MITO Just Built an Air Purifier That Drives Itself to Dirty Air - Yanko Design

"Created by designers Yukang Seo, Kyuil Baek, Hakyoun Kim, and Semi Oh, MITO reimagines air purification as a living ecosystem rather than a static appliance. The name itself comes from mitochondria, those tiny powerhouses inside our cells that keep everything running. Just like its biological namesake, MITO acts as the energetic core of your home's air quality, sensing changes and responding in real time."

"The Sensor Cells are compact air quality monitors you place in different rooms throughout your home. They're constantly measuring CO₂, particulate matter, and volatile organic compounds. When the air quality drops below your set threshold, these little devices light up with red LEDs and display clear graphics telling you exactly what needs to happen. High CO₂? Time to open a window. Too much dust or VOCs? The purifier is on its way."

"That purifier is the Core Cell, an AI-powered autonomous unit that literally drives itself around your home. Using LiDAR mapping, cliff sensors, and object recognition cameras, it navigates between rooms like a very sophisticated Roomba, except instead of cleaning your floors, it's cleaning your air. When a Sensor Cell detects pollution in the bedroom, the Core Cell charts a course and heads there to handle intensive purification."

MITO combines distributed Sensor Cells and an autonomous Core Cell to actively manage indoor air quality. Sensor Cells monitor CO₂, particulate matter, and volatile organic compounds across rooms and signal problems with red LEDs and clear graphics. The Core Cell is an AI-powered mobile purifier that navigates using LiDAR mapping, cliff sensors, and object-recognition cameras to travel between rooms and perform targeted purification. The system directs occupants on simple actions for specific issues and concentrates intensive cleaning where sensors report elevated pollution, enabling responsive, room-by-room air treatment rather than a single static purifier.

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