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- Covers 4 rooms on a single battery charge
- Wireless Command Center
- On-board Scheduling
- Self-charging Home Base®
- 2 Virtual Wall® Lighthouses
- 1 each Replacement Beater & Bristle Brush
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I can't believe the new technology and improvements made to my new Roomba 570 compared to my Original Series Roomba that I purchased several years ago! My "Amazing Grace" is so easy to operate. I love the scheduling capability and how it automatically finds its way home after cleaning. I can be in my home office working and it starts by itself, does my cleaning, then goes back to its Home Base. I use it to clean my carpeted living room, dining room, hallway, bathroom, and the tile entryway with a thick area rug at the front door every morning at 9AM. I'm not sure how much more area it is capable of, but I've thought about expanding it to the tile kitchen and my carpeted bedroom. This would be wonderful if it could accomplish all this area. I still have my Original Series Roomba and wouldn't give it up for the world. It needs a new battery after all these years but it will certainly clean my home offce room perfectly. iRobot, you are terrific!
from Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies on 7/13/2008
Fanatastic. I purchased this for my wife as a christmas present while vacation in the US this year. It has been cleaning our rooms left right and centre. It cleans and cleans well. OUr pets couldn't bet bothered. We have clutter in our rooms so we sometime need to move stuff so scooby could get his job done. We really have no complaints. I wish i could start sellign them in my country. This christmas, I'm getting the one that washes.
Our family is constantly busy. We just recently bought a 4,000 sq. ft. house. Shortly after moving in, we realized that vacuuming was not going to be easy! It took about a little over an hour to thoroughly vacuum the house! Because we were all pressed for time, we decided to buy a Roomba. We could all immediately feel the difference in our travertine floors. They were so much cleaner and we didn't do a thing! The only thing is that it doesn't vacuum the stairs. Sometimes we have to go looking for it because it gets lost in rooms. The bristle brushes break easily. We have had to replace ours 3 times. But all in all, this is a great product. I recommend the Roomba to anyone who doesn't have the time to clean!
I received the Roomba for Christmas and I absolutely love it! It saves me time and energy. When I'm busy doing other chores, the Roomba is doing his work and effectively. It can sometimes get stuck in cords though. The only thing, I have to do touch ups in corners but it doesn't really bother me because I already saved a lot of time. Great product!!
from Michigan on 6/28/2008
My seven year old came up with the name. I'm working on finding a better one. I call it "the vacuum"
I really thought the house would be cleaner once our old cat was gone, but with the dirt road, two kids (the other is 5), shoes allowed in the house, two of us with long hair, the tumbleweeds still existed. I am too busy and everyday something is left to do until later. Well, later never comes. Vacuuming is always last on my list and it has to be pretty bad for me to drag it out. I bought the 570 for my husband on Father's day and felt like I shouldn't have spent so much for such an occasion and without his input. Here, in this space, I will confess, I bought it for myself! But, he LOVES it! I couldn't have found a better gift! We have laminate floors and the evening sun shows all the dust. I haven't noticed any dust since Father's day! I forgot that I even owned a swifter! My kids won't clean for the sake of cleaning, but if I tell them that I want to run the vacuum they run to pick up their clutter. Now I need one to clean their dresser tops! I don't mind the cleaning of the brushes. I use a seam ripper (found at any sewing store)and can get long hairs and thread cut off in every space. I don't find it to be loud at all! I wonder what others are comparing it to? Their other vacuum? I doubt it! We have an elevavated, carpeted area and I was amazed at how the vacuum sensed the edges and never drove off the edge. It was worth every penny!
We love the Roomba 570. My kids got it for me for Mothers Day. We have a Golden Retreiver with lots of long hair, and if used every day there are never any visible hairs "floating" around like before on the hardwood floors. Noting negative to say..... we are buying one for a friend for a wedding gift.
I love it! and I am bying another one for the upstairs.
I LOVE my robot! Friends like to watch it work - it's great to sit and have a coffee with a friend while my floor is being cleaned. People find it fascinating and I would highly recommend it!
from New York City, New York on 6/23/2008
My staff hated to clean up at the end of the day. It took about an hour to vacuum up the offices... (2)Now it goes on 1 hour before we close saving the staff 6 hours a week to do other important tasks. Times two offices it is like getting two days extra workers a week. Bought it for my daughters apartment, my home, my sons house and just got the scooba... My wife has been very nice to me lately!!!!
from Iowa on 6/18/2008
Roomba was recommended by a friend, but I was highly skeptical that it would work as advertised. The first night I decided to test it by putting small pieces of tissue all around the room to see how many it would miss. To my surprise, it got them all (about 20 scattered pieces). Roomba 570 gets an amazing amount of cat hair off of our carpet and vinyl floors. Every time it gets done I empty it out and clean the brushes and cannot believe how effective it is. It gets the cat hair easy enough, but it also gets very fine dust and dirt particles. Cleaning the filter and brushes isn't great fun, but it's better knowing that my two year old is playing on clean floors. The front spinning brush "arms" do break off, though it is a soft material designed to break off rather than damage walls and furniture. I can deal with that, although I wish they were a little less expensive. After two weeks with one Roomba 570 we bought another one for the second level of our house. We're highly satisfied with this product.
from Acworth, GA on 6/12/2008
Never thought that this would actually be anything more than a novelty product; however, after consumer reports rating, my wife and I decided to try the 570 and we are absolutely impressed. Our pets are still adjusting to the new addition to the family, but they are becoming more and more comfortable with each use.
from Victorville, Ca on 6/11/2008
I love my robot,my husband says we need one for upstairs, but I find it is no trouble taking it up the stairs. Better than trying to carry a large upright.
My sister-in-law was here from Tucson, and she is thinking about getting one.I am waiting to try the next one that comes out, I am sure it will be great.
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After I first got my robot I let it charge overnight for the sake of the battery. The next day I let it loose in my dining room while I was as work. When I got home from work I found my dining room to have little paths all over it. I took the bin off to see how full it was, I could not believe how full it was. When I vacuum I rarely move the furniture to get underneath it. Now I dont have to at all. It does not clean as well as my Dyson but with the amount it does get under the furniture I will have only have to move furniture once a year to get those areas deep cleaned. I brought it into work to show the people how well it worked because they did not believe me. The floor there is painted concrete. Before it started one of the guys swept the floor and then I set the robot loose. After it was done the could not believe how much the broom had missed! A couple of the guys told their wives about it and now they want an in-home demonstration. Im very proud of the little robot!!
Every women/mom should have one of these. Husbands/Dads if you are looking to buy something for the mom of the house, don't hesitate. I got mine for Mother's Day and I thank my husband for everyday. It works wonders on pet hair.
from San Rafael, CA on 5/23/2008
My girlfriend and I bought this product as a Mothers Day Gift to each other from our pets. I really thought she would be just so-so. But I have been very surprised. I thought I would be dealing with emptying the collection bin several times during the cleaning - I was wrong. I love her, she works her tail off and I am so thrilled. I will tell you that I hate to vaccuum, my back hurts and I have so many other things that are priority. SO when we got Olga, I thought that I would still have to do some cleaning, but she does it all. The biggest drawback is that she does get stuck under the couch sometimes. I am looking for some solutions that I can remedy this. But she does a heck of a lot better job than I do. Fantastic product!
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from Indianapolis, Indiana on 5/21/2008
I love having this Roomba. It is the best gift I have ever given myself. The only thing that I find troublesome is that lint and hair accumulates everywhere in this robot. I use fine scissors to dig lint out from everywhere. There are places I can see lint and hair that I just can't get to.
I use Brooma to clean every room in my house. She gets under the bed, tables and couches.
I program her to clean while I am at work. It's a great feeling to come home to clean and dust free floors. My husband is getting tired of me telling him how much I love Brooma. I'm not sure how I got along without her.
I have three dogs and a cat and hard wood floors. The hair was a never ending battle until the Rhumba! She cleans while I shower or shop. Goes over rugs no problem, under furniture, around chairs, she's just great. Just have to clean after every use but not time consuming or difficult. Highly recommend!
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from Seattle, WA on 5/15/2008
This thing is great. I love hearing the beeps warning me it is backing out of its base, kinda like a dump truck. Then the little hum telling me that I can be lazy and let the "little guy" do the cleaning.
Other than the training period (me being trained that is), learning to not leave small cords exposed, or a necktie sitting on the floor, I haven't had a single problem.
The only thing that could use improvement is how often I have to empty him out, and clean the brushes.
Great product, and I am convinced future versions will just get better.
great product....it really works.
some times it goes into a bathroom to hide, closes the door, and then goes to sleep !!!
it also hides under furniture when it can't get out.
The remote control is excellent. Allows you to "finish up" a room faster by directing the machine to the final areas of dirt.
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from Boca Raton, FL on 4/22/2008
I got a Roomba for my wife for Christmas which went over initially like buying her a toaster for our anniversary! Three months later, she loves it and we use "Yvette", our french housekeeper several days a week. Love it. great with two cats and a teenager with long blonde hair. I am constantly amazed at how much stuff "she" picks up every time we use it. The only negative I would mention is that there is a lot of emptying and cleaning of brushes. It definitely helps to have several sets of brushes for faster turn around time. One other problem...I just love watching her clean, so I don't get other things done instead of cleaning the house. I'm hooked!-John
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We purchased our first iRoomba and Scoba for Christmas, 2006. The iRoomba is a scheduler model. I have her [Cinderella] set up to clean every Tuesday and Friday. She'll clean a couple of rooms, returning to her home base to recharge her battery. Recharged, she completes cleaning the floors. Once every two weeks I use Sparkle [Scoba] on the hardwood floors, tile bathroom floors and Kitchen/Dining Room tile floors. We have both Chow Chow dogs, plus one each [Himalayan and Calico Cats]. Prior to our iRobots, trying to keep the home free of animal fur was impossible!! This past December, one of the Atlantic City Casinos, was giving away a limited number of iRoomba 500 series machines. My wife was fortunate enough to be awarded one. This iRobot has been named "Aggie". The 500 Series has many improvements over its predecessor [Our original "Scheduler Model"]. Some of the improvements are: As she senses her approach to walls, she slows down. The previous rendition slams into the walls and doors. The operation is much quieter. I prefer the new filters. She cleans a larger area before returning for a recharge. he cleaning brush seems to clean deeper into the carpets. I prefer the brush cleaner tool of the older model. It cleans the brushes much quicker, needing fewer cycles thru the cleaner tool. The difference between the two models is similar to the difference between night and day!!Before using the iRoombas I will use a broom to quickly clean the area where the walls and floors meet. The front side brush is a good idea; but, I feel that neither model does an adequate job in this area. We have a 52' Rancher. It takes me about 3 minutes to complete using the broom. Yes, I pick up objects such as the food and water bowls, small pet toys, and any other object I think might become stuck in the brushes. During my 60 years I have not found anything that is perfect in every respect. It's just common sense to pick up these objects.[...] I just don't know how I ever livd without the girls. Many of my friends are now happy iRobot owners, too!!
from Nashville, TN on 4/21/2008
We have 4 dogs and 2 birds and I don't know how we lived without our Roomba. It is such a pleasure to turn it on and watch it thoroughly clean my hardwood floors and tile. We run it every other day and our house looks clean all the time. Plus, it's now easier to keep the entire house clean now since I don't dread cleaning day anymore---the hardest part is done by Rosie (the Roomba), so all that's left is dusting. We'd highly recommend this to anyone.
from Fort Lauderdale, FL on 4/16/2008
I love my robot. I've had it for over a month and can't keep my eyes off of him. it's so entertaining to watch him maneuver out of tight places and he really really works. My floors and area rugs are dirt free. I was a little concerned about an area rug that's in one of the guest rooms that has long fringes but he cleaned it like a pro. I am so thrilled with this product I'm hoping it holds up over time.
these roomba's are far better than the first ones, however they seem to erase the schedule that you enter then they do not clean on schedule.
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from Washington on 4/11/2008
I am surprised at how smart it is sometimes, and then at how dumb it is sometimes. It cleans very well on our hardwood floors and picks up a great deal of pet hair. We only have to use the normal vacuum once a month on the carpet areas to get the deep down stuff. The con I have is that within 30 days of purchase, it broke a bristle. Within 60 days of purchase, the robot started having docking issues which led to a replacement base and then to a replacement robot. A bit of a hassle was had using the e-mail support system (pick up the phone and call !) But even then, to get to a live person using the 800 number is no easy feat the first few attempts. The pet and the robot get along fine, the noise is average. I am dissapointed it cannot return to it's home unless it is within a few feet of the base. It does not use the lighthouses as waypoints which would be cool. So basically, the robot cannot dock unless it is in the room with line of sight to the base. I also have issues with the lighthouses. I tell it to clean one room before moving on.. but then when it finishes its second room, it cant get back across the barrier to dock.
Lastly, it cleans some areas of the room 5-7 times but other areas it catches only one time (rarely does it miss an area large enough to complain about)
All in all, the cleaning performance is average (but for this type of vacuum, I give it above average), the programming is less than average but the cool factor is off the charts. The battery life is average. I still have to prep a room before it begins cleaning as it will run into obstacle the signal does not bounce off of (glass and see through items).. it knocked our glass fireplace screen over as it hit it at full speed. The funniest one was when it got caught in the mini-blind cord and climbed up almost a foot before it realized there was a problem.
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from Tampa Florida on 4/7/2008
I love my irobot because I like coming home to a clean home. I have a doberman that sheds his dark short hair everywhere. Most of my house is hardwood flooring and tile with area rugs. It cleans great but the side brushes break off very easily. [...] The other brushes need frequent cleaning as well as long human hair tends to tangle around it and prevent it from working. It gets under the furniture very nicely except for the lower couches, it seems to need at least 5-6 inch clearence. You also need to be careful of what is left on the floor especially your kids rooms as the irobot picks them up an if they are big such as socks, pencils or other small objects, it can jam the irobot. It also sometimes gets trapped under or behind things and you have to go searching for it. Overall I love it, I hope it lasts, I got it this past holiday season and so far it is doing well. I run it about 3 times a week.
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from San Dieog, CA on 4/3/2008
I love my roombas and scooba! We are one hard working cleaning machine in my house now. Best Christmas present my husband ever gave me!!!
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from Huntington Beach, California on 4/3/2008
I love my new maid. I was first skeptical when my friend told me to get one, but thought that I can always return it after trying. Now I love Roomba and even bought Scooba the next week.
Roomba has very high IQ and does a better job than a human maid. Scooba is not as intelligent, but does a good job scrubbing smaller area as well. Roomba picks up all the little buds on my tile floor and clean my house diligently without complaining. After three cleanings, I have already recovered my money back. The only drawback is that Roomba's voice is a female and all this time, I thought she was a "He" until she talked to me to tell me that she got stuck. Once she tried to squeeze herself under a very low clearance from my cabinet and got stuck underneath. However, for the good job she does, I do not mind rescuing her once in a while.
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from RAYMORE, MISSOURI on 3/4/2008
I got "Ruby" ( my rumba) for Christmas and she gets her first vacation in May, I may not use her one day. Some women have a "shoe buying problem," I tend to buy all the new vacuums I have had every new one for the last 30 years, sort of a fetish I guess. You can have all the others but touch my Rumba Rosy and It will be delt with harshly. My house stays clean. I get home from work start Rosy and while she is taking care of the floors I clean somehting else, start dinner, pay bills whatever. When Rosy is done,so am I for the evening. Love Love Love it!!!!!! I bought two tune up kits just to be safe. I NEVER WANT TO BE WITHOUT HER!!!!!!
from Shippensburg, PA on 2/27/2008
Bought my roomba early in Feb. 2008 and love it already. My brother and I named it Sherlock (yes, after that great detective Sherlock Holmes) because of all the dirt, cat hair, and grime he gets out the carpet everyday. I empty the container after every use and clean the brushes every couple of days, but it is worth it and only takes a couple of minutes. He is easy to program and works great. I plan to get a scooba to do the kitchen and bathroom floors.
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We love it. We have 4 dogs (Labs), lots of dog hair and it does a great job!
However, after 60 days of almost daily use, the beater and bristle brushes no longer turn (hope the 2yr warranty from Sharper Image replaces unit!!) and the bumper strip on the front has fallen off twice (Gorilla Glue doesn't even hold it). So, we are not impressed with the reliability.
Hope everyone bought the warranty!!
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The old adage "Never give your wife a vacuum cleaner as a gift" doesn't apply any more. She named him immediately and put him to work. Why am I calling it a "he"? She is fascinated by it. The cats don't hide anymore when she puts it to work, they stalk it. When she cleans it, one would think she was changing a diaper. No more cat hair clumps or build ups along the walls.
She got a little upset when the side brushes started breaking off, and they are back-ordered. This must be endemic with the Roomba, but we still give it a "5".
Our daughter has bought one, our realtor bought one and my wife's hairdresser bought one. I think my wife needs to come out of retirement and work for the company.
The roomba is very effective and it is very capable. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ONE!!!!
Here are some things iRobot can improve:
1. it needs more advanced sensors so it can detect objects more easily instead of closing doors and pushing rolling chairs.
2. The roomba is a little bit noisy and I can hear it from downstairs coming form the ceiling.
despite these points, ROOMBA ROX MY SOX!!!
from brooklyn new york on 2/5/2008
I use this product daily no more swiffer so its cheaper in the long run it really is a well made product. I have the scooba also and I find that it really cleans grout much better than a mop and it is so easy to use. I've told everyone I know about these and they are popping up at all my friends and families houses I cant live with out my roomba my scooba and my car navigation system.
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We have 3 dogs, 2 large breeds, one small. One dog is a German Shepherd who's hair comes out in clumps and would form "tumble weeds" of hair that would accumulate on our floors without daily cleaning. Needless to say we don't have time to vacuume daily so the Roomba seemed like the perfect solution. I purchased it for my mother for her birthday and ended up giving it to her immediately after receiving it rather then waiting because I was so excited. We all love it, I set Lupe loose and she cleans while we are out, or doing other things around the house. The dogs were initially curious but have since learned to completely ignore it. We plan to purchase the Scooba soon to help w/ the mopping.
We do clean our Roomba after each use, but its so quick and painless that it doesn't even matter. Our German Shepherds hair is long so it gets in the brushes but the easy release on the brushes/bin & filter makes cleaning out the Roomba a BREEZE. I've raved about this product to all of my family, friends and co-workers. I'm sure you will have some more purchases coming your way very soon!!
Thanks iRobot! We love Guadalupe!!
This product is amazing. I'm not exagerating when i say it changed my life. My wife and i are school teachers and coaches. We have 4 dogs which we call our children, and no time or more importantly ENERGY to come home at night and sweep up all the dog hair. I'm pretty sure in the 4 years we lived in our home we had guests over 4 times because of all the dog hair. My wife is a neat freak and gets embarrasses about all the hair, but has no energy to clean the dog hair everyday. With those dogs it really needs cleaned twice a day. Well with Roomba 570 the house is not only clean but its squeeky clean. I mean my floor feels like a really well cleaned basketball court when i walk on it now. My house has transformed from a gritty, hairy floor to an absolute pristine floor, and we can have guests over ANY TIME now. I disagree that this vacuum does not replace the stand up vacuums. Roomba in my opinion cleans my floors much better than my stand up vacuum ever did. It even gets into corners better then my stand up. With his little side brush that he has out there, he gets into corners like i never could. I cant say enough about it. I love it love it love it!!! People complain that you have to empty his dirt tray. Well which would you rather. A literal 5 second dirt tray dumping or a 1 hour vacuum session? hmmmmmm Ge goes under alllll my furniture and never gets stuck... I do have him get stuch from time to time on my speaker stands. I have these speaker stands that have a kind of ramp on the front. he some times ramps up the speaker stand and gets his wheels off the ground. Its really cute though. HE just makes this sound from his little speakers. He seriously says Uh ohh and i go save him. Its not very often but it does happen. He's so cute i dont mind saving him at all and i feel alittle like i've pulled my kid from a tree or something. We have wood floors, tile, and lynolium and it cleans all surfaces GREAT. We let him go to clean 3 large connecting rooms in our house. The lighthouses work well. We are using 3 because of the lay out of our house. 2 we set to lighthouse mode. 1 to virtual wall. The difference is that when he bumps into a virtual wall beam he thinks its a real wall. When he hits a lighthouse beam he stops but remembers where its at. When the room is totally clean he knows to come to the lighthouse and go to the next room. When rooms 2 and 3 are clean he just makes his way back to his dock and charges back up. I came home last night just as he was finishing. When he docks he gives out a little cheery tune. Like, everybody look at what i've just done. I heard his little tune and I seriously say out loud..."Good boy roomba you did a real good job." Go buy one...TODAY!!!
from cambria, ca on 1/18/2008
"Sid" is great at picking up cat hair. Our girls (cats) love their new friend and follow Sid around the house as the floors are vacuumed. While Sid will never replace our rainbow vacuum, it is helpful to use during the business work week.
from Virginia on 1/17/2008
I don't know how I've lived without this thing! I have a teenager and a Chihuahua, both with long hair, and both shed. I am amazed at the amount of hair this thing picks up daily, and at the large amount of very fine dust it also picks up. It does occasionally get stuck under the front edge of the recliner, but otherwise I have no problems and no complaints. It's set to clean every weekday at 2, the lighthouses keep it in the main living area of the house, and by the time I get home, it's recharged and ready to do lighter areas if needed. Roomba is very efficient, easy and quick to maintain, I highly recommend it to everyone! [...]
from Winthrop Harbor, IL on 1/15/2008
I was very skeptical when my son gave me the 570 for Christmas. He's an engineer and loves anything mechanical, so I thought this was just another of his toys. Boy, was I surprised! Roomba is truly amazing! It cleans wonderfully under furniture, in corners, and on carpeting, wood floors, and tile. We schedule it to run after dinner, and without fail at 8:00 PM sharp, Morris starts doing his thing. Both my husband and I love to sit and just watch him do his magic. We call it our "grandchild." I thought my house was clean until I saw all the "gunk" this thing picks up! As I said, it's absolutely amazing and I highly recommend it. Best gift my son ever gave me!
from Vancouver on 1/14/2008
I had an older model from a couple years ago and loved it. After 2 years of cleaning every day the battery began having issues so I had it returned [...] During the time without my Roomba was awful. I had forgotten how much dust and hair (2 cats, 2 people, and 2 adjacent construction sites) could build up in a day.Roomba returned and this new roomba (a 570) has managed to not only super clean our place again but iRobot has fixed all of the minor problems with the older model I saw. It is much quieter, it detects walls better and so slows down before contact and making its turns, the home base docking behaviour is much improved and far faster. I even get to remote control it for demos when friends come by.I have and will continue to highly recommend this little guy. Especially once it can do the dishes too :)
from Sunnyvale, CA on 1/10/2008
We have two cats, one with long hair. The 570 thoroughly removes cat fur from rugs and floors (which is terrific!), but unfortunately the 570 leaves it mostly on the brushes instead of in the bin. The fur is easily removed from the brushes but it would take less frequent cleaning if the fur went into the bin. I love the manual controls on the scheduler (worth every penny!); you can drive it like a car to remove messes.
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Amazing time saver
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from Canada on 1/5/2008
I thought this was a gimmick. It's not. However, it does have issues that I'll point out. It chokes over carpet that has dark designs - it just won't clean it or it stops. When the remote commander is on, the bot stops and you have to use the remote to guide. To return it back to normal, you have press clean again. It bumps furniture (especially dark furniture) pretty hard and gets scratched even with a bumper. That's about all the negatives I can find. This thing is truly amazing, I can't understand how dirty my house is even if I clean every day. Amazing
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from marco island on 1/3/2008
could use a stronger vacuum, has trouble with some throw rugs. Bachelors dream!
I use this to keep my kitchen area tile clean, pretty much confine it to that room, it's the most high traffic area in the house, has dark slate tiles where it's difficult to see dirt. I like the overall product, it does a great job cleaning, but I think it could be a lot better, the technology is well beyond this currently marketed commercial product. I would like to see it vacuum my carpet in a pattern sortof like I do in straight lines so that it doesn't have the haphazard pattern which Roomba currently performs(i.e., more aesthetically pleasing). I would also like it to be more interactive, specificically voice commands, voice maintenance reports, fully interactive voice programming. While you're at it maybe it could whip up a mixed drink, just kidding.
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I bought the 570 four weeks ago as an early Christmas present, and it's my best self-present ever! I'm a full-time working, single mom with two kids (with lots of friends) and two hairy cats, so between the general dirt and cat hair tumbleweed the floors were consistently dirty. But I didn't realize how dirty they were until Roomba started to work! I'm amazed at how much at cat hair & dirt it picks up, even when I run it daily. Roomba does a great job navigating around furniture (and it does force us to pick up loose socks, cat toys, and other floor detritus, so the house is looking a lot less cluttered). I have area carpets, hardwood floors and tile, and Roomba does a great job on all. The carpets are quite nice ones, and I'm relieve to see that carpet fiber doesn't seem to be getting pulled away. Roomba is pretty tough, too - it's survived entanglements with long bits of twine left on the floor from my kids' projects, having the firescreen fall on it, and a major flood from the Christmas tree waterer (which it valiantly attempted to suck up - but a tip to the wise: if you use one of those watering systems which involve a container of water and a hose to your tree stand, block it off from Roomba because the hose can become disconnected when Roomba bumps it).
I bought Roomba with the idea that I'd turn it on as I stepped out the door to go to work. I've decided not to do that - with stuff left on the floor, the Christmas tree accident, and one or two thresholds that Roomba often gets stuck on, I think it's better to be home when it's running.
My floors are so clean now - I just wish Roomba dusted and cleaned upholstery & curtains, too!
I received this product for Christmas and have it scheduled to clean my hardwood floor everyday during the week at 2pm. I love it.? It does a good job and can really see the difference in how clean my floor stays.? I would definitely recommend the roomba.? Now I want a scooba!!