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Purely so I can go out riding and not because I loathe vacuum cleaning has anyone got one of those robot vacuum cleaners and are they just a gimmick?
I fancy one as well...I also fancy the automated grass cutter...I'm lazy when it comes to that kind of work - enjoy cutting the grass as it is theraputic but I could do better things instead!
My otherhalfs mum has one of those robo hovers, its actually pretty good but ive had to have it in bits as it got all clogged up and kept saying it needed cleaning.
We've got some at work, they're ok, but I'm quite happy to live with dirt, so probably aren't the best judge 🙂
They're OK if you've got lots of open space and don't have a shag pile carpet or fur rugs strewn around etc. :p
I've got one, works amazingly well and cleans thoroughly.
Does have some downsides though. It needs emptying every time and it does struggle if its a cluttered room so I usually move some chairs on top of tables etc to give it a free run. Oh and new carpets can clog up the rollers but they are designed to be taken out and cleaned easily.
I don't really see the point yet, as a roboticist, they're too random and too short a run-time with too limited surface capability and obstacle avoidance. What's the point in trading off cleaning with a hoover (christ, it takes 3 minutes to whip round a room with a big hoover) for emptying per-room, having to have it recharge and carry it to a different location, having to move chairs and obstacles you'd normally just hoover around.
coffeeking - MemberI don't really see the point yet, as a roboticist, they're too random and too short a run-time with too limited surface capability and obstacle avoidance. What's the point in trading off cleaning with a hoover (christ, it takes 3 minutes to whip round a room with a big hoover) for emptying per-room, having to have it recharge and carry it to a different location, having to move chairs and obstacles you'd normally just hoover around.
You definitely have a point but they do work with limitations and for people like me that loathe hoovering its very useful.
I've got a Roomba, as above you do have to do a tidy , take out thin rugs, etc. and in the dining room put the chairs up on the table (it will go round them, just take longer). And yes you have to empty out it's little dustbin regularly, but at least that shows it's working. And pull fluff from the brush if you have a fluffy carpet.
On the other hand, call me lazy, but I find this way less tedious than actually doing the vacuuming (and anyway you have to pick stuff up of the floor for that too). It's good fun watching the little fella scoot about the place! I've always liked watching other people work.
In summary, it's like having a dishwasher instead of doing the washing up - yes you still have to load / unload, but it's definitely less work overall.
And besides - it's a robot! Doing the vacuuming! Like it's the 21st century or something!
Oh and like Daleks in the 70s, they can't yet do stairs.