Robotic Vacuum Cleaner on Shabbat
Question
Is it permissible today, after the widespread use of robotic vacuum cleaners with pre-set timers, to use them on Shabbat, similar to air conditioners, which everyone knows are pre-set?
Answer
Hello,
It is forbidden to use it on Shabbat.
A. The usage is not yet widespread enough to eliminate the concern of marit ayin. [The situation is far from being as familiar as Shabbat timers].
B. There is a more serious issue than the concern of marit ayin. Since any movement and passing in front of the vacuum creates an action and changes its path, it is very likely that the user will violate prohibitions by using it on Shabbat.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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