Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is my first robot vacuum. I got it thinking it would be useful as a daily sweeper for our new home's downstairs, which is laminate flooring, including a combined kitchen/great room, long hallway, and 1/2 bathroom. After about a month of use, I honestly wish I'd gotten a robot vac for light everyday cleaning years ago. This vacuum does an utterly phenomenal job at edge cleaning, which is where 90% of our daily dust/mess comes from (wife makes a mess cooking and little crumbs wind up against the edges of the kitchen floor) and the performance has been good, with low noise and generally good edge detection. Just make sure there are no small loose wires or anything, because it will get stuck. It does do a great job at getting dust in the nooks and crannies along edges of walls. The vacuum has not been super spectacular at returning home, however. about 1 in 5 days I'll come back to find it dead in the middle of the floor. Not a big deal, just toss it back on the charger, but maybe our docking spot just isn't the best for it. It can also get confused sometimes, getting stuck between the legs of our bird cage and just spinning in circles. Its "random" pattern cleaning works for single rooms, but if you have an L shaped room, a room with furniture in the middle, etc. it just won't clean effectively. And it really struggles on our medium pile carpet upstairs. I tried it more as a joke, but it has to run on turbo and even then, just doesn't seem to have the horsepower to drive around very well on it. Honestly though, I got it for about $90 on a flash sale and as a taster for robot vacuums in general, it has sold me on the concept. These things are the best way for a lazy cleaner to keep a tidy home, just tap a button before you go to bed and your little robot butler sweeps your home. But if I had to make a recommendation, it wouldn't be for this - or any vacuum that doesn't have room mapping. We will absolutely be spending a little more money in a few months on a couple more powerful room mapping vacs - there are many on amazon in the $150 range with good reviews, so that's where I'd point anyone interested in a robot vac.