What do I think about robotic vacuums?

[ultralux88]

I guess to me, I'd prefer to come home to a filthy, nasty carpet after a long day of work, and relax while giving it a thorough vacuuming. I'd honestly feel cheated if I came home and the carpet was all vacuumed. I so deeply enjoy running the vacuum that the idea of letting a robot do it is extremely unappealing to me.

 

[megabrain]

Here's some more information https://bestcleaneradviser.com/best-commercial-vacuum/ Maybe this article with comparison will be useful for someone

 

[gregorymiele]

I’ve had a roomba 680 now for 3 years. All I’ve done to it is replace the brushes and filter as needed. It gets used everyday and I dump the almost full bin every 3 days or so. I love it. Use it for my downstairs which is all tile and a couple throw rugs. It does a great job. Honestly I’ll be buying another one when this one stops working entirely.

I am using roomba 980 for about 2 years now. So far, it's working perfectly. All what I had done is little maintenance. I have to change the brushes and filters after specific period of time. After I am done with this one, I will probably buy another from the same company. It is also ranked higher in reviews done by different web owners as you can see here https://www.10machines.com/best-vacuum-for-pet-hair/

 

[human]

It might be fun to scare my cats with but from a functional standpoint, they're pretty much of a waste.

 

[sptyks]

I agree with @human!


 


 

 

[tolivac]

Robot vacuums--good as cat and dog toys!

 

[vacmanaustin]

My grandma had one, my dog used it as a skateboard. To me, they’re pointless, especially with animals. If you’re training a pup (like I was,) having a robotic machine is just all around bad. I can’t say how many times I’ve cleaned smears of dog poop out of both my grandmothers machine and her carpet.

 

[tolivac]

Dog poop and robot vacuums-Happened out here-a dog owner had his dogs poop spread about by a Roomba--The sad remains of the Roomba were seen by the vac shop with the question can it be repaired????the Roomba in question was "executed" at close range by a 12Ga shotgun!!The answer was NO!I didn't see the Roomba-wished I could have!

 

[sleepdoc]

Dyson 360

The Dyson does a decent job vacuuming. It's the best robotic vacuum I've seen. I'll take some pics or vids of it sometime. It's not perfect, but it seems to do a very good job for its size. It's not a Kirby or a Miele, but it captures a lot of dirt and leaves the carpet looking very nice.

 

[henrydreyfuss]

My Neato is still going strong! I hope they continue to improve it. Still the smartest robot, but cleaning the filter can be messy. Fantastic for daily upkeep.

 

[compactc9guy]

nope nope nope and nope did i say nope

No robot vacuum has the power to clean well enough i rather do it my self whit my Electrolux or Comapct that way i know its truly clean i dont trust robots lol make me spooky to watch the thing move on its own no not for me

 

[ultralux88]

Of course they don't, if they're honest, the robots were meant to be a convenient way to keep the house looking nice between uses of the real vacuum, they were never intended to replace a regular vacuum for deep cleaning, But telling customers they can stop vacuuming altogether is a nice sales pitch, so it stuck...

 

[sleepdoc]

To elabroate on my brief post above, Dyson wins it.

The Miele Scout, the first generation red model, sweeps the wood floor well enough to use it, but it's not awesome, not what I would expect from Miele. I hope Miele does a better job with the forthcoming second generation. I have a Dyson 360 upstairs with four carpeted rooms, a fairly large hall and stair landing and two tiled bathrooms. I have to say that I'm really impressed with the job it does. It takes up to 15 hours to clean the whole level, including 3-4 recharges, but I'm at work that long more often than not, so it can clean the whole level during a work day. It's not a perfect robot, but its software is regularly updated, so it's been improving since it was introduced, and it's by far the best robot-mounted vacuum I've ever seen. Since it cleans bedrooms, it picks up a lot of very fine dust, and after regular use for a year, there's almost no dust on the pre-motor filter and none at all on the post-motor filter. Having said all of that, I should point out that I paid $300 for it NIB, ie 30% of the retail price, which I never would even consider paying for that, even though it's really good. For the price I did pay, considering it was brand new, I'm really happy with it. If someone were disabled and had a serious need for a robotic vacuum, this is the one I would recommend.

I don't have any photos of it that I can think of, but I'd be happy to take some and post them if anyone is interested.