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I do own a Roomba 560 with 2 virtual walls (as sold in France). It's easily the best home-related purchase we did last year. For the anecdote, we nicknamed it
by thibaut_barrere 17y ago
I do own a Roomba 560 with 2 virtual walls (as sold in France). It's easily the best home-related purchase we did last year.
For the anecdote, we nicknamed it "wall-e". Our 2yo is totally used to it.
I'd for sure would be willing to buy more domestic robots if I could find valuable ones (I'm thinking about the Scooba).
Is there anyone with interesting links to share on the subject ?
- ericb 17y agoIn terms of the Scooba's value, if you have good sized swaths of hardwood or tile that you can clear off for it, it becomes a practical alternative to most mop work. However, I wouldn't recommend it for the non-technical--I had to clear the pump opening a couple times by forcing water through it (per tech support). Still, I hate mopping, and it was decent enough at it. In terms of practicality the Scooba is like the dishwasher-convenience paradigm. You maintain it, load and unload, but it saves you work overall. I get the sense that the return on effort is slightly lower than the Roomba. After we had our first child, we started having a person come in and clean and although it isn't cheap, it is probably the change that has made the biggest improvement in our quality of life in a while.
- w00pla 17y agoIMHO mopping isn't really an issue - it is fairly fast. What is a drag is sweeping or vacuuming the room before you mop. That is surely something that can be done by an ordinary roomba?