India, April 8 -- For the longest time, cleaning at home followed a fixed rhythm. Our househelp would come in every morning, sweep, mop, and leave things in order before the day really began. It worked, but not without its small issues. Some days the timing didn't match my work calls, sometimes the cleaning felt rushed, and on a few days, it just didn't happen at all.

Over time, I realised how dependent I had become on that routine. So when I got a chance to try the Dreame D20 Ultra Robot Vacuum Cleaner, the idea wasn't to completely replace househelp, but to see how much of the daily cleaning it could realistically take over.

With claims like 13,000Pa suction, self-cleaning mop, and up to 100 days of hands-free use, it sounded impressi...