My favorite robot vacuum now supports Matter

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Author: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

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The Matic robot vacuum finally adds smart home control. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

Matic, my current top pick for the best robot vacuum, just got a big update. The unique-looking floor bot now works with Google Home and Apple Home, with support coming through the smart home standard Matter.

This enables voice control and smart home integrations, features that have been missing from the robot since launch. Now you can set up automations such as "Run Matic when everyone leaves home," "Dock the robot when I arrive home," or "Stop Matic when the door unlocks."

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The Matter integration isn't yet certified and doesn't work with all the platforms, but it's a good start. However, as it's still unofficial, there are some rough edg …

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