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I was skeptical that a battery powered vacuum could get results similar to a regular corded vac. I was right. It picks up surface stuff fairly well but is no substitute for a real vacuum. Having said that, we do find it very useful for cleaning up pet hair. We leave it to run in a room when we are gone and the receptacle has a good amount of dist and hair in it. It keeps the carpet a little cleaner between vacuuming. The sweeping pattern is totally random and it tends to stay in one spot for a long time before moving on. When it encounters an obstacle it does an almost full turn and collides with the same object. If you leave it in one small room. block off the areas under dressers and such that it tends to get lodged under, it's handy enough. Our side sweeper brush motor burned out after four months and I read that it should be taken out and cleaned regularly. This is not mentioned in the instructions. For this much money you can buy a mid-range upright which I would recommendSteveC

I have several robot vacuums and I can absolutely recommend this one, it cleans well and the navigation is also really good. I'm also going to talk about something that isn't common because my situation is unique. I'm a blind person and can't read print. I use an Iphone which has a built in screen reader called Voiceover which allows a person to use the touch screen if they can't see it. Basically, it allows you to touch anywhere on the screen and hear the item that you have touched, or you can swipe a finger left and right to move through the items on the screen. To activate the item that was spoken, you double tap anywhere on the screen. Depending on how apps are designed, some applications will read better than others. The Eufy home app works really well with Voiceover. I had no problem creating an account and setting up my robot. I also have no problem sending the bot out to clean or changing its settings. The main setting I wanted to change was to set the cleaning power to the highest setting, I figure if the robot has the power, why not use it? The one thing I can't do is use the features that require you to draw on the map but that's the way it is with all robot vacuums, there is no way to speak that kind of information. I always prefer to clean my entire place so for me this is not a concern. This is a great robot vacuum and I could not be happier with it.Mike A.

Super easy to use and works great on our hardwood floors. It has a sensor so it doesn’t go over and edge like on stairs and is easy to clean out.Jes2020

Doesn't vacuum in any organized fashion whatsoever….basically goes all over the place, like it's drunk. Unfortunately, it also goes over the same spots a few times but leaves some spots untouched. I still have to take out my regular vacuum for those and for the carpet (which I knew it doesn't vacuum carpets). It saves me a bit of time I guess because while it vacuums like a drunken sailor, I can do something else and when it's done, I go over what it did and finish with the carpet. Wherever it DOES vacuum, it does a good job and picks up everything, so that's a plus for sure. Good thing it wasn't more than I paid though – not sure yet if I regret this purchase.Adela

Overall I found that this unit clean the floors and rugs extremely well. Better than my upright. Here are some things I've learned. Even though it is relatively low profile it has gotten stuck under my couch and dresser. However, it does clean in tight areas under furniture given sufficient clearance that I don't normally clean that often. I found that the battery does not last the claimed 90 minutes nor does it know when to return to the charging station when the battery level is low so it just dies wherever. The phone app is unreliable primarily due to losing the wi-fi connection to the unit. I found doing selective room cleaning to be best by closing doors and limiting the area where it cleans. I wouldn't leave it running unattended until you get familiar with where it could get stuck. I would minimize clutter or other items on the floor that it could get caught on such as shoes laces or appliance wires, etc. While not as noisy as my upright, there is a constant sound level that some may find disturbing. One can still talk on the phone while it is running. Hey it has a motor… Navigation looks totally dumb as it will go over the same area a few times, but then one is assured that the area is clean. No matter I am happy with the vacuum as it saves me the time from dragging out the upright and from manually vacuuming. Instead I can be doing other things while it is working away!Mike

I got this on sale from Target after watching its price for a while. This seems to be the best combination of (relative) affordability and performance on the market from the professional review sites I looked at beforehand. Taking it home and running it, I found that it actually performs much better than my old upright vacuum with zero hassle. I have it vacuuming areas of tile, utility carpet, and medium carpet in my 1200 sqft apartment. It does an excellent job with all of these surfaces. If I have it vacuum the whole place, it does need to charge about mid-way and maybe empty a couple times in the middle, which I think is reasonable considering that we have a dog and it is picking up a bunch of hair each time. Regarding specific gripes in other reviews: yes, the emptying sound is loud (but not jet engine, more like the volume of a regular vacuum) but only lasts a few seconds. I find that it picks up dog hair pretty well. It also handles thresholds/rug edges fine at about 1cm. It bumps into things when learning, of course, but not with much force contrary to some reviews. As for the learning, it didn't take much for it to master my oddly-shaped layout between the rooms and the furniture in them. I definitely would spring for the base instead of just getting the bot. That way you can truly start it and forget about it instead of having to manually empty a few times as it putters around. Overall: 100% recommend with no regrets and I wish I had gotten one sooner.thebandageman

I bit the bullet and upgraded from a dumb robot vacuum (ecovacs N7) to this smart robot vacuum because it was on sale for $200 off MSRP. Three months later and I've been completely satisfied with the upgrade. Thanks to the mapping feature on the J7 I was able to replace 2 existing vacuums and know that my entire upstairs got cleaned. The old vacuum would get stuck in a room because it couldn't find the door and keep cleaning the same area till it ran out of power. The self emptying dust bin is a great time saver and means less maintenance each week. The sensors and programming are much better at keeping the J7 from getting stuck and having to be rescued. I'm not thrilled about sharing my floorplan and cleaning schedules with iRobot, or any company. The roombas are very expensive. Even more expensive if you have multiple floors and need daily cleaning in all areas and have to get multiple vacuums. It's brushes will leave a few little twists of felted up hair behind if you have pets, long hair, or both so it's not a pristine clean unless you have it do a deep clean every time. However, I am more than willing to deal with those negatives for all the benefits that this robot vacuum offers over my old robot vacuums. If you want to see if a robot vacuum is for you I'd suggest getting a cheap one to try with for a year or two. No robot vacuum is perfect or capable of competing with a traditional vacuum. If you can accept the compromises though and find them beneficial then I would highly recommend getting this model when it's on sale. I can't say if it's really worth it over other models at the full MSRP though.JoshuaNormal

Looking for an almost perfect robotic cleaning solution for your floors? Have common challenges been keeping you from finding a solution to help assist you in your cleaning? No longer do you need to need to have multiple solutions to clean both hard flooring and carpet, you don’t have to worry about obstacles, and you’ll have the ability to control what rooms are cleaned each day. The Roborock S7MaxV Ultra is the highest featured, smart, advanced robotic floor cleaning device I’ve seen or used. Combined with its ability to vacuum and mop all in one, it’s fully automated empty/wash/fill docking station, and its obstacle avoidance, you have an almost hands off cleaning assistance always working to keep your floors nice and clean. Working to unbox the vacuum you will notice everything is a touch larger than most other robotic vacuum systems, most specifically the docking station. The docking stations features a clean water and dirty water tank, both of which are removeable for easy emptying and filling, a debris bin, auto emptying from the vacuum to the dock, and a cleaning system for the mop portion of the vacuum. Packing all those automation features in definitely comes at a cost on space. While this isn’t a big issue, if you have very limited storage space in the room you’re looking to place the docking station, you may have to reconsider some things. Initial setup is fairly straight forward. Download the mobile app, create an account, and connect your new assistant to Wi-Fi. You’ll be prompted to look for any updates, and then to really start digging into settings, you can perform a mapping run to create a layout of your house. This is the part that I would argue that could start to get a little on the advanced side. I’m very comfortable with technology as I deal with it every day for work and a hobby, but there’s a lot of settings you can start to dive into to take full advantage of everything the Roborock has to offer. Once the vacuum creates a layout, it will take guesses on room types, floor types, and obstacles based on machine learning. You can override any of these settings, adjust room dividers, define no-go zones, zones only for vacuuming or mopping exclusively, and more. The app will attempt to try and detect what types of obstacles exist in the room, and you can additionally place some generic furniture items on the map to better match your environment. Once you have your rooms setup, you can create different schedules based on specific rooms or have it clean the whole house. You also currently have the ability to create specific zones within rooms to go manually “spot” clean a zone if needed. You also have the ability to tie in voice control and request cleaning of specific rooms or the whole house. Quirky features, if the vacuum is connected to Wi-Fi, you can remotely check into the onboard camera and even talk and listen through the vacuum to touch base with pets or anyone else who might be nearby. The vacuum is also surprisingly quiet and its rubber coated brush does a good job at not getting all tangled up in hair. Let’s dive a touch deeper now into arguably the biggest feature of this vacuum, it’s obstacle avoidance system. We touched on the ability for the device to “map out” a floor plan, but the technology goes much deeper than that. Roborock’s ReactiveAI 2.0 Obstacle Avoidance system is what’s been needed in these vacuums for a long time. With the Roborock’s PreciSense LiDAR Navigation to quickly map an entire room, its structured light 3D scanner, RGB camera, and LED light to scan and identify the location and size of obstacles and hazards in both bright and dark rooms, you won't need to worry about this vacuum getting into any trouble. The Roborock utilizes machine learning and a dedicated neural processing unit to recognize numerous hazards from wires, shoes, and even pet waste and intelligently plots an adaptive route to avoid them all. Gone are the days of having to “prep” your house for robotic vacuuming watching your robot roam around randomly bumping into everything, missing spots, getting stuck and tangled on everything, and in general just being more of a burden than actually helping anything. The superior 3D obstacle avoidance technology in the Roborock is simply stunning. Overall, if you’re looking for a robotic floor cleaning partner in crime that can help you keep not only your carpets but hard floors spotless, you seriously need to try this thing out. It’s almost completely maintenance free apart from having to empty a dirty water tank and debris/dust bin and filling the water tank occasionally. The Roborock has all the intelligence in the world to avoid obstacles in the most complex household environments and will just make your life that much easier. How nice is it to come home to consistently clean floors? If you’ve ever used an inferior or dumber smart vacuum and always wished it had those one or two more features to really be the best it can be, you don’t need to lostangapds

 I don’t need to move my mats off the floor in the kitchen or the bathroom, pick my shoes up off the floor if I don’t want to or that shirt sitting over in the corner, I don’t have to worry it’s going to get stuck under at the bed because it does a great job navigating whatever it is under the bed and not only does it do a great job it identifies by taking a picture of whatever item is under there, and with a percentage of certainty it can assess what that item is not always great by does a pretty darn good job. It is by far, as other reviewers have noted, leaps and bounds …. ARTEMIS SIZE… GALACTICLY SUPERIOR to ANY other vacuum. And then, to add an amazing mop that is utilized simultaneously with the vacuuming feature, and the ability to customize from a light mop job to a extra duty session— YESSSSS nailed it in execution, nailed it in design, and nailed it in understanding the deficiencies of the current technologies on the market, and then bring the technology market 🙂 Summarized, and in general, I have been pretty darn critical of most of them tech purchases in the past 10 years because of shifty retailers, manufactures, ad campaigns, all implying, amazing features and benefits that blend into a disappointment and waste. If not a complete failure. It’s usually what is implied by the manufacture, but not stated that leaves disappointment in execution. And then, of course, there are the glaring issues, confronting consumers in the marketplace by way of the retailers, not Best Buy that don’t care about the customer enough to mandate that pro product descriptions are actually in English enough to understand but to me that basically means that a manufacture doesn’t really care about the American consumer at all because if they did, they would find somebody who speaks English enough to write a manual for whatever product and to write print and advertise that product in a way that respects the customer and doesn’t make them have to read between the lines or reword, poor grammatical errors, because of a lack of regard that upsets me more than anything so I’m very glad to have retailers that are still around like Best Buy where I know specifications for a product are going to be the specs for the product. Anyway, the bottom line is, this is a win. I’m pleased, and I have not been pleased in the product and I can say this pretty certainly in a very, very long time, so great job, Robo rock. Happy to welcome you into my family! (And I apologize about my grammar and spelling as I’ve been dictating this and as far as vendors go with AI, Siri is falling behind a little bit and doesn’t really respect my dictation lol 🙂gayObieWan

You know this industry segment is still very young when the best robot vacuum by far which is this S7 MaxV Ultra has quite a few areas to improve on but all in all. I LOVE IT! This is advanced AI coupled with top level engineering at its finest for robot vacuum cleaners. At this point, Roborock is Roborock's biggest competitor – however, there's def room for improvement. Below is everything the bot does really well that are selling points. For the "Needs to improve" I'll indicate whether these are software fixes or hardware changes which means you'd have to wait for the next version and hope the changes are built in as part of the bots physical hardware component. Best Features – Intuitive UI & navigation software packed with useful features (3D map, 2 way calling, etc) – Ability to auto fill bot with water, auto empty dustbin and wash mop – Great battery life (my experience) – On board video camera to see where bot is cleaning – Carpet detection feature with mop auto lift – AI obstacle recognition, avoidance & tagging – Room recognition with machine learning capabilities. – Various cleaning configuration settings Needs to improve – Show water levels in app (hardware fix) – Increased suction doesn't do much for carpets. Still misses threads and small particles from time to time. (hardware fix) – Ability to copy routines and schedules (software fix) – Ability to save zones just like we do with rooms (software fix) – Ability to rearrange routines order so they show up on the homescreen shortcut in the order we want (software fix) – Ability to delete rooms (software fix) – App update for things like: Create shortcut for schedules on home screen for quicker access (software fix), Ability to select custom shape for zone cleaning, currently square shape (software fix), etc. – Bigger tires to clear higher obstacle climbs. See image of my bathroom wedge that it couldnt climb. If yours is this high too then forget about it, it won't make it. (hardware fix) – D design bot shape instead of circle to allow bot to reach corners and hard to reach areas (hardware fix) – Mop auto lift needs to be improved for higher height carpet clearance So why the 5 star rating? Because the best features greatly outweigh the need foe improvements, in addition most of the improvements are software changes that Roborock can easily implement with firmware upgrades.Nnamdi J

I purchased the J7 after I decided to retire my few years old Roborock S4 to the basement and get some newer technology. If the J7 was my first robot vacuum purchase I would probably be happy. But when compared to my previous one this has too many annoying problems. Let me start with what it does better. First, it really is a good-looking vacuum. Much nicer than the homely S4. Next, the amount of pet hair and dirt it collects is at least 30% better than the S4. So isn't that what a vacuum is supposed to do? Vacuum? Why 3 stars? Because it only finishes a cleaning job 50% of the time. Reviewing the last 30 cleaning jobs on the app, only 14 finished. There are way too many issues that require my intervention to get a finished job. It sucks up objects it is supposed to avoid, brushes get stuck with pet hair, doesn't dock properly so not charged for next job, strands itself because it didn't recognize no-go zone, etc. It is rare I need to help along the S4 except to empty the much larger dust bin or clean the washable filter (which the Roomba does not have). I wouldn't say I totally regret this purchase but given the opportunity to do it again I would go with another Roborock. BTW, as I write this review the Roomba has not cleaned in 6 days while I wasn't home. Battery was dead sitting on the charging dock.BretLee

I figured I would give this a try. Few things, this does not have mapping, so I couldn't set up a schedule to send it to a specific area of the house each day. It doesn't get as stuck as I hear others do but it isn't a seamless clean. The slight banging against walls, furniture, cabinets was irritating and it isn't loud but it isn't quiet either. Personally I can't run it if I am on the phone or trying to focus on a task. However, I ran it once and I thought my house was clean but it had to go back to the dock because the dust bin was full. When I opened it I was appalled. This solidified that I needed something like this. The plus side of this device is that the profile is low enough that it does fit under my entertainment center, couch, dressers and bathroom vanity– areas that I don't dust/sweep regularly. For this reason alone, I can't say enough great things. Our home is all tile 1200 sq ft with 2 small dogs that don't shed a ton but I do have to empty the dust bin every run. It also can't clean the entire house in one charge – it has to go back to to the dock to charge to finish the job. This does not replace vacuuming but it is great to run in the middle of the week to help maintain the house.VonBon

I love this robot vacuum, make my life so much easier.. You don’t know how much dust is in your house until you use one of these. For everyone in the fence of getting one, GET IT! I have had about 3 different models in the past, this one i1 from irobot / Roomba does the job pretty good. The color is different from my previous one this one is a neutral gray/brown color, matches better my walls (aggregable gray) . We just moved to a new house that we recently made some remodeling and there was dust everywhere!. We left the Roomba working during the night, before we moved it, and it did a great job, clean the whole house. The wifi /app is definitely a plus. My older model didn’t had that. Now, any time of the day, I can create at schedule or put it to work form my phone. Noise Level is around the same, maybe slightly lower than the older model , but again, we usually put it work when we are not home or at night. Note: Its compatible with clean base (automatic dirt disposal), so we are definably thing kin getting the base to make the work of cleaning Roomba much easier, according to the manual we would only have to clean it once or tice a month, that is awesome.Oscar

I absolutely adore my new iRobot Roomba i1!!! This robot vacuum has been a game changer for my busy household of 5! I used to sweep/vacuum my house every 2 days, sometimes every day. With small kids and pets in the house, my floors need attention all the time! My Roomba has saved me so much time and energy! Right out of the box, it was easy to set up. I figured out where I wanted the Roomba to be based and plugged in the charging base. Then I put the Roomba on the base to charge. While I was waiting for the Roomba to charge, I downloaded the app and named my Roomba. Her name is Ethel 🙂 Boom! Setup complete! You can start and run the Roomba without the app, but I wanted the full experience, so I opted for the app. The app is pretty easy to use as well. Once I had my Roomba named and went through some minimal registration information, all I had to do is tap a button and the Roomba will vacuum everywhere it has access to. I have run the Roomba several times now, and I am impressed. The first time I ran it, it took over an hour to do my house, but gradually it has gotten more efficient at moving through the house. Now, if the floors aren’t too dirty, it takes less than 45 min. The versatility and flexibility are probably my favorite features. It easily goes over my hardwoods, linoleum and even over my rugs! It knows when it’s at a step, and won’t go over the edge, but easily navigated over the threshold that separates my hardwoods from the linoleum in the kitchen. I have a toddler at home and often when he naps, I clean. So a few times I have closed his door to keep the Roomba from waking him/vacuuming his room him while he’s sleeping. The roomba still goes into his room the next time I give it access and it cleans it well. It recognizes when a floor is more dirty than normal and will go over an area a couple of times to be sure it has gotten the mess. On the app it’s called a ‘dirt event’. My 9 year old has had a few ‘dirt events’ in his room lol! I love how well the Roomba reaches under furniture and in corners! It’s easy to empty the dust bin. Push a button on the outside ring of the Roomba and it swings open for dumping. No mess. The app lets you know how it went when the Roomba gets done with a job. It also lets you know all about any jobs the Roomba runs. You can see how long it ran, if and where any ‘dirt events’ occurred, if the dust bin needs to be emptied, if the Roomba needed to charge in the middle of its job, how much area it covered and you can even see a neat blueprint of the flooring it covered! You can also use the app to set up a cleaning schedule! You can set it to run when it’s most convenient for you! I love my Roomba so much. I didn’t know what I was missing! I have already been telling all my friends how fantastic it is and will continue to do so!! I will be happily recommending it to everyone I know!LuckyMom

It's very good on hardwood and rugs, has no issues like other brands climbs on rugs and etc. Roborock S6 isn't as good. Has sensor for carpet detection and this avoid to go over carpet or rug while in mopping mode. currently unique and very useful feature. soon will be avail in roborock S5 MAX, S6 doesn't have it. Multi floor feature – also useful. roborock s6 doesn't have it water dripping for mopping is controlled from the app, several levels – this is useful and also unique for 950 cons: 1. LDS, laser sensor isn't horizontal that is the issue as 950 can easily get under bed, but can't get out as from distance it doesn't see a way out and as result gets stuck under bed. sure this area can be marked as no go zone, but how to clean under bed in this case? 2. app doesn't have virtual walls, which are useful; roborock s5, s6 has it. 950 has just box as no go zone, which only horizontal or vertical 3. no map edit and no map selection. you can't create new map at will if any exists and it might overlap the area – 950 choose by itself, which isn't correct map for the area 4. 2 floors required 2 charging docks to work as expected, otherwise map selection isn't guaranteed 5. it's loud. roborock S6 a bit quieter 6. app doesn't have many features like manual navigation, map management, virtual walls I think that updates to firmware and app software can address current issues and add missing features.mikek75310

Do not buy Ecovacs 950 ozmo. The life of product is not more than 8 months. All of its sensing system totally fail. The support team is sitting somewhere in Malaysia. Thet can not resolve issue bcos there are no service center in india.

3 month or more it takes for customer care fix problems in your machine. How are u going to clean your house for that period. Totally non sense to buy this product. Not worth it.

Once the sensor has issues. Your machine investment is totally wasted. Bcos it's been 3 months now , I am still waiting to get my machine fixed. Pathetics customer service, I can gurantee youJai Shaw

I bought this in 2018. It has worked less than half the time since then. I am constantly trouble shooting issues. Currently have an error 11 that I cannot seem to resolve and of course it now recommends purchasing another battery. The replacement parts have already cost a fortune to keep the thing running as little as it does and the new battery they want me to purchase is $100. Not really Inclined to spend more money trying to keep this thing running. The small amount of time it actually worked it did an ok job. Never really seemed to learn the patterns of the house and was super loud running Into everything. I had much bigger hopes than it delivered.Amy is disenchanted

So, as of this date I've tried: AnotherBrandE30; Roomba e6; Roomba 985; and Roomba i7. This Roomba e6 is the surprising winner! Frankly, Lil Bubba bounces around in an annoyingly random manner — but man he sucks up the dirt! Better than the 985, and the i7 so far as I can see. Here's the challenge: average sized home, three *curses* carpeted bedrooms. Rest of home is tile or hardwood. A long history of being owned by animals (four-legged, domesticated type). Essentially, a giant petri dish of year-round allergens. Roomba e6: Simple, hardest-working, effective. Yes, he lacks a rational mapping program. So, yes, he will bounce around seemingly randomly, to clean the space. I will say in his defense that when he finds a wall or senses an edge, he will run along it, and follow for example, a tight turn around furniture legs, etc. So there is some "logic" of a kind. But this guy is sturdy which is why I love him so. He has *never* registered "dirty sensors,* he keeps ploughing through even when his little wheels are all wrapped up in pet hair (do clean them regularly!), and never gets lost or stuck anywhere. He just works hard, returns home and docks himself. No fanfare — I LOVE MY LIL BUBBA! He cleans like a mother-on-a-mission! The first time I ran him through the master it took only ten minutes for his bin to fill (head bowed in shame). There was pet hair in there that must have been left by two pet-generations ago! He just kept at it. Keep in mind, this carpet had been "cleaned" by conventional vacuums prior to buying these irobots! Ten runs later, he had cleaned down to the underlay for the full hour! But here's the thing — because he lacks a mapping program, he works best if contained in a specific space. So, set up the sensors to keep him confined to one room at a time and he'll be fine. Probably not as effective to give him full run of the house. Did I mention I LOVE him? Lil Bubba's suck-power seems way greater (at "5x!") than the i7 (at "10x!") power.OwnedByCritters

Very convenient to use these smart devices and a dual action mop and sweep is a plus.,The machine works and picks up dirt , however it lacks intelligence. It keeps on rotating in the same area forever. Even when I use the remote it keeps on turning back to where it wants. I basically fight and scream at this machine to stop rotating in the same place. It chooses corners and narrow spots to go under and then gets stuck and turns off. I sometimes forget the dogs water cup on the floor and there she goes to knock it off and spills water. Wires should be kept off the ground or it would devour them in a blink. I like this machine , but I wish it were a little smarter and not skipping the important areas and wanders as it like. It is still a better choice than mopping and sweeping on a daily basis .Sahar

This product has filled a hole in my life I didn't know I had. it works great. there is no app to mess with. There is a pretty good manual. set up is easy and it does everything I want it to. I was sweeping the house three times a day as we have no carpet to hide small dirt particles in. I was very opposed to getting a robotic vacuum for years. since working at home during the Pandemic the idea grew on me like a fungus. I didn't want to spend a fortune on something I probably wouldn't use much. I ordered this little Gem. as far as a vacuum it works great. it's really sucks, which is great when reviewing a vacuum. she moves effortlessly from room to room. she gets every spec of dust but she does take her time doing so. But you know what? It's her time. let her spend it doing what she was made to do as long as she likes. When done she goes back to her little place in the world to rest and recharge. I will say I removed a star due to the mopping feature. Don't get me wrong it works. and she does a pretty good job. but the patterns left behind on my laminate floors makes it look like Jackson Pollock programmed the mopping pattern. maybe she would do better on your floors. we do have to mop with the grain or every stroke shows up. The Bottom line is if you are contemplating getting a companion to sweep your floors this little girl is no joke. BTW….. the female references are due to naming her Rosie after the Jetsons Robot.Kevin

Works well with the remote to start and go back to dock. Have not had luck getting it to begin clean cycle on clock program, Probably because we use it in different rooms at different times and carry it to the room. Not everyone has wide open floor plan. It picks up pet hair and pieces of clay litter on hard surface floor. That is a huge assist! We like the Edge option if you want to have it go along the baseboards on hard floor surface especially in the high traffic areas such as the kitchen food prep area. It runs quietly. Advise to cleanse out tray after each use. The wet mop option works as well. May not need that every day unless you have tile you want wet mopped every day. You can find robot vacuums that are priced into $350.00 or more. They run on your phone program. But some reviews of those type indicate you’re opening your wifi and floor plan to other undesirable tracking elements. Comments and opinions are from a Robot Vac.newbie and not an expert. Find what suits your needs and budget.Sogal37

Quality of performance has clearly diminished in a short amount of time. I bought this 4 months ago and while things started out great I become less impressed by the day. Initially, it brought me unreasonable joy to watch the vacuum – we named him Carl – zip under my couch and back out. "Oh, did Carl just boop a wall and turn around? Precious. Did Carl vacuum up all he could and stop in the middle of the floor because his canister is full? Well, done, Carl." It was easy to get excited about the cool robot vacuum. I was so enchanted I didn't even care that it never connected to wifi and has never been able to map my house. When Carl runs, despite having no logical map or pattern, he does collect a good amount of pet hair and other small refuse. However, he's is really finicky about charging only when aligned very specifically on the charging prongs; as of late the vacuum never seems to have enough battery to even run through a room in my small home. Nowadays this is a waste of space on my floor, as he never charges adequately enough to actually function. Glad I picked this up as a deal of the day. Definitely not worth full price and arguably not worth the sale price either.SarahG

I have two dogs and I finally decided that I needed to add a smart robot vacuum to home. Bob is very easy to put together but setup took me longer than it should have because bob only connects with 2.4ghz wireless signals and you have to pair using an existing device. Well all of my devices are 5ghz so it did take some research to find a workaround but I did. Bob is very good at cleaning up the house but he is little taller than I thought so doesn't fit under everything and has gotten stuck a few times under the couch. When BOB doesn't get stuck he does a great job cleaning and mopping (if you have then accessory bundle) but he isn't very smart when it comes to finding his way back to the base. Almost every time he runs I have to pick him up and bring him back to the charging base which is easy but not something I thought I would have to do. Included in the accessory bundle also was no go strip, a like 4 foot long cord basically that you lay on the floor where you dont want Bob to go. Unfortunately its not long enough and you only get one so if you have multiple areas you dont want him then you will have to have those all around your house. I trip over it all the time and then it does no good at keeping BOB out. Overall BOB does a good job cleaning but I have to do a lot of prep work before each use.Mediaman55

I purchased this bObsweep vacuum (as a replacement for one of a different brand) and I have been very impressed by everything from his performance to the customer service at the bObsweep company. The main features that I love about this vacuum are: dual front brushes so it gets everything in it's path; the weight of this bOb is very light which makes lifting it easy; the profile is low enough to fit under my couch and other low-to-the-ground furniture to get all those stray dust bunnies; best of all, this vacuum comes with amazing customer service. bOb needed a new dustbin and the company sent one out to me, free of charge. At one point, my bObsweep had an issue with it's main brush. The company replaced my entire unit (again, free of charge) and in a timely manner. bObsweep's customer service is friendly, kind, and helpful! I definitely recommend this bObsweep PetHair Vision robot vacuum, it performs better than others that are above it's price point.BarbaraJayKay

This is my first robot vacuum and I’m very mixed on my opinion. On one hand, it seems to have great build quality, great suction, and cleans the room well. On the other, using this vacuum seems to be a lot more work that my primary traditional vacuum (also a Shark, which I love). The first thing that got me after opening the box was that it recommends That you have and area with 3 feet on each side of the base station, and 5 feet in front unobstructed for the permanent setup. I don’t have anywhere in my 2100 sq ft. house where that would work, and if I did, it would be a focal point of whatever room it was in. I did find a place with about half the recommended space, and it seems to be working fine, but one of my hopes for a robot vacuum was that it could be tucked away out of site behind a chair. The setup with the app was extremely easy and problem free. The vacuum does a great job of cleaning, but it takes a long time to complete the 400 square foot area I have it in. You also need to have the lights on when it runs. I have kids who tend to leave toys around, or even may enter the room and drop something during the 45 minutes it takes to complete the room. You need to make sure the room is completely free of obstructions, because it will just drive right over things like board games or cars if they are left out. It does do a good job of getting unstuck if it gets hung up on something. I really wanted to love this device, but I find it is just so much easier and convenient to use my regular vacuum that takes up 1’x1’ in the closet and can finish the whole room in 1/10th the time.Jlschle

I purchased this Shark EZ Robot vacuum during the Black Friday promotion. Wal-Mart offered a great price, and it had features I was excited to try, as this is my first purchase of a robot vacuum. I’ll begin my review with the good features: the vacuum does vacuum in straight rows. The suction/ cleaning ability seems overall pretty good on its first cleaning run in my home today. It’s not too noisy, which is a nice feature. And now, the negative features: the battery life on this Shark EZ Robot is terrible. I’m uncertain if I got a bad unit, or if this is common with this brand. And today is the first day of use after charging for 24 hours. I purchased this Shark EZ Robot vacuum for the 2nd floor of my home, and after vacuuming three bedrooms (closets closed) the unit went back to recharge on its base, and it’s having trouble coming up to full charge. When it tells me it’s “ready to clean” it just goes back and re-vacuums the main bedroom the unit is stored in, and then needs additional time for charging. Basically, I set a cleaning time of 1 pm today- it’s now 7:35 pm, and the master bedroom and half the hallway haven’t been vacuumed- due to poor battery life and the unit re-vacuuming the room it’s stored in, rather than beginning at the point it stopped, and finishing the “clean.” Super, super frustrating. My honest opinion would be to avoid this unit unless you have a very small area that this vacuum cleans before needing to travel back to its base to re-charge. I was so very excited to own this, but will be returning to the store.TeenBoyMom

The Self Empty Shark Ez Robot is very useful. I love that I am now a little at ease about crumbs being everywhere and happy I have a good strong Robot to help me in my cleaning needs. I am a person if I see crumbs it bugs me and I need them picked up and I always feel like when I sweep the little crumbs are still left behind. This Robot is so helpful and strong pick up in this case. There's good Suction and you are allowed to choose a strength level I do normal and max mostly if I just swept then I may just do a simple sweep with the robot. So the Max is good suction and I find it better on carpet and the floors when you haven't swept it does good on max to get the good pick up. Normal strength I do if I swept in the day and want a clean up or just in a normal situation it does great. I also have pets and so little crumbs with there food happens and even small dust of cat littler. The robot did great on pick up. I love the fact that it has a 30 day small bucket system before I need to empty saves me time. I was actually really shocked when I did empty the bucket I think I do a pretty good job sweeping and mopping, but I got lots of the dust and debris and hair pick up from the robot vacuum. I was shocked because I have 2 cats and it still did nicely on picking up everything in general. This Vacuum is easy to use and the App is great as I can do everything on my phone and customise it how I want. On the App you can do many things and see history and reports and time it how you want it to run. You can even do a schedule which is great for all situations a busy person or simple just a regular routine. This ez robot vacuum is so easy to maintenance and understand its great. Good owners guide and fast quick start guide. Simple to get started and easy to empty. I am in love with my little helper and it really does help us people who really need a clean space or comfort in knowing the floors are clean. Only thing I think can be better is getting a pet Extra strength Robot if you have pets. Overall Im so happy and satisfied with this Ez Self Cleaning, self empty robot vacuum.Cubanrican51

I bought my DEEBOT 500 about two months ago to clean our two bedroom apartment. I have been totally amazed with the cleaning this thing does. In the summer time we are only home two days a week and the rest of the time we spend at camp! When I first started running the DEEBOT I ran it the day after we were home. When we came back I could not believe how much lint type dirt was in the collection bin. Then we ran it again after our second trip and it collected just as much dirt again. I did this routine for about three weeks and by this time it was collecting very little dirt. So now I am running it once a week and it still picks up some dirt! It does a very good job around the outside edge of the rooms as you can follow the tracks. I have moved stuff we have had on the carpet for a while and the carpet was very pushed down and when we came home it was as if we never had anything there. The vacuum pulls the carpet back up and it looks very good. When I bought it my wife rolled her eyes. Now she rolls her eyes because of the great job the DEEBOT does!waynekel69

I've had this deebot 500 for about three months. It does a great job cleaning – you can tell by the amount of dirt you empty out of it. I'm sure alot also comes from under furniture that would be hard to get to with the regular vacuum. The problem is the robot gets tangled in any cords, wires, or cables which might be in its path. It also gets stuck on the feet of my modern sofa which has wire horizontal design. On small threshold between room it goes right down the 1/2 inch gap but then gets stuck trying to come back up it. You do need to rearrange furniture sometimes so it can get to all the areas you want cleaned (move dining room chairs so it gets under table, move stools from under countertops). I've also found that the spining brushes have tangled in carpet fibers on a low pile carpet in my basement so I won't use it there. Its a handy device as long as you babysit it. I can understand the premium for robots that allow for mapping or better learning. Maybe next time I'll try a more advanced model.HudsonValleyDeebotUser

I bought this robot base on all the great reviews everyone gave it and it worked great ….. for only 2 weeks! After 2 weeks it would only go about 3-5 ft and then it will automatically stop and do a180 degree turn and go the opposite way (I have hardwood floors). Basically it kept doing this and it really didn't go anywhere. There were nothing near the robot when it was running. Called Ecovac support team, sent my new deebot to them and they replaced it with a "refurbished" deebot. After using the "refurbished" deebot for a couple of weeks now, I'm having the same issue. There's has to be some type of manufacturing defect with this model. There's no way 2 different robots will have the same issue unless there's a defect somewhere internally ….. as of right now I'm still waiting for tech support to get back to me on this 2nd unit. If I can get a refund (probably ain't gonna happen) I'm taking my money and purchasing a different brand as this robot is unreliable. Bottom line not worth the money or the hassle. Spend your money elsewhere or purchase a manual vacuum and do it yourself.Deadbot1234

It was my first time using a robot cleaner. I found ILIFE A10 is amazing. The robot can orderly clean up every corner at the house, and can intelligently navigate my rooms with complicated layouts. I was surprised that it collected a lot of dust efficiently, compared to our hand vacuum. I always need to clean up the dust bin each time after cleaning as it was almost full. The operation setting for the robot cleaner is easy. It has only one button on it, and can also set a time for cleaning or control the robot wirelessly. Its battery can sustain for continuous working for 90 min in about 1500 sq feet area without re-charging. Overall, I am satisfied so far about the efficiency of cleaning that this robotic vacuum does. It saves my time and effort for daily cleaning. I would recommend it for everyone who does not know which brand/mode to choose for the first-time user.Chih

I have had this A10 2-in-1 robot for a few months now. So far it has been a good experience. I have a martial art studio and I find it very convenient to use it at the studio. I created maps on the app and let the machine clean different parts of the studio each time. I am amazed by its lidar technology and it has really saved me a lot of time since I don’t have extra staff to help me with regular cleanings. Sometimes I will let the machine run in the waiting area while I am teaching a class. After all the classes are over, I will schedule a cleaning before I leave and I like to come to a clean studio the next day. Since my space is pretty open, it usually goes back to the charging station without any issue. For the waiting area, I usually use the mop function and my students’ parents and caregivers are also very impressed with this machine. Once in a while, I will take the robot home and use it in my condo. It works fine but sometimes I forget to pick everything up and occasionally machine can get stuck here and there, but the good thing is that it usually tells me what goes wrong and I can just go and "rescue" the machine. My daughter lived with me before she moved to her dorm in college. One thing I noticed before was that sometimes the brush got stuck because of too much of her long hair, I guess that was why they included the brush cleaner in the box. You need to clean the brush periodically to make sure that the machine runs smoothly. Overall, it is a nice product at this price point. I may get one more so that I can keep robots in both places. I am continuing to discover all the functions and I have heard that it can work with Alexa even, so I may try that too.Huayin

This vacuum robot is so well manufactured. It's more powerful than the other vacuum robot I used before. Works great on both carpet and hard floor. The mapping function is so smart, It cleans my house without missing any accessible spot. It could be a great gift.Qinu

I have had iRobots in the past and always had issues with them. Finally did some research and took a chance on the Roborock S4 Max and can't believe the difference. The Lidar makes all the difference in the world. does not leave clumps of dog hair behind on my carpet like iRobot did. Easy to use and also hasn't gotten stuck under things like iRobot did. For the same technology of this Roborock the iRobot is priced at $799. I paid $309 for this one and with 4 dogs that shed, this was worth the money just to keep dog hair off my hard wood floors. Doesn't hurt that it also does carpets. Have used on both floors of my house with no issue. Very very please with the Roborock S4 MaxMichele

If I could give them 0 stars I would, the robot didn't even last 5 months before dying with INCONSISTENT USE (maybe once every 1-2 weeks, small apt), im pretty sure its a faulty battery or battery failure, its not holding its charge. When i leave it on the dock (dock is working normally, white when robot is off and no light when robot is on) then remove it all it does is flash white without saying anything and then after a few minutes it turns red and turns off. Its recommended that the robot stay on the dock while its not being used and I guess it just killed itself. I'm in communication with the seller, they are really good at asking me questions about what is going on and whats happening but I dont really think they are going to do anything about it. With the 320 dollar price point you might as well get you a reliable Dyson even if its a traditional vacuum.Beth

I wish that this was the perfect vacuum because it's so close to being there. It does amazing on hard floors. Gets everything along the walls, corners, open floor…Just don't buy it if you have mostly carpet. It won't even get up tiny pieces of shredded paper that have been broken up or crumbles from a cracker that are right on top of the carpet. I bought this to help out with my basset hounds terrible shedding which is on our hard floor level. There is also a area rug on that level that is quite worn and short tufted and it gets up some fur and other debris. I would say it makes a difference on how often I have to go over it with the regular vacuum, but not a huge difference. I'd give it a D to C- on area rugs. This vacuum shines on hard floor though and I am glad I bought it. It really leaves nothing behind. I love the mapping features, no go areas, invisible doors, and schedules that you can add. It remembers quickly what map it's in. The spot cleaning feature is nice. Also, I like that it cleans in parallel lines for the most part so you can always predict where it's going.Lacey

This vacuum is a lifesaver. I have both dogs and cats. They shed and fur collects in all the difficult to reach places. The roomba goes under the beds and sofas, around each chair leg and over the carpets. I no longer have to move furniture. With daily use, the roomba only needs to be emptied once each cleaning. I LOVE IT!cottonmouthfan

I absolutely love this Roomba! I set a schedule and it comes on and cleans without me worrying about starting it. It actually cleans a lot better than I thought I empty the tray every 2 days. I used to have to drag out the vacume every day to clean up mud and dirt my husband brings in on his shoes, but now Roomba does that for me! The only drawback is that it doesn't have a certain pattern it goes in. It may go in a room 10 timbers before it gets it clean. Occasionally it misses spots because of it. The more expensive model will go in a pattern, but who wants to spend that much money? Not I!efleeman

The robot goes around in circles within a 4-6 feet area. I need to be pushing or stopping and placing in another location for it to clean another area within the same room. It is making me waste more time than if I was actually using a regular vacuum cleaner. I have had iRobot Roombas before and this is the first time I experience this issue. It is frustrating and disappointing.covigo

Hard to argue with the price, as I got this for 90 on Home Deliveries USA they had a 60 coupon you could click. I helped my parents get a much nicer one, but I needed to save the money and knew I was sacrificing some capabilities, particularly after helping them set theirs up. This thing gets the job 80% done. No mapping capabilities so it doesn’t track its location. Pretty sure the charging base uses radio frequency communication, which the robot only reads once within about 5-7 feet. You can see it realizes it’s finally near it, and then it tries to line itself up. Vacuum power is a little weak and misses items such as cat litter on hard floors pretty easily. Without a roller brush, the vacuum is going to miss things here and there. It’s also very basic programming, and will struggle to get back to its base. It will even knock it’s own base around during cleaning and sometimes make it impossible to get back to its base, so you’ll want to adhere it to the floor. I have a U shaped apartment, and if it ever ends its cleaning cycle in the opposite side of the U, it has a long journey of bumps and confusion trying to find its way back to the charging base on the opposite side of the U. I also had to buy furniture risers rubber pads because if it could just barely fit under something, it would turn itself off. The power button is easy to press under furniture and then you have to find the bugger just sleeping under your couch, so add some adhesive bumpers around the power button, and that’s resolved. Although I was concerned it wasn’t doing much at all at first, I found during cleaning that it has a substantial amount of mess inside it’s tank, and cleaning the filters was fairly easy. Plus, when I get tired of it bumping around endlessly trying to find its base, which it eventually does most times, you can use the app as a remote controller, which is a critical feature in my opinion. If I want to ensure my bedroom is hit, I can drive it there first and then let.Matt