But today the company is launching a product that takes it back to its roots: a mini version of its original app-controlled robot.

The SwitchBot K10+ is a miniature robot vacuum cleaner made to get all your dirt and pet hair in small spaces, quick as can be.

New Atlas went hands on with the company's latest offering, a tiny app-connected robot ball called the Sphero Mini that's both drivable and programmable.

There's a lot of smart home technology I recommend that is expensive, and it's often more machine than you really need. I have noticed a trend of mini versions of many of my favorite products ...

The smartphone app required for controlling the robot is available for Android, Windows Phone 8, and iOS. The robot uses Bluetooth 3.0 to connect to the smartphone and features a Bluetooth range ...

The diminutive SwitchBot Mini Robot Vacuum K10+ stands tall as a self-emptying robot vacuum with surprisingly powerful cleaning performance for an attractive price.

A team based in London UK have created a awesome mini robot drawing arm aptly named Line-us which is capable of drawing with a pen and paper and recreates anything you can draw on your screen ...

It builds on an existing app-driven cardboard robot platform and will come as a kit comprising cardboard parts and re-usable electronics, and leverages the video comms chops of a user's smartphone.