Household Robots - what have you got?

[Deep Thought]

Just curious if anyone is making use of robots at home?

I cant think of any users over and above the two we currently have - robot vac for the kitchen floor and robot lawnmower for the rear garden?

[menguin]

Robot vacuum & robot mop, although the mop is crap and doesn't get much use.

[Deep Thought]

I think our robot vac has become aware and attacked my laptop on Saturday night.

He pulled it off the window ledge on to the floor then drove back and forth over it.

Or it could have been he simply caught the laptop wire and the laptop fell on the floor and he blindly drove over it.

But i have my doubts..

[silobass]

if you'd had robo-surveillance you'd have known for sure

Just the robovac here.

[Marlin45]

Ufy robot vacuum.

Needs regular cleaning to keep it working 100% (maybe I need a mini robot vac just to maintain its bigger brother?)

[Deep Thought]

Marlin45 said:

Ufy robot vacuum.

Needs regular cleaning to keep it working 100% (maybe I need a mini robot vac just to maintain its bigger brother?)

Yes, thats what we have. It needs emptied pretty much daily and its rollers and brushes checked regularly. We'd a Neato before that and it required a lot less maintenance.

[menguin]

My iRobot needs emptying every day (2 cats in the house) but I only need to look at the brushes once every month or so. All tiles, rather than carpet - which could make a difference.

[Deep Thought]

menguin said:

My iRobot needs emptying every day (2 cats in the house) but I only need to look at the brushes once every month or so. All tiles, rather than carpet - which could make a difference.

Yes we've a retriever and a cat and tiled floors. Quite surprising how much it does lift.

[Marlin45]

Who's had their robo vac attempt to collect undesirable pet anal debris?

Been there once so the timer is no longer used!

[menguin]

Marlin45 said:

Who's had their robo vac attempt to collect undesirable pet anal debris?

Been there once so the timer is no longer used!

Luckily not yet! I can imagine that's not a pleasant sight. At least you'd be able to review the route it took round your house

[AJB88]

I'm tempted by a robovac to keep on top of the dust/hair in between normal cleans.

Laminate flooring throughout.

[essayer]

Neato Botvac here, works very well, gets used daily

Has needed one in warranty and two out of warranty repairs - luckily I could DIY the latter, as they would have been expensive otherwise - at £500 I’d have hoped for better than a one year warranty..