At a former RAF airfield in Wiltshire, Dyson’s renovated aircraft hangars are something to be seen. Where once Spitfires and Lancasters were parked, it’s now Dyson’s Centre for Robotics – a huge testbed for unspecified future projects. Robot vacuums roam this giant space, including inside a purpose-built ‘house’ furnished to mimic an ordinary UK home.
We took a tour of the lab with Mike Aldred, Dyson’s senior principal engineer. It’s pretty clear what we’re here for: the latest-gen Dyson robot vacuum is on a plinth as you walk through the door. Just
