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Dyson is the Apple of appliances

The UK manufacturer's latest robot cleaner exemplifies its uncanny ability to mint money

Published Mon, Apr 3, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Malmesbury, England

WHEN Michael Aldred joined the British home electronics maker Dyson two decades ago, he had a simple goal: to quickly build a robotic vacuum cleaner.

But Mr Aldred and his team kept running into roadblocks.

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