Roomba or equivalent?

Cyrus

looking at vacuum wars the robots have moved on a lot for both vacuuming and mopping, anyone got a Roborock S8 or Revo with the cleaning dock etc yet?

paddylonglegs

also wondering what’s the latest decent models now. Following this thread for a long time but only now seriously considering getting a robo vac/mop

Benzino

We got the Eufy x10 pro omni earlier in the year and it has been fantastic. It's our first robot vacuum so can't compare to others, but it seemed to be great value compared to others considering the features it has.

It has great obstacle avoidance although we do have some cat toys that are thin (cat dancer and wand toys) that it can get caught up in, but it's easy to untangle.

The only complaint I have is I wish it would send a notification when you need to clean the filter (recommends every 20 hours of runtime) or when it's time to replace parts (such as the brushes, easy to do and parts available on Amazon). It has all the information in the app, telling you the runtime left until it recommends changing, but it doesn't send a notification when it's time. It does appear as a notification within the app, but I have schedules set up so I don't use the app that often, typically to do a spot clean or manual controls.

Besides this, I'd certainly recommend it and am considering getting another for upstairs.

Kintarō Hattori

I had been wanting to get a robo vac for years but didn't want to spend a lot for a few reasons. I didn't want any hassle setting boundaries. My partner can be a bit of a technophobe so it was quite possible that she'd just have said no, we're not using that, after pulling the trigger. Someone a few weeks ago posted the below in a forum, I don't remember which. It seemed decent enough and feedback seemed ok too, so pulled the trigger:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C5R7N16K?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

So far it's been great. A doddle to setup and use. I'm surprised at the amount of dust and dirt it's picked up. I'd gladly trade the water tank for a bigger dust box. So far though I'm very happy. I'd nearly consider another or an alternative for upstairs.

Cyrus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122891814#Comment_122891814

they really are the kind of gadget that once you get youll never be without. We have 2 and they are used 3 or 4 times a week.

johnnykilo

Currently looking at getting one of the 2 of these:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BQBQJ784/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lubluelu-SL68-Robot-Vacuum-Cleaner/dp/B0CJR4Y6C2

Does anyone have experience of either? They're the same price, look to have similar review ratings but the SL68 seems to have slightly better specs than the SL60D

Bluefoam

No experience with them... But I can recommend a Eufy, I have two of them for the last 4 years and they're still going strong. Here's one that looks like exceedingly good value. Plus they have good brand recognition.

https://amzn.eu/d/0IcQjX8

Cyloncity

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122880489#Comment_122880489

Just wondering how this is going a few months on. Thinking of getting one but not sure it would handle saddle boards well. Do you still find it good?

Benzino

Still going perfectly. We had it only mostly carpet with saddle boards and it had no issues with them what so ever. We have since switched to laminate floors and it's been great, especially the mopping is pretty handy.

The only issue we had was with one rug on the laminate, it would catch the corners and lift it up, and fail to get past it. But we got some stuff on Amazon to fix the corners to the floor and it's been fine since.

Oh, and some cat toys are too slim/skinny so it sometimes does not detect them, running over them and getting tangled up, but it's easy to sort out.