iRobot 610 Roomba Professional Series Review

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(More customer reviews)I've used the Roomba 610 and 560.I now have two refurbished 560s in our house, at the same price as one 610.And it's definitely a better value.

Before I talk about the 610, let me share what's good and bad about Roombas in general, based on my experience with both the 560s and 610:
Pros:
- You don't have to vacuum, the Roomba does it for you
- Scheduled cleanings so you don't even have to worry about it or be home to hear the noise
- Floors stay clean without much effort
- One button start it and forget about it

Cons:
- Absolute pain in the butt to clean these things.There's the two brushes, the front wheel, the spinning brush (which requires a screwdriver to remove), and the dust bin.All of these must be disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled, at least once per cleaning session.
- It's not effort free.As I said above, lots to clean, which requires 5-10 minutes each time you want to run the Roomba.
- With pets, the fur gets wrapped around EVERYTHING.Maybe without pets our cleaning of the Roomba would be easier, but the whole point of these devices is ease, and they do not deliver.

So the nice things about the 610 are:
- Easier brush cleaning than the 560.Not much easier, but easier.Hair & fur still get wrapped around the edges of the brushes and into the mechanisms, but it's 5% easier to clean on the 610.
- The accessories case and accessories.The brush cleaning tool is nice, but it doesn't clean the brush holders, where all the stuff actually gets wrapped up and is difficult to clean.

Not so good things about the 610:
- No carrying handle.This seems inconsequential, but after having a way to pick up my 560 without having to pick the whole thing up from the bottom, where all the dust and dirt accumulates, you appreciate a carrying handle.Why didn't they include this on the 610?
- Only two lighthouses.They say it can clean four rooms, but they only include two lighthouses.My experience has been that three rooms is pushing it, so unless you have small rooms two lighthouses may be OK.

So why did I get two 560s if I have so many problems?I hate to vacuum, and I'd rather clean all the brushes and edges once a day than push the vacuum around for 45 minutes.So it's a trade-off.

Read other forums and you'll see that the 610 is not recommended, it's basically a 560 with lipstick.

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Designed for small business owners or those with larger areas to clean, the iRobot Roomba 610 Professional Series vacuum cleaning robot covers up to 4 rooms on a single battery charge. It efficiently vacuums dirt, debris, pet hair, dust, allergens and more from carpets and hard floors into a bagless bin that's easy to empty. And it's amazingly simple to operate--just press the Clean button and the Roomba 610 does the rest. Finished with industrial strength paint and bumpers, the Roomba 610 comes equipped with an additional High Capacity Sweeper Bin, a complete set of replacement brushes, replacement filters, and a convenient storage case.
The Roomba 610's compact shape allows it to vacuum beneath beds, couches and other hard-to-reach places while its innovative, spinning side brush removes accumulated debris along kickboards, cabinet edges and corners. A sturdy bristle brush digs deep into carpet fibers to grab dirt, debris, pet hair and more, while a fine filter traps dust, pollen and tiny particulates inside the bin. It even detects dirtier areas and spends more time cleaning them.
You can schedule up to seven cleaning times per week at times when it's most convenient for you, and when the Roomba 610 is finished it automatically returns to its compact, self-charging Home Base to dock and recharge between cleanings. The Roomba 610 comes with 2 professional-grade Virtual Wall Lighthouses that create invisible barriers that block Roomba from entering off-limit areas or direct Roomba to completely vacuum one room before sending it to the next room.
You can choose between 3 cleaning modes--standard Clean Mode maximizes coverage for a room after calculating its size; Max Mode for cleaning larger areas until its battery is nearly depleted; and Spot Mode for concentrated cleaning in an area up to three feet in diameter.
The unit measures 17 by 18 by 5 inches and weighs just over 16-1/2 pounds. It's backed by a 2-year warranty.
What's in the Box
iRobot Roomba 610; Professional Series Virtual Wall Lighthouses (each requiring 2 C-size batteries, not included); self-charging home base; power supply; 2 brush cleaning tools; extra set of brushes; rechargeable battery; 2 extra filters; debris bin; high-capacity sweeper bin; storage case

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iRobot Roomba Pet Series 532 Vacuum Cleaning Robot Review

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(More customer reviews)I received my Pet Roomba before Christmas and have been using it since. My house is a real test with 3 very long haired dogs inside most of the day. I run the Roomba every day to keep the hair down to a minimum and we've noticed the floors are much cleaner (even though I used to vacuum alot).However, if you buy this you should know that it requires frequent cleaning of the brushes, particularly the axle area where hair gets easily wrapped (pull off the end cap over the axle).By frequent I mean once or twice during the cleaning cycle. Otherwise, the brushes just stop moving leaving you with a cute robot that just drives around chasing the dogs! So this means you really should only run it when you are at home to keep it clean. I also have already cleaned the front wheel (just pops off - was really full of hair) and the side brush (unscrew the screw).Bottom line, the unit works great so long as it is kept really clean. I've got the cleaning down to a minute so it isn't too big of a deal. But if you think you are just going to run the Roomba and empty the dirt bin once in awhile, you should probably not buy it.

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Designed especially for pet owners, the iRobot Roomba 532 vacuum cleaning robot cleans up to three standard-sized rooms on a single charge. It comes equipped with an extra set of easy-to-clean brushes, a high capacity sweeper bin for trapping even more pet hair, kitty litter or dander, and cleaning tools for ensuring both sets of brushes remain free of debris so they can perform optimally. The sweeper bin holds three-and-a-half times more debris than the vacuum bin, and counter-rotating brushes reach deep into carpets to pull out pet hair and dander.
The 2 compact Virtual Walls tell the Roomba 532 where to clean by restricting off-limit areas. When the cleaning is complete, or if the battery is running low, Roomba automatically returns to the compact, self-charging Home Base to dock and recharge. A sturdy bristle brush digs deep into carpet fibers to grab dirt, debris, pet hair and more, while a fine filter traps dust, pollen and tiny particulates inside the bin. It automatically senses and avoids stairs and other drop-offs, and even detects dirtier areas and spends more time cleaning them.
The Roomba 532 includes two interchangeable cleaning bins. The High Capacity Sweeper Bin holds three times more debris than the vacuuming bin and is ideal for use in larger spaces and dirtier, high-traffic areas, while the Vacuuming Debris Bin is ideal for routine maintenance of all floors and cleaning deep into carpet and rug fibers.
This unit measures 19-1/2 by 21-1/2 by 5 inches and weighs 12-1/3 pounds. It's backed by a 1-year limited warranty.
What's in the Box
iRobot Roomba 532; 2 Virtual Walls (each requiring 2 C-size batteries, not included); power supply; 2 brush cleaning tools; extra bristle brush; extra beater brush; extra sidebrush; 2 extra filters; rechargeable battery

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iRobot Roomba Pet Series 562 Vacuum Cleaning Robot Review

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(More customer reviews)We've had our Roomba since January 2010 and approx. 6 months later, I still love it and am really glad we made the purchase.It took a little convincing for me to get my husband to agree with the purchase, but now he calls it "his vacuum", and likes to show it off to our friends and family when they come over.For us, it really has reduced my weekly in-house workload.With two cats in the house, birds, bunny, and a dog, pet hair gets tracked throughout the house.With two young children, our kitchen (hardwood floors) gets nibblets of food all over the floor.Setting the vacuum up to focus on one room (by using the virtual walls) makes a big difference.Frequently ours is venturing throughout the entire house.

The only problem we occasionally have is when it gets stuck under our china cabinet, or stuck while trying to suck up a toy that was left behind, or shoelaces hanging off a shoe left out. All very minor issues.I will say, it's a bit odd, when in the middle of the night (like last night), I get woken up by it coming into our bedroom.My guess is it gets turned on by the cats while they're running around playing at night.I hope that's all it is.;)

I will say that I do still run my other vacuum cleaner (an old Rainbow) about once a month.We have a particular rug in our living room that the pet hair gets ground in after a while and it's hard to get it up with the Roomba, but in general, the carpets look like we regularly vacuum, and you can see all it picks up when you clean it out.Note that you do have to clean it out regularly, and by that I mean, every time it's done with a cleaning.This might seem a pain to some, but it really only takes about 5 minutes to do it.It's worth it to me if it means I can program it to come on whenever I want and come home to cleaned carpets.On another positive note, it has made my kids and husband do a lot better with tidying up better.

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iRobot Roomba Pet Series 562 Vacuum Cleaning Robot - Roomba 562 and Irobot Roomba VacuumThe iRobot Roomba Vacuum is designed especially for the hairy situations that pet owners face. That's why we designed the iRobot Roomba 562 Pet Series especially for pet owners. You'll be amazed at the amount of pet hair, kitty litter, paw prints, dirt, dust and debris that Roomba for pets picks up from your carpets and hard floors. The Roomba 562 systematically cleans up to four* rooms on a single charge and gets into hard-to-reach areas like wall edges and beneath furniture while avoiding stairs and other drop-offs. The 562 Roomba cleans on schedule, allowing you to preset up to seven cleaning times per week for Roomba to automatically vacuum wherever and whenever you want. iRobot Roomba Vacuum automatically adjusts from carpets to hard floors and back again. Auto Virtual Walls (2), designed to always be on, block Roomba from entering off-limit areas. When the cleaning is complete, or if the battery is running low, Roomba returns to its compact Home Base to dock and recharge. Two interchangeable cleaning bins - a Vacuuming Bin and a High Capacity Sweeper Bin - provide the option for everyday vacuuming or heavy duty cleaning in hairier, dirtier, high-traffic areas. A Replacement Brush Kit - an extra Bristle Brush, an extra Beater Brush and an extra Sidebrush - allows for easy replacement and cleaning of the brushes. Using clean, hair-free brushes ensures that Roomba for pets always cleans at peak performance. Two brush cleaning tools - a cylindrical tool and a bladed comb - provide fast and efficient removal of hair and debris from Roomba's brushes. Two replacement filters help trap dirt, dust and dander inside the robot.What's in the Box:1 iRobot Roomba 5622 Auto Virtual Walls (Each requires 2 C batteries, not included)1 Compact Self-charging Home Base1 Vacuuming Debris/Dust Bin1 High Capacity Sweeper Bin2 Brush Cleaning Tools1 Extra Bristle Brush1 Extra Beater Brush1 Extra Sid

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iRobot Roomba 530 Vacuum Cleaning Robot - Model# 72-94530 Review

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(More customer reviews)The Roomba is fun.The 530 model doesn't use half of the owner's manual stuff (no special "lighthouses" to get it to do multiple rooms in series, no remote control, no scheduling function so it works while you are away), but it does clean.It can get out of any area it can get into unless it did it by moving shoes and jammed them up.Mine didn't get caught under the dining room table, but it spent a long time there hunting and pecking.It moved some slip on sandals to get under and then as it kept trying to get out they kept sliding in the way, but it eventually kept nudging them until it could get out.

It went under the cabinet where I store my flip flops to clean and ended up pushing them all over the room in different direction.

Don't sweat when it doesn't pick up "big stuff" like sweetener packets, the actual vacuuming area is smaller than the robot, so stuff gets nudged until it rides right over it in its pathing. (Does dropping stuff in front of the robot to make it clean more count as abusive harassment? :lol)

The wall/corner side brush does work well to pick up the junk along baseboards and corners, it also feeds it directly into the pickup area (it is the off side that has a problem with shoving small debris out of the way).

It can end up leaving little piles of debris if you let it range over a large area, the pathing algorithm would end up getting it, but when it moves out of the kitchen into the hall, gets excited about the front door rug, tries out the way to the kid's room, gets excited again about the front door run, then trundles back into the living room area, then finds the hall to the computer room and the computer room itself, it just doesn't make the full sweep.

It follow odd shapes it considers "wall" very well.It looks like it is missing bits, but the side sweeper brush is hitting the tight corner areas.

When you first start cleaning with it, unless you have just done a spring cleaning type of thing, check the debris box often, it isn't that big.

Open the debris box over the trash can and fiddle with the emptying, dirt/dust can hang by the filter tray hinge and dribble.Mainly empty away from the hinge while holding it sideways.

We have a Rainbow and it seriously would kick this little bugger's arse any day of the week for cleaning, but it is a lot bigger pain to set up to hit the high traffic areas only.This looks like it will be great for day to day maintenance of picking up hair.I'd have said pet hair (which was the first thing I noticed from both my long hair dogs), but after it worked the little corners around my computer chair and desk, I noticed that the majority of the hair was mine.I had picked up and stacked some of the various boxes of supplies, equipment and parts out of the way, so it had more access to areas that haven't been vacuumed in a while.

Not enough data, but it seems to have an issue where a wall to wall carpet meets a tile area.The little lip edging isn't enough to stop it, which means it doesn't sit and dig right there where dirt accumulates.It did quite a bit, but it was spending time with one wheel on the carpet and one on the tile and never could bring the side brush into play.That is a coding issue, but it probably would take more expensive discrimination circuits.

Another issue is that it can manage to get stuck under furniture that is just the "right" height if it hits it wrong.Did that under one of the wingback chairs, it turned under it where the bumper sensor wasn't, picked it up enough to jam itself.

If let it roam too widely, then when it loses charge it cannot find its docking station.Easy enough fix, I pick it up and take it where I want it to work and let it go, then check back on it and return it to the dock if it needs a charge.

Looks like it needs regular maintenance to keep it cleaning well.No big deal, everything pops out, cleans easily (need good pointy scissors to clear wrapped up hair) and goes right back together.I'd say at least after every second cleaning cycle when you first start up with it.Tip: the big wheels on the end of the big roller brush pop off so you can slide the brush cleaner thingy right over the roller after you have cut and pulled all the stuff wrapped around it off.

It is light enough to pick up and walk around with, so it looks like it is easy enough to just pick up the obstacles in a room, but it in there, shut the door and let it go when you leave the house.If you put the docking station in with it, you should get back to find it charged and ready for the next room that evening.I'll test that.Then just cycle it around the house doing a room or three every day and you should be good.

Overall a great little widget to keep the general level of dirt/hair/debris down between heavier duty cleanings.Bonus to that should be easier "heavy" cleanings without you having to do anything but move it and hit a button.

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The iRobot Roomba is a robotic vacuum that cleans your floor without your guidance. The Roomba 530 features the newest innovations in vacuum performance, room navigation, edge and corner cleaning, advanced anti-tangle technology and transitioning from carpets to hard floors. Simple to use; just press the Clean button and Roomba does the rest!

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iTouchless Robotic Intelligent Vacuum Cleaner PRO Review

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(More customer reviews)I received this item last week. After fully charging it, i found out it doesnt work on carpet. My carpet is ordinary one. It works 2 seconds on carpet, but works well on hardwood floor.

If you want to use it on hard floor, it will be OK. But not on carpet at all. iTouchless Robotic Intelligent Vacuum Cleaner PRO

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iTouchless Robotic Intelligent Vacuum Cleaner saves your time and effort.It will sweep and vacuum from carpet to hardwood to tile automatically so you don't have to.The new flat design allows it to go under beds and other places where upright vacuums can't go to clean dirt, dust, and pet hair.It works for about 80 minutes before recharge. It has built in AI Smart Chip and self-adjustable wheels to prevent the cleaner falling down steps or elevated surfaces. Comes with a remote control so that you can maneuver it anytime.Safety features include: stops automatically when unit gets stuck or was picked up, comes out from dark areas and stops in better lit area once finished cleaning or when battery power is low, gives a warning sound when low on power.Easy to use and clean.Package includes: Intelligent Vacuum Cleaner, Remote Control, Battery Charger, Filter Mesh, Rechargeable Battery, Cleaning brush, and side rotating brush replacement. One year manufacturer warranty.Note: Not for use on high pile carpet (longer than 1 inch).

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Evolution Robotics Mint Automatic Hard Floor Cleaner, 4200 Review

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(More customer reviews)I must say, I'm impressed with the mapping system on this little guy. I have a very large (20'X20') open living room/kitchen area giving plenty of obstacles to confuse it. There's a staircase (which it deftly avoids), an island, a kitchen table with chairs, a couch and a number of tables for it to go under, an area rug and a piece of curved beveled glass on the floor that serves as a stand for a fireplace (which it surprisingly does not ride up on). Also, the room is overall "U" shaped with several entryways. This is the only robotic cleaner that has been able to figure this room out in its entirety. Other things to note is the room has a large fan and high, sloped ceilings and it can still find it's way.

My Roomba did terribly. It would get stuck in one section, the Neato XV was OK but would miss some parts. This thing does a great job of freshening up the floor and getting at just about everything due to it's small size!

One thing I did not know is the Mint comes with wet and dry reusable cloths for cleaning. They are great! It does pick up a lot of stuff, even if your floors look clean it's going to find something!

Wet pads are very good and stay damp for a longer amount time than I would have imagined. The floor is drier behind the mint than if I were mopping the floor myself!

I have found some things that confuse it. It doesn't like heater vents too much, especially larger ones (like intake vents) because it thinks it is falling off of a ledge. It will eventually figure it out though. It will get stuck on vertical blinds, so you might want to block them with something and it might get stuck if it drives into an area that is very tight and it decides it can't back out. After a few runs of finding what confuses it, it pretty easy to mint-proof a room.

Noise levels are good. It drives about very quietly. It is a bumper-bot though. Which is where most of the noise comes from. Though every bump really matters as it is mapping the room.

Speed is good. Not the fastest but very efficient. It really gets at every spot in a methodical fashion. I was impressed with the final "edging" step. Once it cleans the room it will clean the edge. Not just the outside edge, but also the "inside" edges such as area rugs, tables, islands and so on.

What is the practicality of this? I wouldn't have thought much for a Swiffer bot but something about the speed and thoroughness of it's cleaning really brings out much more grime than I would get myself. I notice it gets much more cat fur than I would because it doesn't blow it out of the way before getting to it.

The personality of the bot is OK. It's more like a clinical, efficient nurse doing it's job. It isn't quite as chipper as other cleaning bots but it gets the job done.

Battery life is good. Not the fastest at charging but a long enough life to get through more than a couple rooms per charge.

Can these guys get on making a vacuum bot now?

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The Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner from Evolution Robotics is designed exclusively for sweeping and mopping hard surface floors for you. Using dry and pre-moistened cleaning cloths, Mint picks up the dust, dirt and pet hair that constantly accumulate on floors. Mint's compact design gets into tight spaces, under furniture and into other areas that are hard to reach with traditional mops and sweepers.

Guided by the NorthStar Navigation System cube, Mint tracks
where it cleans so it doesn't miss a spot (see larger image).

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