What is Dysons AR CleanTrace? [Video]

If you think there’s nothing more boring than vacuuming, then you probably haven’t cleaned your oven in a while. But don’t worry about that now, because you’ll also be interested in this new tech from Dyson.

Known as ‘CleanTrace’, it’ll use augmented reality (AR) to give you a view of your floor as you’re vacuuming–showing the areas you’ve cleaned and those which you’ve missed–in real time.

At the end of your cleaning session, you can then scan the room with your phone to see any spots you’ve overlooked.

This news story is part of TechHive’s in-depth coverage of the best robot vacuums.

The CleanTrace technology is made up of two parts: an AR tool within the MyDyson app, and a phone clamp. Dyson says that it has been created to improve vacuuming efficiency, using a lot of words like “systematic”, “methodically” and “effective” when describing the tech, but really, it will make vacuuming better because it’s so much more satisfying to wipe purple stripes …