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I enjoyed my Neato XV-11 back in 2010. It had laser room mapping and planning, automatic self-charging as needed, and scheduling back when Roomba was the only a
by dangrossman 4y ago
I enjoyed my Neato XV-11 back in 2010. It had laser room mapping and planning, automatic self-charging as needed, and scheduling back when Roomba was the only alternative and only offered "bounce in random directions" robots. No software, cloud or otherwise, required. Scheduling was done on a small screen on the vacuum itself. I gave it away to someone else after 8 years.
- pbhjpbhj 4y agoWhy did you give it away, did you replace it?
- dangrossman 4y agoLife circumstances changed. I got married, we both work from home, which means there's no convenient time for extended vacuum noise and keeping the floors clear of obstacles any more. I offered the Neato to a neighbor when we moved, it was still working great after a $30 battery replacement. I now just use a Dyson stick vacuum on our mostly hardwood floors.
- pbhjpbhj 4y agoThanks.
- outworlder 4y agoI have a somewhat newer Neato (non cloud connected), and a Neato D3 (cloud connected). The non-cloud is inconvenient, not because of not having cloud management, but due to the fact that it doesn't have any networking capabilities at all. I still keep it around and trigger manually. Its LIDAR died, but I just had to open and clean it to restore operation. One battery changed. Still going. The other one, despite being cloud connected, can at least be managed by Home Assistant(although the initial integration is a pain). Which means I can do things like run it when there's no-one at home (or noone downstairs). I also have a Braava. Which, despite connecting to iRobot's cloud, also has local control. It works even better than the D3. They are all outclassed by newer robots. If I had the time I'd replace the onboard electronics entirely.