Initial research pathway

Jun Heng has a keen interest in automations since a young age after attending numerous extra-curricular classes on robotics and programming, so he decided to choose a robot to write about. Haikal and Jun Heng, chose this particular model (iRobot Roomba j7+) as Jun Heng has the model at home, and hence have more in depth knowledge of it. Jun Heng has the manual at home, which includes the design specifications of the robot, as well as information on most of its features.

The team did further Google searches and found 6 websites of people writing reviews on the model. The websites included the pros and cons of the robot, as well as comparisons with other models. 

One website also included further details on how the robot operated, and how the robot utilized a unique function (smart mapping technology).

The team tried using ChatGPT to obtain more information. However, ChatGPT's training model was last updated in September 2021, which was before the release date of the iRobot Roomba j7+. Hence, it did not have any information on the model. 

The team obtained information from the websites as well as the manual to synthesize their summary.

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