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Wow! What can I say. Buy it. I laughed so hard at some of the reviews about this product. All these idiots calling their robots names. Good grief. After 2 days on the job my wife named it "George" She didn't even read any reviews on it. It just got named. lol. I gave in and started calling it by name as well. My son came home from college and noticed that the rear of the vacuum collects the dirt. Somehow we now all ask each other if we checked Georges "butt" before we send him on another tour of duty. The reason you have to check the "butt" is hair builds up on the filter after each use and lowers the suction power a lot. We wash the filter every week and tap the filter on the garbage can each cleaning.
So keep his butt clean and its all good! Now I have to say George is now part of the family. He brings us treasures in his dust bin all the time. It's actually interesting to clean him out to see what he caught. The first few runs he was loaded with dust and pet hair. I mean so much hair I was thinking OMG where did that come from. After a week of running it slowed down. He is going places we cant reach with a regular vacuum and it's amazing.
Now here is what George could do better. Bigger dust bin. He really needs eyes to see the world. The highest end model laser maps the room and can see or something like that. I wish I could give him the gift of sight because I really think the reason he does a good job is by total accident. I have spent hours drinking beer and following him around and I can not for the life of me understand how the heck he is cleaning the floor.
There is no pattern I can figure out. It just happens but maybe its because my house has lots of stuff in it.
It does work though because the floors have never been cleaner. South Florida has lots of sand and it feels odd on tile. George gets it all! When I feel something I let him wander around the house and the problem is solved.
I do get frustrated though because sometimes he spends a lot of time going over the same area or getting stuck under the same dang chair he just figured out how to get out if. He likes to hump my coffee table and run over its floor supports since it is square on the ground and I give him credit for never giving up till he gets over it.
All in all I could go on and on but others have already done this. You will like this. Here is some tips.
1. Walk with it on the first trip out. You need to see what he cant get over or around.
2. Clean his dust bin all the time to avoid suction loss.
3. We used double stick tape to secure his charging base to the tile floor. He knocked it over once.
4. Don't let him clean up dog poop or dog vomit. ( Don't ask )
5. Keep cords zip tied or off the floor.
6. Make sure there is nothing embarrassing under your bed that he could push out into the middle of the room that your son sees and runs in horror! ( Really don't ask )
May 2017 · Home and Kitchen · verified purchase