Anyone else form an emotional bond to their Roomba?

[IrateSpeed6]

Just had my brand new 560 delivered earlier today... I gotta say, that lil' bastard did a damn fine job of cleaning. So far it seems to do a great job - the "lighthouses" work great and it returns to home base without having to smack it. And it asks so little...
Gotta love the little buddy...

[Blake]

i've always wondered about those things...more specifically the scooba. i have a lot of wood floors and i hate it when they get dirty.

[JayRob]

OMG hahah, man im with you on this one. My parents bought one from costco and we had it for about 2 months but one of the little brissels that spin boke off so we retuned it. It was a sad day , now and then we miss seeing that little guy start his cycle and pass us by, i think we are gonna get one again though, we miss it...haha craazy

[Prowess Symphony]

My girlfriend is my roomba. And im sure if my dog didnt attack it, then my cat would.

Id love to see one in action though.

[JL328i]

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[Prowess Symphony]

rofl!!

Is the cat making it move or does it roll around by itself? And whats it doing, mopping the floor?

[JL328i]

Originally Posted by Prowess Symphony

rofl!!

Is the cat making it move or does it roll around by itself? And whats it doing, mopping the floor?

it drives itself, and its vacuming.

[Prowess Symphony]

Oh. I thought they did hardwood floors. I didnt know it does carpets. Im gonna look up some info.

How the heck does it know where to clean? I know, I know

Well even if it does carpets, and drives around by itself, no Cylons in my house as a rule. If you look at that pic just right, it looks like an old school Cylon helmet staring at you.

[IrateSpeed6]

ok, had it for 24 hours - ran it twice...

You should see the dirt bin. I didn't realize how much crap I had in the corners and underneath stuff. Definately a great investment. I'll probably have to manually vacuum my pad maybe once or twice a year to get the tough spots.

BTW ^ you were asking - it transfers seemlessly from hardwood-to-carpet and back, the brushes etc. detect what type of surface its working on, so if it goes from room to room it switches automatically.

Its doing my kitchen right now - not one swear word out of it yet!

[IrateSpeed6]

if you guys monitor woot.com, they usually sell the roomba and scooba at least once every 3 months or so...

[darkcloud]

My wife has been harassing me for about a year and a half to get one of these. Does it really work that well? How much noise does it make?

[Scorpion]

I've always wanted one after I saw it on tv lol.

[777ER]

There's so many different roomba's....how do I pick the right one for my appartment?

I have laminate floor in the kitchen and a plush carpet for the living room and a textured carpet in the bedroom.

[TofuTurkey]

OP: what's the maximum height / clearance before it decides it won't go any further in the current direction? There's this "hump", a thin layer of wood, separating my dining room and kitchen, it would be great if the bot can go over the strip and continue cleaning the other room.

[Prowess Symphony]

I think the OP is about to become an unofficial salesman for the roomba!

[LACSTER]

I concur!

[IrateSpeed6]

Think of me as a young Buffett - When I find something that's good I like to share my opinion. (anyone for some iRobot shares?)

[SoYank]

An emotional bond with a vacuum?

[ACZakka325i]

Can someone explain to me the pattern in which it goes around the room?

[Prowess Symphony]

Originally Posted by ACZakka325i

Can someone explain to me the pattern in which it goes around the room?

Id like to know this too. Does it use radar or lasers or something to detect furniture. I hope it doesnt randomly hit everything.

Ohhh, does it have a remote control?

[Saturn]

Roomba is made by a company called irobot. They also design missile guidance systems for the military and build bomb retrieval/disposal robots for military and police forces.

The way the roomba works is that the first time you run it it goes around bumping into the walls, furniture etc, and creates a layout of what the room looks like. After it has gone around a couple of times, it computes the most efficient way to cover every part of the room at least twice before returning to its home base to recharge.

When its battery gets low, it seeks out an infrared signal sent out continuously from the home base and homes in toward it. A small receiver in the front of the roomba aligns with the IR sender in the base, and it returns home to recharge.

It also has a remote control, and can be programmed to come on automatically at any time, daily. (I have mine set to 2 pm, while I'm away)

My roomba is named Optimus.

[MrHarris]

I'll name mine Megatron.