Your phone connects to the internet through mobile data, which sends instructions to your home Wi-Fi router, which relays them to the vacuum—all in a fraction of a second.Do you really need Wi-Fi on a robot vacuum?

It depends: if you have a busy schedule, a large home, or pets that shed, it’s useful; if you’re home most days and don’t mind pressing a button on the vacuum itself, you may not miss it.

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