Isn't the biggest question here along the lines of: This is a little novelty device meant for neat freaks and gadgetphiles (no offense intended) who like the i

Isn't the biggest question here along the lines of: This is a little novelty device meant for neat freaks and gadgetphiles (no offense intended) who like the idea of a home robot doing a simple chore like keeping a floor clean. Why would it need any kind of data collection at all, beyond - at most - a minimal set of local (not cloud connected) diagnostics to keep it running? Even that sounds suspect for a self-propelled vacuum cleaner. In my opinion, which might seem quite opinionated, there are limits to the amount of data that needs to be collected to develop a successful product. Slapping some IoT features on products that don't need to have them just reeks of excessively clever over-engineering, or, possibly, an ulterior motive.