I was also skeptical, but my sister in law talked my wife into it. I was expecting it to be one more thing around the house that I was always having to repair.

I was also skeptical, but my sister in law talked my wife into it. I was expecting it to be one more thing around the house that I was always having to repair... They've really dialed that design in. It does require a deep cleaning about once a month, but it's quite easy. Takes maybe a minute. And whenever we don't pick everything up, the Roomba will choke on things like bubble wrap, socks, towels (we often keep one on the floor by the door for the dog). It's been a real workhorse.