instead of eating them. Older robots would tangle themselves in a phone cord and keep dragging it around; this one sees the cord and stops before it becomes a problem. It’s not perfect, but it’s a huge leap from the blind bumper bots that preceded it. For anyone who doesn’t want to pick up the floor before the vacuum runs, that’s the feature that matters.