The robot vacuums designed for large open floor plans often have big batteries but take up a ton of space. The SwitchBot K11+ Pro goes the other direction: a tiny vacuum, a small dock, and Matter support so it works with Apple Home.

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The SwitchBot K11+ Pro is 9.76 inches across and 3.62 inches tall, and weighs about 5 pounds. That size is the whole point. It can work its way between chair legs, get closer to corners and walls, and slide under beds, couches, and cabinets that larger robots bump into and give up on. If you have a couch that sits lower to the ground, you know what this means

Navigation for the SwitchBot K11+ Pro is done by LiDAR for mapping and route planning, plus a close-range sensor for spotting furniture legs and following wall edges. It stores up to five maps, so you can carry it upstairs and it’ll know where it is, too.…