Do you want a Roomba for your windows? That's essentially what the Ecovacs Winbot W730 aspires to be. But instead of a reliable, amusing little robot that cleans your floors, you get a semi-reliable ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Cleaning windows is so arduous and dangerous that it earned its own 20 th-century catchphrase. “I don ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Robots are supposed to do our dirty work, so why not have them deal with the unenviable task of cleaning the ...

The Winbot ($399.99 at The Home Depot) most closely resembles a thick bathroom scale, with a handle on top and a series of driving treads on the bottom. It's not the most attractive design, but it ...