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It sucks! And I like it.
I love my little drunken friend!
I now understand what everyone why everyone was saying - Where is all of this dirt coming from.
I'm very baffled at how much stuff it continues to pick up, even after two weeks of being used every day. My place was clean before.. but wow! It's wonderful!
I keep the base in my bedroom, under the bed. it has free room in my 1050sq ft place. 2 bedrooms, bath rooms, kitchen, living room.. etc. It does a great job covering all of my floor, and most of the time, gets back to its dock. I could set the dock more central.. But I like it hidden. Plus, when roomba is passed out from all that booze, it's out of sight!
It's nearly perfect. It's drunk sometimes...
It has trouble getting on and off rugs on occasion. Especially my rug with a black border. It's a 2x6 by my wall, so it's not really taking up space in the room. It won't go on that one, but I have a few others it tolerates. And it's kinda like a drunk puppy. Always getting into something it shouldn't. But it's conditioned me to clean up daily before I leave, so that it doesn't eat my homework.
It's collision detection works on bigger objects - Slowing down to gently nudge said object. But smaller things like leg corners, and bed posts, it tends to ram them with it's entire .3 hp. So violent.
It doesn't like my swivel chair (the kind with the flat base). It gets stuck on it every now and then for 30 seconds... but eventually frees itself.
...I've never gotten any animals drunk for the record.
100% worth it!
***update.. (And no, I'm not here to fix my horrible grammar or punctuation. I accept that I'm flawed)
I just wanted to mention something I did to improve the quality of my roomba.
I took some of that strip foam tape and put it on the front. When it sees a wall, it slows a few inches before it and would make a light tap. Well, now it makes no tap, or noise. The foam is also great for legs and posts that aren't picked up by the sensor. (since it isn't picked up, it doesn't slow down and brace for impact)
Now it has a softer impact and is less likely to damage itself or anything else.
So far, I haven't noticed any damage to any of my stuff (other than the tread marks it leaves on my chrome/nickel swivel chairs. (cleanable) but I have noticed a few love marks on roomba. I live in an apartment so the paint went on thick, and it's probably isn't the highest quality.
Just make sure if you try this, don't cover the sensor area that allows roomba to see.
February 2016 · Home and Kitchen · verified purchase