I bought a Roomba a week ago...

[XDRoX]

And I'm pretty impressed with how it works. I've enjoyed sitting back and watching it work a few times now and there is obviously a lot of thought that went into the artificial intelligence. The thing is pretty smart.

The real kicker for me is that it goes under the couches. Under the couches was always a dust haven and moving the couches out to vacuum was a real hassle. Plus under the bed is another place that is hard to get. The roomba makes it look easy.

It is very well built and heavy. At least 15lbs. And it makes threshold transitions easy. Same thing from hardwood to carpet. Does it easily.

Also it fits under the bottom of the kitchen cabinets in the kitchen. It goes along every inch of space and gets everything.

So far it has worked great on our tile floors as well. But I'm so impressed with it so far I think I'm going to buy the mopping version specifically for tile.

Wanted to share in case anyone was looking for as easy (granted not cheap) way to keep your floors dust free.

[ElvenSoul]

Are you prepared for Robotic Violence? What if it decided to kill all humans?

[Fryall4]

That is cool, thanks for posting. I always wondered about those things.

[stilly]

Are you prepared for Robotic Violence? What if it decided to kill all humans?

Then watch your toes!


I have two roombas, one I am fixing, but they are "cute" little vaccums and they do seem to work GREAT on low carpet or tile/hardwood floors. The amount of engineering that goes into them is awesome. I like how they have little arms that reach out on the sides and and like street sweepers (not the shotty!) that pull in dust and things in towards the center so that the main brush can pick it up. There are also ones that cost more that you can put on the floor and hit SPOT and it will spot clean that section, and they have room blockers that will put out a beam of light that tells the roomba to stay away from that section or door. They can be had on Fleabay for around $200 or less...

[lorax3]

I bought a Roomba a week ago...

All I can think about is

[CessnaDriver]

I don't see the point unless you do this.....

[David13]

Train the cat to ride on it.
Like this.
dc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SajTWY9a0e0

[LittleOldLady]

Be nice to your Roomba or it will commit suicide......

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/roomba-commits-suicide-hotplate-article-1.1516652

[Dioxindude]

I have a couple of them and spilt the house up. I have these guys running all over the house. They work pretty good. Check out there web page.

[Exile Machine]

Roomba's OK, beats vacuuming manually. But check out the Neato:

http://www.neatorobotics.com/

Neato maps out the room using lasers. It knows where it has been and where it hasn't. It vacuums the room in a back and forth pattern and won't cover the same ground twice.

-Mark

[stangman86gt]

Roomba's OK, beats vacuuming manually. But check out the Neato:

http://www.neatorobotics.com/

Neato maps out the room using lasers. It knows where it has been and where it hasn't. It vacuums the room in a back and forth pattern and won't cover the same ground twice.

-Mark

yeah that's what i was going to suggest

[XDRoX]

Then watch your toes!


I have two roombas, one I am fixing, but they are "cute" little vaccums and they do seem to work GREAT on low carpet or tile/hardwood floors. The amount of engineering that goes into them is awesome. I like how they have little arms that reach out on the sides and and like street sweepers (not the shotty!) that pull in dust and things in towards the center so that the main brush can pick it up. There are also ones that cost more that you can put on the floor and hit SPOT and it will spot clean that section, and they have room blockers that will put out a beam of light that tells the roomba to stay away from that section or door. They can be had on Fleabay for around $200 or less...

I got the $500 version. So it has all the bells and whistles. Two hepa filters and even a remote control. The kids love steering it around like an RC car. And it's vacuuming the whole time! The SPOT feature is pretty cool if something is spilled. The mopping one is only $350 which is why I'm considering it as well.

[the86d]

Somebody has been watching Breaking Bad?

Anyways, prepare...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATFxVB4JFpQ

[Curtis]

I had a neighbor that had two; one down stairs and one up stairs. He was a college student living in a 6,000 sq. ft. house his parents bought as an investment. He lived in the Guest House. Ever time I went into the house I was mesmerized by the "crop circle" type patterns in the carpet.

I always wanted to get one but we have so much stuff picked up due to the kids and dogs. Also, I'm sure the vacuuming job wouldn't live up to my wife's expectations.

[AKSOG]

It's all fun and games until......skynet