iRobot 560 Roomba Vacuuming Robot, Black and Silver
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of iRobot 560 Roomba Vacuuming Robot, Black and Silver
Customer Review: 560 Roomba is flat-out amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
I originally bought the Roomba 560 for my mother who's getting older and having a hard time vacuuming. Long story short, it does a really great job of sucking up dirt and dust on all floor types, and does a good job transitioning from hardwood to carpet, or hardwood to rugs (even with fringe). And it can also handle very large rooms (>500sqft). HOWEVER, it will NOT cross onto a rug that has a black boarder. My mother's kitchen has 3 rugs, all with black boarders and black squares throughout, and for whatever reason the Roomba interprets black as a dip in the floor surface (akin to it not falling down stairs). It would vacuum all around the rugs, and climb onto rugs in the dining room that are cream-colored, and hall rugs that are dark red with patterns, but it won't cross a black line. So since it didn't serve my parent's needs, I brought it back to my apartment and it works like a charm, covering about 1100sqft in 45 minutes. I have it set to 3pm and every day it auto starts at 3pm sharp and cleans everything and returns to the base to recharge. It's fascinating to watch! It's fuzzy logic is incredible!
Some of the other reviews said it takes a while to clean out the dirt tray & filter, but it takes us less than 1 minute to slide out the tray, dump that, and then slide open the hinged filter and dump the second area. I suppose you could wash out the filter every time, but it really doesn't need that. We also don't empty the dirt tray every day (as some other reviews said was necessary), but we don't have kids or pets so we're not generating too much that needs to be vacuumed on a daily basis.
Bottom line; if you don't have rugs with black edges, I most certainly would suggest buying this thing -- it takes care of business. And it's really nice to have one less thing to do.
Customer Review: 570 Cleans Great, but Lacks Quality
Summary: 3 Stars
I've had my 570 for almost a year now. I have to say it does an excellent job of cleaning. Unlike some of the previous models, it seldom gets stuck and usually finds its way back to the docking station. When it comes to keeping up with the dog hair from two Golden Retrievers, I am completely satisfied!
This series uses a modular design that makes changing modules for side brush, main brushes, wheels, etc, easy. Should something go wrong, iRobot can simply send the owner a new module to install. There should seldom be a need to send it back to the factory for repair.
Unfortunately, breakdowns are all too common. The quality control of the brush modules is very poor. In the time I've had mine, I had to replace the main brush module after about 5 months. It has now failed again as has the side brush. Evidently, the side brush units failed with fair regularity since I had to wait for them to be in stock.
iRobot sent me a new main brush assembly the first time at no cost. I am still waiting for the side and mail brush modules now, after a month, as they sent it to a non-existent address. Needless to say I am far from pleased with the quality of the new robot.
Bottom line . . . it cleans great, but the quality of the brush modules is very poor. Until they improve that, I would have a difficult time recommending it to anyone.
Customer Review: 9 cats and 2 dogs...that should say enough....
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had the Roomba 560 for about a week now...I LOVE IT...At first I was very skeptical because I bought a Roomba years ago and it was a pain...it always got stuck and I had to clean it every 5 minutes ~ therefore I ended up returning it.
NOW...my whole life has changed...like I mentioned in the title, I have 9 cats and 2 dogs...(I know, the crazy cat lady) anyways...I read all of these reviews so I broke down and gave Roomba a 2nd chance...I am glad I did!
First I charged it and then let it run...it filled up pretty fast but I was excited to see it work...then after emptying the bin a few times (which is very easy I might add) I decided that I needed to clean the floors first...having so many pets, my floors (all hardwood) seemed to be dusty all of the time, cat fur tumble weeds always floating around...cat litter...etc... I DO CLEAN...but usually after 1-2 days things start going downhill again. Well after cleaning my floors and using the Roomba AFTER that...everything has been fabulous...I run it 1-2 times daily, alternating between the kitchen and living room and my bedroom and bathrooms. I can walk on the floor barefoot and not step on little granules of litter...there are no tumbleweeds...it is a dream come true...
I am home a lot so if I am home I will run it in the bedroom and shut the door....and then set it for the rest of the house while I am gone. But I must say it is quiet enough for me to talk othe phone and have it running in the same room.
As for the pets...my 1 yr old cocker-springer spaniel "Potluck" was afraid of it at first and barked at it...now he chases it and tries to "bite the Roomba's butt"...it is very funny to watch...Bandit my other dog ignored it and the cats were only a bit curious and then went on their way.
It does a great job navigating through table legs and under my armoire. It does get stuck sometimes...but guess what? It finds a way to "un-stick" itself ...and it even untangles itself from cords.
This is my LIFESAVER...I highly recommend the Roomba 560...I haven't used the Lighthouses yet but Roomba usually has no problem re-docking itself to charge. Which is great also because who has time to re-charge something? If we weren't Lazy to begin with we never would have bought the Roomba...ha ha
Customer Review: A Great Product Now Even Better!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought the old model Roomba was amazing, but this new model is unbelievable! I love it! You'll never vacuuum again!Customer Review: A Model 'T'.
Summary: 2 Stars
Don't expect an Aston Martin or a high end Mercedes. This little gadget has a long way to go. Right now it is equivalent to an early Ford model 'T'.
We have several different models sitting around in various states of repair -- including two Scoobas of which only one works.
Do you remember seeing all that film footage showing early motorists cranking their engines and (I think) swearing their heads off? Well, if you join us as Roomba and Scooba owners then you may be swearing a little too (sorry Reverend). When they are good, they are very, very good but when they are bad they will drive the most patient soul up a wall.
Think of it this way: You're part of a pioneering movement!!!