Dyson has announced the Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai – the company's first robotic vacuum engineered for both wet and dry floor cleaning, uniquely equipped to detect, react, check and clean, identifying and avoiding obstacles, with precision.
The Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai takes the guesswork out of cleaning, combining AI powered advanced object recognition, smart navigation and a hygienic self-cleaning wet roller to deliver intelligent cleaning throughout the home.
James Dyson said “Dyson engineers have been developing robotic cleaners since the 1990s. We revealed the first DC06 in 2001 and have continued to develop vision technology since then. Now we have engineered a robot that intelligently detects, identifies, and cleans stains, spills and debris, identifying stubborn stains and going over and over them until they are gone, using advanced AI. It is a determined, intelligent, and adaptable machine! The wet roller even cleans itself with fresh water as it rotates, ensuring your floors remain spotless. It vacuums carpets, washes hard floors and cleans itself hygienically – with the Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai robot vacuum, dirt now has nowhere to hide.”
The Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai uses a three-step cleaning approach for consistent and precise cleaning, inspired by how humans spot-clean. It detects invisible stains and dirt with green laser-like illumination and an AI-powered camera, reacting and adapting cleaning behaviour in real-time, then checks the floor again, continuing to clean until the stain is removed.
Recognising nearly 200 types of objects, including common household obstacles like cables and socks, the Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai can make intelligent decisions on cleaning routes to avoid missed areas.
Owners can also initiate a spot clean via the MyDyson app, specifying where they want a targeted clean in their home.
The robot generates a “Clean Map” in the MyDyson app after every session, showing where objects were encountered and cleaning took place.
"We first developed robot vacuum cleaners to remove the daily chore of vacuuming, now we are removing the need to manually wash your floors by expanding our robot category to wet and dry all in one cleaning. By combining LiDAR room scanning technology and camera vision systems, the Spot+Scrub™ Ai is able to detect stains and accurately navigate around obstacles, while vacuuming and washing your floors. It continually adapts its cleaning patterns based on real-time detection of debris, sticky spills, and stains. When it detects a stain, the robot performs up to 15 focused cleaning passes over the area, using its HD camera to monitor until the stain is fully removed. Meanwhile, the cleaning roller is continuously washed with heated water on the move, to ensure every area is thoroughly cleaned with a spotless floor finish.”, according to Jake Dyson
Chief Engineer,
The Dyson Spot+Scrub Ai uses LiDAR and AI vision to map home layouts, automatically labelling rooms for easier zone cleaning via the MyDyson app. The dual-laser system and adaptive software help identify and carefully avoid obstacles – including socks and pet poop – so the robot can operate efficiently in cluttered environments.
The machine features a self-cleaning microfibre wet roller, with a 12-point hydration system which delivers fresh, heated water as it cleans. The hygienic wet roller cleans itself on every rotation, so only clean
fibres make contact with the floor surface. The roller mechanism automatically extends 40mm to allow the Spot+Scrub Ai robot to clean right up to the skirting board, addressing areas that often accumulate dirt.
The bagless, cyclonic dock hygienically empties dry debris using 10 powerful Dyson root cyclones, ensuring optimal performance.
A precision dosing system automatically dispenses 10ml of Dyson cleaning solution to each fresh water fill, eliminating the need for manual measuring and reducing waste. This automatic dosing is used for both cleaning floors and maintaining the robot’s internal parts, helping keep the entire system hygienic with minimal effort from the user.
The Dyson Spot+Scrub AI is available from 19th February, 2026 priced at NZ$2,099.
