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I <3 Robots

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:01 GMT

I <3 Robots

Martin from Mountain View, CA

I live in an apartment where most of the floor is carpeted with a kitchen and bathroom with vinyl floors. The Roomba handles either surface very well. The threshold between the carpet and kitchen is a little high, so "Cam" did get stuck once while crossing over, but other than that my experience has been great. It covered the entire floor. The layout is pretty irregular to begin with and once you throw in furniture all around, it's pretty amazing that it covered so much ground and how nimble it was in tight spots. You'll have to watch the video for a better idea. Read more

Absolutely Amazed!

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Absolutely Amazed!

Very Pleased from Tacoma, WA

It's absolutely amazing. Does the best job on hardwood, vinyl & tile floors.. Good on carpet too & has no problem adjusting from hard to carpeted surfaces. Plus our cat was not afraid of it.She actually follows it around the room. iRobot Roomba has made our life simpler already and we've only had it for a week! A must buy! Every house should have a Roomba & 2 Roomba's would be even better. LOVE IT! Read more

Great when it's new-only good for 1 year

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Great when it's new-only good for 1 year

Ex Roomba Lover from Cincinnati, Ohio

I loved my Roomba at first and used it frequently. I had problems with it after about a year - it didn't hold a charge and stopped completing the cleaning cycle. I got a second one at a discount with an exchange from Roomba. The second one started acting up after a while as well. In the meantime, I had purchased one for my aging aunt and uncle. They really didn't use it, so I got theirs from them. It too started acting up after less then a year. So, all in all, I would say that it's GREAT when it's new, but it's definitely a disposable commodity. ROOMBA - PLEASE WORK ON THE LONGEVITY OF YOUR PRODUCTS AND IMPROVE THEM! They are TOO EXPENSIVE to replace every year. Read more

Well worth it!

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:01 GMT

Well worth it!

DR from West Virginia

My wife and I are very busy professionals, with a large home, a sizable office, and two dogs. We have Roomba Schedulers at home and at the office. The home 'bot has the pet hair upgrade. These things are GREAT! They clean very efficiently and effectively! They work well, IF they are maintained. This takes some time, but generally less than 10 minutes. If you have a dusty (or hairy) environment, do it after every use. Unfortunately the manual does not tell you everything you should do. Clean EVERYTHING in the machine. Remove the brush and beater, clean them and remove the yellow bearings and clean behind them. Be obsessive. Use compressed (canned) air and blow out every crack and crevice (including the filter and bin). Dust gets into everything in the machine. Make sure the edger brush rotates freely. Take it off and clean under it if necessary. I use canned air, screwdrivers, small pliers (to remove bearings), scissors (to cut hair), tweezers, the pet brush tool, paper t … Read more

What a GREAT gift this was!

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT

What a GREAT gift this was!

Cindy the busy Architect from Normal Illinois

My husband gave me this for Valentine's Day and I love it! I work full time and with the kid, dog, cat - well, I just can't vacuum every day but I really should. I will let Charlie loose on my lunch hour and come home and the vacuuming is done. I have hard wood, ceramic, carpet and throw rugs (no fringes) all in one open floor area and he handles it with no problems. He has sucked up a shoe lace once but he beeps a distress tune and if you rescue him he will be ready to go again. He rarely get stuck and once you realize what get him stuck you can move it out of the way. He is powerful enough to suck up legos (to the amazement of my 7 year old). Unlike my upright vacuum he doesn't get things wound up in the system - once it feels a problem it stops sucking up and you can easily remove a shoelace. It vacuums over the throw rugs which amazes me and if it bends the corner of the rug over it backs up and moves away from the rug. It is great on pet hair. To be honest, I didn't know … Read more