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The Matic is the first robovac to get an FCC ban waiver, not that it needs it
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Unlike the router companies, Matic is publicly committing to US manufacturing.
Key facts
- Up till 3 months ago, both our R&D offices and production facilities were in the same office in Mountain View, about 24,000 square feet,” Nariyawala tells The Verge
- He says Matic went from shipping 1,500 robots a year ago to 17,000 now, and is trying to find more and more US suppliers so it can use even fewer foreign parts
- The Matic is their favorite robot vacuum and robo-mop, and it’s also now the first to escape the FCC’s Roomba ban
- Here’s what’s happening: On October 2nd, the FCC added the original Matic, model 4MA0001, and its charging dock model 4DK0008 to its ban waiver list
Summary
The Matic is their favorite robot vacuum and robo-mop, and it’s also now the first to escape the FCC’s Roomba ban. Well, sort of, because the Matic wasn’t banned to begin with. Here’s what’s happening: On October 2nd, the FCC added the original Matic, model 4MA0001, and its charging dock model 4DK0008 to its ban waiver list. But the Matic doesn’t need a waiver, because its radios were already approved years ago.