Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have been shopping around for robotic vacuums for several months but didn't buy one because a) the Roomba models are expensive and b) many of the other, cheaper brands are unfamiliar to me. I own two regular Shark vacuum cleaners that I'm very happy with, so I was excited to discover they are also in this market at a price point I can accept. I waited for this model to come out because of the smartphone app (which works well) and the Alexa connection (which I haven't actually tried out yet). I love, love, love this vacuum. I have a combination of wood and carpet floors downstairs, it seems to navigate around fairly well, although it does have a tendency to get stuck in the thicker carpet in my front room. I have two cats, one is a medium hair that produces clouds of fur on a daily basis, this little robot has no problem keeping up with the fur. And it does pick up cat litter, while not perfect, very pleased with this. Self-docking works well. I appreciate both the audio alert from the unit and the text alert through the app when it gets stuck - if I'm upstairs I don't always hear it asking for help. Very happy with my purchase.