Friday, August 08, 2008

Broken iRobot

Well, it's about one month and the roomba wasn't functioning. Maybe my house is too dirty! I clean the brushes and the bin and the filter every time! So I returned it the Costco and bought a new one. Let's see if the new robot dies too early.

The good news is that the month the roomba was active, my floor was impeccably clean. It never fell down the stairs. The docking is a bother though, as roomba is hard to see the base. The machine doesn't remember where the obstacles are, though I which it does. I've got a place that the machine get stuck, and I used a vitual wall instead. And it doesn't see socks either.

3 comments:

Charmi said...

As I am deep in dog-hair season, your roomba posts are essential to me! Keep me updated on the new machine!!

Andy said...

Well, the new Roomba likes to spin in circles, cleaning in 'some' areas. Looks that the sensers are responding well and the battery is depleted after 2 hours. It's the first day though... I'll try again. If the roomba has high maintenance, I'll return it.

Charmi said...

Gene did some research. I have hard floors, so the dirt dog is what I need, $129.