Shopping Press coverage

Fast Company asks for a robot vacuum pick, then audits the sources

A Fast Company writer asked his Muse, Jones, which robot vacuum to buy. It offered only a couple of models with checkout links and, when pressed, said it relied on review roundups, mostly the hands-on tester Vacuum Wars plus a thin rehash of that data and an AI-written list. Wirecutter and PCMag were missing, Amazon wasn't among its retailers, and its final pick differed from the one its own summary favored.

PPete Pachal (Fast Company) ·2026-10-13 ·fastcompany.com

Try it yourself

Copy this to Muse and replace the [brackets] with your own details:

Recommend three [product type] models under [budget], and list which reviews you used and what each said. Don't rely on a single source.

Original post ↗ Share on X

Similar use cases

Shopping

$223saved

Tires from one photo, ordered and installed, $223 under local quotes

From a photo of the tire size, Muse found the cheapest tires meeting his requirements, checked local install rates online, emailed two shops and placed the order, coming in $223 under local quotes; the tires shipped and were installed.

Saved $223

Shopping

$32saved

A grocery coupon found without being asked, $32.17 saved

Muse saved him $32.17 on groceries, and he never asked it to look for a coupon, which is the part that surprised him most.

Saved $32

Shopping

$330saved

Housewarming champagne at $60 vs $99 a bottle, about $330 saved

His Muse found Veuve for his housewarming at $60 a bottle versus $99 locally, about $330 saved on the order (his own figure), talked him out of a bad investment and built a cost comparison of competing vendors, all within an hour.

Saved $330

Shopping

$392saved

Game tickets watched daily: $892 down to $500

He asked Muse to find four lower-level KSU vs KU tickets, checking prices daily and Facebook groups hourly. The best early price was $892; a week before the game it found four for $500, and he bought them, saving $392 (his own account).

Saved $392