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It has no self-emptying dock.","evidenceClass":"documented","sourceIds":["src_vacuumwars_matic"],"observedAt":"2026-10-16","support":{"src_vacuumwars_matic":{"support":"independently_verified","verified":"Vacuum Wars bought a Matic and tested it for several weeks in two homes"}}},{"id":"clm_matic_on_device","text":"Matic says its perception system runs entirely on the robot, on an NVIDIA computing platform, so maps, video and audio stay in the home; it says the robot needs no internet connection and shares usage data only if the owner opts in.","evidenceClass":"company_claim","sourceIds":["src_matic_fcc_release"],"observedAt":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"clm_matic_assembly","text":"Matic says the robot is designed and assembled in Mountain View, California, with components from around the world.","evidenceClass":"company_claim","sourceIds":["src_matic_product"],"observedAt":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"clm_matic_fcc","text":"On October 2, 2026 the FCC announced that the Department of War had granted Conditional Approval to Matic Robots' Robotic Floor Cleaner (model 4MA0001) and Charging Dock (model 4DK0008), exempting them from the FCC Covered List. Since July 28, 2026 that list has included foreign-produced advanced robotic devices, which cannot get new FCC equipment authorizations. Approvals without an end date stay in force while the company follows its onshoring plan.","evidenceClass":"documented","sourceIds":["src_fcc_da_26_1063"],"observedAt":"2026-10-16"},{"id":"clm_matic_people","text":"Matic doesn't describe remote staff helping the robot and says it works without an internet connection. Human involvement is left blank because none of the Index's options describes this.","evidenceClass":"documented","sourceIds":["src_matic_fcc_release"],"observedAt":"2026-10-16"}],"sourceIds":["src_matic_product","src_vacuumwars_matic","src_fcc_da_26_1063","src_matic_fcc_release"],"lastCheckedAt":"2026-10-16","updatedAt":"2026-10-16","editorial":{"status":"published","reviewedBy":"Holly White","reviewedAt":"2026-10-16","note":"Batch 2B-C record, approved in the evidence review (2026-10-16) and published."},"status":"available","statusAsOf":"2026-10-16","sourceRecords":[{"id":"src_matic_product","title":"Matic","publisher":"Matic Robots","url":"https://maticrobots.com/product","origin":"company","mediaType":"order_page","checkedAt":"2026-10-16","sourceType":"first_party"},{"id":"src_vacuumwars_matic","title":"Matic Robot Vacuum Review","publisher":"Vacuum Wars","url":"https://vacuumwars.com/matic-robot-vacuum-review/","origin":"independent_reporting","mediaType":"independent_test","publishedAt":"2025-12-03","checkedAt":"2026-10-16","sourceType":"independent"},{"id":"src_fcc_da_26_1063","title":"FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau announces conditional approval and exemption of certain uncrewed aircraft systems, routers, and advanced robotic devices from FCC Covered List (DA 26-1063)","publisher":"Federal Communications Commission","url":"https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-1063A1.pdf","origin":"regulator","mediaType":"regulatory_filing","publishedAt":"2026-10-02","checkedAt":"2026-10-16","sourceType":"regulator"},{"id":"src_matic_fcc_release","title":"Matic Becomes the First American Home Robot Company and Floor Cleaning Robot Granted Conditional Approval and Exempted from the FCC Covered List","publisher":"Matic Robots","url":"https://www.financialcontent.com/article/bizwire-2026-10-6-matic-becomes-the-first-american-home-robot-company-and-floor-cleaning-robot-granted-conditional-approval-and-exempted-from-the-fcc-covered-list","origin":"company","mediaType":"press_release","publishedAt":"2026-10-06","checkedAt":"2026-10-16","sourceType":"first_party"}],"canonicalUrl":"https://itsalive.ai/products/matic"}