New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- Has your vacuum cleaner started missing corners, getting stuck on cables, avoiding certain areas, or just not cleaning as well as you expected? I am sure by now you must be questioning your choice of product. Let me clear the air here.

Most robot vacuums are set up to work "well enough" straight out of the box. The default settings are designed to suit an average home, not your home. And that's where things start to fall apart. Homes with pets, kids, mixed flooring, cluttered rooms, or high humidity need very different cleaning behaviour than a showroom-perfect space.

What many users don't realise is that a robot vacuum's real power sits inside its app. Buried in the settings are controls that decide how cautiously...