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Matic

A floor robot that vacuums and mops, finding its way with cameras instead of lidar and processing what it sees on the robot itself.

by Matic Robots · last checked Oct 16, 2026

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What has been shown

Sold direct to US buyers; Vacuum Wars bought one for its review.

Evidence support Company-reported · Independently verified

Public availability Matic sells the robot with a dock on its website for $1,495, shipping within two weeks to US addresses; Vacuum Wars bought one for its December 2025 review. Matic Robots, Vacuum Wars

As of Oct 16, 2026 · Matic Robots (company source), Vacuum Wars (independent reporting)

Can you get it?

Available now

Ships only within the US; 6-month return window.

United States · As of Oct 22, 2026 · Matic Robots (company source)

Is it still alive?

Active
    As of Oct 16, 2026 · Matic Robots (company source)

    Sold only on Matic's website and only to US addresses, from $1,495 with a dock, with a 6-month return window.

    What the evidence says

    1. Independently verified

      Vacuum Wars bought a Matic and tested it for several weeks in two homes: it measured far more suction than the average robot it tests (8.11 kPa against about 0.86 kPa) and picked up all of the flattened pet hair, but it navigated slowly, avoided 14 of 24 test objects, and at 7.8 inches tall could not clean under most beds and couches. It has no self-emptying dock.

      Observed Oct 16, 2026 · Vacuum Wars (independent reporting)
    2. Company claim

      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.

      Observed Oct 16, 2026 · Matic Robots (company source)
    3. Company claim

      Matic says the robot is designed and assembled in Mountain View, California, with components from around the world.

      Observed Oct 16, 2026 · Matic Robots (company source)
    4. Regulator-documented

      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.

      Observed Oct 16, 2026 · Federal Communications Commission (regulator)
    5. Documented by company source

      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.

      Observed Oct 16, 2026 · Matic Robots (company source)

    Price

    • One Matic with dock$1,495One robot with two docks is $1,593; two robots with two docks are $2,990. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Matic Robots (company source)

    What changed

    1. MilestoneExempted from the FCC Covered List

      The FCC announced that the Department of War had granted Conditional Approval to Matic's floor-cleaning robot and charging dock, exempting them from the FCC Covered List.

      Since July 28, 2026, foreign-produced home robots can't get new FCC equipment authorizations unless they hold such an approval. Matic's has no end date, as long as Matic follows its onshoring plan.

      Source: Federal Communications Commission (regulator)

    What we don't know yet

    • Whether people assist it remotely is not disclosed.

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