It had been years since I watched the robots and it's not easy to choose because there are in all price ranges, with very different technologies, options and varied programs. If it is so expensive, cheap is not it spoil the money in a fragile thing or ineffective? And if I take an expensive and I realized that it does not suit me?
Finally, my 2 cats in full moult convinced me that it was urgent. So I studied all models, weighed their pros and cons to finally go for it.
This robot is ultra basic. Some will find it full of defects, but maybe like me, it will fill you that meets your needs or your use:
- It shall not return to its base alone: Fortunately for me, because my property is convoluted with rooms on many different platforms or split levels. As a robot does not change any one level, it would require me to also move the base every time it aspires a new part.
- He has no terminal to prevent it moving: Yes, but it has a very effective vacuum detection system which prevents it from falling while it is surrounded on all sides by empty. To prohibit him riddled corner of electrical son I just moved some furniture or installs some cushions. in short, no need sophisticated trick to prevent the wheels from tangling in a can of worms.
- It has a charging time of about 4 hours and worked only 1 hour 30: It could be better, but it does not bother me. As I do work a bit every day, I do not need it passes across the bottom. I run in the morning I recharge lunch and possibly raise the afternoon. When it is unloaded, it is distinguished by a short beep and when it is recharged, a light comes on.
- You can not program the time of its passage: He works until all batteries. For those who have only one level, it is not a problem since it happens in other parts. Personally, I find that from 15 to 20 minutes in a room of 15 m2 little dirty is sufficient. Since I work at home, I can easily change the room when I deemed necessary.
- It has a small tank: yes, it must be emptied frequently, especially with tons of hair that my friendly feline housemates settle everywhere. But as I often moves seen because of all these differences in ground level, I empty it when I change room and it's going well. For those who do not have much hair to pick up, I guess its capacity is sufficient between two battery recharges.
In view of its very accessible price, I found some very acceptable its weaknesses, especially that besides that, he has real qualities:
+ There is actually effective at least on parquet and tiles (I only have hard floors). Other models have an essentially mechanical action with brushes that send dust into the tank without suck as well. Small litter gravel well disappear. For larger stones however, no miracle, we must leave the brush, especially because the suction nozzle is quite narrow.
+ The hair tangled around the brush necessarily but they are very easy to clean.
+ Maintenance is very quick and easy. Unlike some robots, the latter has no central brush. The hair wrap around the side brush inevitably but are easily removed, which is significant when one is more hairy (s) to live in the house.
+ He sneaks around well under the low tables and brushes pass into all the little corners.
+ The buffer system around obstacles is very soft. No fear of damaging the furniture unlike some that fit roughly into the table legs and tend to score the wood.
+ It is bit noisy. Completely silent (one can dream) it would have been perfect, but frankly, the sound level is very bearable, and much softer than that of most competitors. In any case, do not stress the cats that monitor, fascinated.
+ It is quite aesthetic. Its shape is simple. This is not a technology freak and his look is friendly.
Like all robot vacuum cleaners, you better grow some furniture to facilitate its passage and optimize their work.
Sure, it puts more of a human time to clean the same room, but at least it does, and does it even better than I expected. And his daily passage keeps an ever own home.
Provided it works as well for many years!
