The Whisper 2000 navigated around a single LEGO brick — better obstacle avoidance than most parents manage

Using LiDAR and a front camera, the Whisper 2000 detected and swerved around a lone LEGO piece during testing. That’s genuinely impressive for a robot vacuum, considering how small those plastic landmines are. It’s not going to save every stray sock or charging cable, but the brick test is the gold standard for “will this eat my kid’s toys?” and it passed.