Robot Vacuums

81z28

81z28

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Anyone have a robot vacuum like the Neato or Roomba, or the Scooba version that mops?

Two dogs and two kids our 11 year old carpet is shot, I'm taking all of that out and putting in oak flooring. We have around 270 sqft already and will be adding 460 sqft more. My wife doesn't mind running the vacuum but when it comes time to clean tile or hardwood its my job. I usually vacuum it first then get the knee pads and a bucket out. Not a huge fan so it doesn't get done as often as it should.

Do these auto floor mops work, or do the autovacuums do a good job where you only need to wipe up the spills from kids that are stuck down?

Thanks,

Matt
 
My mom has a Neato, and its awesome. It does just as good of a job as her Oreck. The downside is you have to clean it after a couple of runs, considering the dirt container is small. It picks up all of the cat and dog hari no problem, plus you can set it to run on a schedule. I set hers to run Monday/Wednesday/Friday at 6AM, works like a charm. She has a Roomba as well, but it doesnt even do half as good as a Neato.
 
I have a Roomba from Costco and love it.the trick is to vaccum the house thoroughly with a regular vaccum first and then run the Roomba often. Mine runs daily.

I am surprised at the positive opinion about the Neato. It seems like most of the people that rave about Roomba are ones that had the Neato previously and didnt like it.

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The Neato functions more like a vacuum than the Roomba. The Roomba is more like an automatic micro-broom/dustpan device. From what Ive seen, the only advantage the Roomba has over the Neato is it gets in tight spaces better. The Roomba uses a bumper/switch combo to tell it about obstacles, whereas the Neato uses laser tracking, and might sometimes avoid those spaces altogether.
 
Tin said:
The Neato functions more like a vacuum than the Roomba. The Roomba is more like an automatic micro-broom/dustpan device. From what Ive seen, the only advantage the Roomba has over the Neato is it gets in tight spaces better. The Roomba uses a bumper/switch combo to tell it about obstacles, whereas the Neato uses laser tracking, and might sometimes avoid those spaces altogether.
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If the Neato actually vaccums like the last image on the left side of the page (room with green walls) then I am sold!

http://www.amazon.com/Neato-XV-21-A...?ie=UTF8&qid=1363897840&sr=8-1&keywords=neato

I might have to pick one up just to do a comparison test to my Roomba and keep the one I like better.
 
How does the Roomba and Neato do up against trim? My buddy has a Neato xv21 and needs to take a broom around the perimeter before it runs.

Thanks for the feedback
 
81z28 said:
How does the Roomba and Neato do up against trim? My buddy has a Neato xv21 and needs to take a broom around the perimeter before it runs.

Thanks for the feedback
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The Neato doesnt do very well in the corners, mostly because of the way it detects obstructions. Roomba uses a bumper system, which needs to be actuated in order to detect an obstruction. Neato, on the other hand, uses a laser system to detect obstructions. In this case, the bumper system works best because the vacuum is already there once it detects something. Out on the open floor, the Neato wins no contest.
 
I had a Roomba that I bought and returned at Costco after I used it for about a month. I spent more time cleaning it than it worked. I have 2 goldens that shed alot of hair. I ended up getting them de-shedded at the groomers and bought a shark steam mop for the hardwood floors.
 
My neighbor has a neato and I have to admit it's pretty cool, vacuums in perfectly straight lines on carpet. But I have to admit nothing works better than a dyson and I have a back-PAC vac for hardwood and tile.
 
That neato looks like a Super Nintendo! I would love to test one out.

I have a Dyson (it was a gift). They sure are expensive but it works well. So, why don't you have the kids doing chores?
 
Kids are 3 and 5, honestly I never really thought they were old enough. When did you guys start using the kids for labor? They pick up toys that they get out lol.
 
Yeah that's probably a little young, but I don't have kids so I don't really know. I would say I started off with small tasks at 5, but swept, vacuumed etc by 7 for sure.
 
the trick with getting kids to clean... make it fun or make it like a mission.. that way they dont see it as punishment or wont dread it


annnnnnd i just watched the video... lol that would blow
 
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