Tineco CARPET ONE Cruiser Named One of TIME’s “Best Inventions of 2025”

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Tineco CARPET ONE Cruiser Named One of TIME’s “Best Inventions of 2025”

2025-11-18 16:03 Last Updated At：16:15

NEUSS, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 18, 2025--

Tineco, a global leader in smart home appliances, has been recognized by TIME magazine, which selected the CARPET ONE Cruiser as one of the “ Best Inventions of 2025 ” in the Household category. Designed to make deep carpet cleaning as simple and efficient as possible, the device reflects Tineco’s commitment to developing innovative solutions that meaningfully improve consumers’ everyday lives. With its intuitive, forward-thinking approach to carpet care, the CARPET ONE Cruiser demonstrates how technical innovation and customer-centric design can elevate home cleaning to a new level.

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Each year, TIME honors breakthrough innovations that are shaping modern living. The CARPET ONE Cruiser was recognized for redefining the carpet-cleaning experience—replacing the heavy, cumbersome, and outdated feel of traditional machines with a smarter, faster, and truly everyday-friendly solution. This honor further strengthens Tineco’s position in the global market, complementing distinctions such as Tineco’s ranking as the world’s No. 1 brand for wet-and-dry floor washers by Euromonitor International for three consecutive years, as well as a growing community of more than 23 million global users.

Developed through extensive consumer insights and advanced R&D, the CARPET ONE Cruiser addresses the barriers that have long made regular carpet cleaning unappealing for many households. From handling and drying time to maintenance, every component has been reimagined—showing how intelligent technology can turn a traditionally tedious task into a simple, stress-free routine.

The CARPET ONE Cruiser delivers a modern, effortless cleaning experience with:

“Carpet cleaning has long been seen as too heavy, too complicated, or simply too time-consuming,” says Ling Leng, CEO of Tineco. “With the CARPET ONE Cruiser, we wanted to change that perception by delivering powerful yet intuitive technology that encourages people to care for their carpets regularly. We are honored that TIME recognizes the importance of this innovation for households worldwide.”

For the 2025 list, TIME editors and correspondents evaluated hundreds of submissions from around the world, assessing each innovation for originality, effectiveness, ingenuity, and impact.

The full “Best Inventions of 2025” list is available here: time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/.

About Tineco

Tineco (/ˈtɪnkoʊ/) was founded in 1998 with its first product launch as a vacuum cleaner and, in 2019, pioneered the first-ever smart vacuum. Today, the brand has evolved into a global leader in intelligent appliances spanning floor care, kitchen, and personal care categories. With a growing user base of over 19.5 million households and availability in approximately 30 countries worldwide, Tineco remains committed to its brand vision of making life easier through smart technology and continuous innovation.

Four astronauts await liftoff on humanity's first flight to the moon in half a century

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts strapped into NASA's new moon rocket and awaited liftoff Wednesday on humanity’s first lunar trip in more than half a century.

The three Americans and one Canadian waved and shaped their hands into hearts as they emerged from crew quarters to cheers and said goodbye to their families. The crowd applauded and cheered again as the astronauts boarded their astrovan for the nine mile (14-kilometer) ride to the launch pad.

Commander Reid Wiseman thanked the throngs who gathered to see them off.

“It's a great day for us. It's a great day for this team,” Wiseman called out.

Tensions were high earlier in the day as hydrogen fuel started flowing into the rocket. Dangerous hydrogen leaks erupted during a countdown test earlier this year, forcing a lengthy flight delay.

To NASA's relief, no significant hydrogen leaks occurred. The launch team loaded more than 700,000 gallons of fuel (2.6 million liters) into the 32-story Space Launch System rocket on the pad, a smooth operation that set the stage for the Artemis II crew to board.

A problem cropped up with the rocket's flight-termination system with only two hours remaining in the countdown. Commands weren't getting through to the system, which is needed to send a self-destruct signal in case the rocket veers off course and threatens populated areas. But the issue was quickly resolved, according to NASA.

“It is time to fly,” Wiseman declared on the eve of launch via X. Favorable weather was forecast.

The four will fly around the moon without stopping or even orbiting — then head straight back for a Pacific splashdown. They will set a new distance record for the farthest humans have traveled from Earth as they zoom some 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers) beyond the moon and then hang a U-turn.

Astronauts last flew to the moon during Apollo 17 in 1972.

Artemis II is the opening shot of NASA's grand plans for a permanent moon base. The space program is aiming for a moon landing near the lunar south pole in 2028.

“The next era of exploration begins,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman posted on X.

Best wishes already have started to pour in, including from England's King Charles III to Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

Hansen will become the first non-U. S. citizen to launch to the moon. The crew also includes Christina Koch and Victor Glover, the first woman and first Black astronaut, respectively, destined for the moon.

“In this historic moment, you stand as a bridge between nations and generations,” the king wrote in a letter to Hansen, “and I commend you for your courage, discipline and vision that have brought you to this threshold.”

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