Best Automatic Vacuum For Dog Hair (Jan 2023 Update)

I got this on sale from Target after watching its price for a while. This seems to be the best combination of (relative) affordability and performance on the market from the professional review sites I looked at beforehand. Taking it home and running it, I found that it actually performs much better than my old upright vacuum with zero hassle. I have it vacuuming areas of tile, utility carpet, and medium carpet in my 1200 sqft apartment. It does an excellent job with all of these surfaces. If I have it vacuum the whole place, it does need to charge about mid-way and maybe empty a couple times in the middle, which I think is reasonable considering that we have a dog and it is picking up a bunch of hair each time. Regarding specific gripes in other reviews: yes, the emptying sound is loud (but not jet engine, more like the volume of a regular vacuum) but only lasts a few seconds. I find that it picks up dog hair pretty well. It also handles thresholds/rug edges fine at about 1cm. It bumps into things when learning, of course, but not with much force contrary to some reviews. As for the learning, it didn't take much for it to master my oddly-shaped layout between the rooms and the furniture in them. I definitely would spring for the base instead of just getting the bot. That way you can truly start it and forget about it instead of having to manually empty a few times as it putters around. Overall: 100% recommend with no regrets and I wish I had gotten one sooner.thebandageman

I bit the bullet and upgraded from a dumb robot vacuum (ecovacs N7) to this smart robot vacuum because it was on sale for $200 off MSRP. Three months later and I've been completely satisfied with the upgrade. Thanks to the mapping feature on the J7 I was able to replace 2 existing vacuums and know that my entire upstairs got cleaned. The old vacuum would get stuck in a room because it couldn't find the door and keep cleaning the same area till it ran out of power. The self emptying dust bin is a great time saver and means less maintenance each week. The sensors and programming are much better at keeping the J7 from getting stuck and having to be rescued. I'm not thrilled about sharing my floorplan and cleaning schedules with iRobot, or any company. The roombas are very expensive. Even more expensive if you have multiple floors and need daily cleaning in all areas and have to get multiple vacuums. It's brushes will leave a few little twists of felted up hair behind if you have pets, long hair, or both so it's not a pristine clean unless you have it do a deep clean every time. However, I am more than willing to deal with those negatives for all the benefits that this robot vacuum offers over my old robot vacuums. If you want to see if a robot vacuum is for you I'd suggest getting a cheap one to try with for a year or two. No robot vacuum is perfect or capable of competing with a traditional vacuum. If you can accept the compromises though and find them beneficial then I would highly recommend getting this model when it's on sale. I can't say if it's really worth it over other models at the full MSRP though.JoshuaNormal

Cannot transition from hardwood floor to area rugs. I have a silk area rug that is less than a quarter of an inch higher than the hardwood floor. b0bsweep simply can’t get onto the rugs. I never have this problem with my other robot vacuums. Please see my photos where my roomba (base model from five years ago) literally runs circles around b0b as he gets stuck. Ran him two times and he died where he got stuck both times after trying in futility to get up the rug. Best Buy doesn’t allow video uploads otherwise I I would post a video so you can see just how utterly bad it failed to perform basic tasks.GadgetGuy2022

When I saw this on sale in January, I thought "Wow! I'm game" After all, having a Roomba makes a teenager seem like a good option for vacuuming. It has to be better than that, right? I wish I could say it was so. I gave 'bob' every opportunity to prove itself. The first unsettling experience was the hookie "Hi, my name is Bob [lastname]" on the outside of the box. Why? Anyone who has owned a Roomba knows we all have our pet name for them. Don't tell my your name. I will decide your name. And Bob? The LAST name I would give my appliance is Bob. I was willing to let the sketchy marketing slide. Next, you open the box. and the bag surrounding the device is emblazoned with EULA notifications. By accepting opening the bag you agree. Immediately, I had to dig into why would they be so bold faced about this. I was pretty sure it was a non-WIFI device, so I double-checked I was not giving up permission to have them stalk me in my house. Rest assured, it is not. What it appears to be is protecting them from stealing their IP for the software running the vacuum. Believe me (as you will see later on), you do not want to steal it. I spent more time trying to babysit the thing than it actually takes me to vacuum by hand. There was not one time the vacuum actually completed a cleaning without some sort of error. The most common error occurred when not being able to navigate over the edge of my runner from hardwood floors. There is a setting to disable some functionality for dark rugs, so I did the same because my floors are dark. This didn't solve the issue of the edge of the runner, but did help it to navigate the floor better. The only problem is, if it runs out of charge, it loses the disabled setting. The runner passes my stairwell and regularly, it would get stuck in the corner spinning in circles trying to find its way down the runner and the giving up and going back into the corner. It wasn't just dark floors and runner edges that confounded 'Bob'. My living room rug (light colored picture) gave it no end to trouble. My shadow of the counter in the kitchen on a sunny day caused Bob to flee in fear. Then, Bob destroyed the threshold going back and forth into my bathroom one day. The screw that holds the cleaning brush sticks out and every time it tried to figure out the floor color change, it scratched the surface of the threshold. I decided I would switch floors with my Roomba. My upper floor in wall to wall neutral carpet. Perhaps this would be the perfect environment for Bob. No go. Bob ended up under my bed. Banging into the center post. It was unable to backup enough to turn and just kept reversing about 1" and banging back into the center post. I squirreled myself under the queen size bed and moved it to the side so it could escape. It turned, banged into the center post and then, again, was unable to escape. When I say I gave it the college try, I can tell you I had 2 days left on the return policy when I finally packed it up and brought it back to the store. How does it vacuum you ask? Well, that would be the one point where the Bob outperformed the Roomba and and my Bissell. During the period before it lost its mind under the bed, it collected a significant amount of dust from the same space the Roomba runs on a daily basis. But, all in all, I would rather search for my Roomba on a frequent basis than deal with the headache (and damage) caused by the Bobcgapperi

I live in a high dust area with two cats and a dog. The volume of dirt that accumulates in my house on a daily basis is awesome, and the vacuuming is unending. A robot vacuum becomes the stuff of fantasy, unburying me from the endless dirt and vacuuming. After researching many different models and types, I thought that Bobsweep would be a good entry level robovac for my situation. To be honest, my hopes weren’t high. I had put off reaching for this dream for years due to the sure knowledge that electronics rarely hold up for long in the high dust and static electricity of my windy desert home. But the price was good, and the high capacity dustbin sounded like this one was right up my alley. It was utterly amazing. Bob filled up his dustbin to capacity with every usage, and I was able to transport massive amounts of dirt and hair out of my house every time I used him. It wasn’t all good. The door on the dustbin shattered within the first two months, but I soon found that he was able to run without it, just releasing a small amount of dust when I removed the dustbin. He did require a thorough cleaning with every usage. The sensors would coat up with dust, and hair would accumulate in the wheels. This took about 15 minutes, and then he would vacuum for an hour-and-a-half. And he got rid of all the dust bunnies under my beds! I loved Bob. When one drive wheel quit working after about six months, I was less surprised and disappointed than I was simply sad. As stated before, I did not have high expectations for his survival when I bought him. But it was well within the warranty period, so I contacted the company to see what options I had. To my surprise, customer support was amazing! They quickly sent out not only a replacement drive wheel, but also it’s mate so that we could switch them both out at the same time. There was a video on YouTube to guide us through the process, and, while we had a little trouble plugging the electronics back into their proper slots, Bob was soon back together and working again. Like new! To sum up, I would have to say that Bob has exceeded my expectations so far. And for the price he is simply unbeatable.ME

I bought this after owning an iRobot because it advertises that it does cleaning on a grid rather than the pinball pattern iRobot uses, and the fact it empties itself. I have hardwood floors throughout, a Rottweiler (heavy shedder) and I have long hair. Well the grid pattern is sketchy. I suppose if you have a house laid out in a grid with no angled furniture or walls, idk, maybe it does. It seems to attempt a grid but it does not canvas one room or area before moving to another so it is still "pinballing" around, going over the same spots, missing others. One time it will go behind an angled chair and do the corner, and miss it the next. Just when I think it is doing a grid, it takes off across the floor to another area. All cords have to be off the floor and it is helpful if you pull all your chairs out from the table. Of course this probably messes with the mapping of your house, but if you don't it doesn't seem to get under the table and/or chairs very well. Kitchen/dining chairs seem to confuse it's mapping because they are not always in the same spot. However when it's done, with the chairs pulled out a bit, it gets it. Also if you have those padded mats in your kitchen it is best to pick them up as well. It will go over them, even the thicker ones, but it will not do a good job on the area around the mat as it, of course, loses suction when it rises to go over the mat. Hair does still get wrapped around the beater bar and the brushes, but it will alert you to the obstruction when this happens and you have to clear it, but again I have very long hair and a Rottweiler so, it can't do miracles. All in all it wasn't as great as I was hoping but it does touch the floors up while I do other things, I don't think anyone expects these things to replace a person vacuuming and cleaning but for touch ups it's good. The collection cup is small but since it empties itself that is okay. Hair is a daily battle with a Rottie no matter how much you brush and this helps with that battle because it can be run every day and it gets under the couches (not all furniture but it's better than not). You have to have a 4" clearance to get under furniture. So for me I give it 3 stars because I wish it did a true hard core grid and could maneuver around objects and return to grid, and not ping pong from area to area. But it does keep at it and does a much better job than the sporadic iRobot.sherry

Cleaning my house with a hand broom and dustpan would be both faster and less frustrating than trying to get this awful thing to do what I want. The mapping function in the app is worthless, because even after 10 rounds when it finally has a half-decent map, it randomly moves where it thinks the dock is. So, when you tell it to go clean the bedroom but it thinks it's starting from the middle of the lawn, it pretty much just moves randomly. Yes, the app will actually move where it thinks the dock is completely off the map and outside the home. You're left to let it clean the whole house or nothing, but then you need to be able to somehow get everything off the floor of the entire house at once (because you never know where it will go next), and then you have to stop every 15 minutes or so because the brush gets clogged with hair wrapping around it. Or it runs its power switch into a door stop and turns off. Or it just jams itself under the couch and gets stuck. The rare time it actually does what it's supposed to, it's wonderful, but those times are few and far between. Oh, and when you go to the website for help, there's no way to submit a comment, no support email, and not even a number to call. You just have to give them your number so they can call you at THEIR convenience. Maybe iRobot is better, but I'm giving up on the whole idea of robo vaccuums after this piece of junk.Ryan

Having both two dogs and two grand kids in addition to tile floors in the busiest part of the house, without at least once daily sweeping, it can easily get to a point where there is enough sand and dog hair to be more than noticeable. I currently have a robot vacuum that does great on my carpeted areas and due to the house plan I either need to move it to the tile floors or simply go with another vacuum as it cannot transit in between. Due to the high traffic in the tiled areas a Self-Empty is a must have feature, enter the Shark EZ Robot Self-Empty vacuum. I have several Shark/Ninja products and already trust the quality and reliability of them, so the Shark EZ was a no brainer for me, so lets get into this great little vacuum! Packaging/in the box – The Shark EZ Robot Self-Empty vacuum came in what I consider standard egg crate packaging that kept the vacuum and base station well protected even with some serious rough handling on the outer box to the point there was a crushed zone. Everything was easily located and simple to setup. The Shark EZ comes with a landing pad for use on carpet (I intend to use this on tile, so this was not required in my case), Two spinner brushes, the instructions and quick start information, the Shark EZ robot unit, the Self-Emptying base, and of course two preinstalled filters. Everything was protected by plastic bags and clear film strips. Removal of the protective strips was easy and left no residue. If I had any complaints here it would be the lack of spare filters. I only bring this up as most robot vacuums I have looked at seem to come with at least one set of extra filter(s). That said the Shark filters are reasonably priced, so it is a pet peeve in a way. Setup and use – As I have come to expect from the Shark/Ninja products I currently have that use apps, the setup was mad simple. First set the base in a suitable area that provides three feet of clearance right and left and five feet of clearance directly forward of the base station. Turn both the base and the vacuum on and dock the vacuum. Scan the QR code and install the app, in my case I use android so this installed from the play store and was up and running, including account creation and pairing of the Shark EZ, in about five minutes total. I have had this out on it’s first two cleaning missions and was very impressed on how quickly it mapped our floor plan. All in all the tiled area is around 450 sq ft and has a few obstacles the most complicated being a tripod that it handled very well. Clean time was around 28 min each time and it did amazingly with the amount of sand and pet hair it had to deal with! Note that while this robot does work with both google home and amazon alexa we chose to use this solely via the app and have it scheduled to clean twice daily. All in all I am extremely happy with the cleaning time, navigation capabilities and performance of the Shark EZ Robot Self-Empty vacuum, see below for my Pros and Cons: Pros 1) While I do not have the exact capacities the Shark EZ robot dust bin appears to be around the nine ounce range while the base station bin best I can tell is around one quarter gallon. Both are, to me a bit larger than expected 2) Handled pet hair and sand on the tile floor perfectly 3) Better navigation than we have seen in other units Cons 1) None as of the time of this reviewBlackOmega

I am loving the bObsweep, or “Roberto” as we like to refer to it in our home. In just the past month of owning it, it has saved me so much time cleaning in a home with 3 dogs, a cat, and a toddler. My floors have never stayed clean as frequently as they do now. I use the vacuum almost daily, and the mop attachment about once a week, which has been a wonderful bonus feature. I almost never went without socks oe slippers on in the house, because there was always some dirt, crumbs or hair that would end up on my feet. Now I happily walk around barefoot with no problem. I love that I can schedule it for certain days and times in the app and sync it with Alexa. Regular cleaning maintenance is super simple and I really like that there was a cleaning multi-tool included to help get the nooks and crannies and even cut the hair that gets wrapped around the brushes. I have very little to complain about, honestly. The only hiccups have been when it gets hung up on low pile rugs, but that’s seldom and honestly I haven’t owned a robot vacuum that is able to avoid those. It’s easy to just roll the rugs up or pick Roberto up and help him out. So it’s really not worth losing any stars over. Its been awesome on the carpeted areas of our house. It’s super quiet too. We can easily still watch tv, talk, listen to music, etc., with it going about its business. The biggest hurdle I was worried we might have was it colliding with my little old blind dog, but it’s done a great job of avoiding him, and the couple of fender benders they’ve had weren’t more than a little harmless bump with both of them just moving out of each others way. There is so much more I could go on and on about to brag about this little robot, but to keep it short I’ll just say I am beyond happy with it so far. I haven’t had to utilize customer service for anything, but the company has already made a point to reach out to me with a personal service rep to contact with any needs. They seem to have amazing customer service from other reviews I read before making my decision, and that’s one of the main reasons I chose this vacuum. Not to mention they have a great sense of humor adding a baby announcement card on the delivery package that showed “Bob (our last name)” with delivery date, weight, and height on it. I got a pretty good kick out of it. So Kudos to their customer service for making me laugh too. Five stars for sure.ABChill

I had the plus model of bobsweep for over 3 years. We loved it. We ran him 3-4 times a week and aside from it being loud we had no other issues. Then, I don’t know what happened but it would step every few feet and threw an error. I couldn’t get it to run normally anymore. I was going to toss it and buy a new one but thought I’d give the company a try. I didn’t have much hope especially because the warranty was over and I hadn’t even kept the box. I called and a human picked up right away, I didn’t even expect to get to a human so fast at a robot company! Fast forward they gave me lots of options, including sending me a wheel to fix at home using their DIY videos or an upgrade to a new model at fraction of cost if we trade the old one in, which I was happy to go for. This one is much quieter and low profile. My previous model had a bigger bin but this one has a bigger mop and water container. I don’t really use the app, but apparently you can install one to control it using your smartphone… overall I see decent improvements but more importantly I am quite pleaded that the company stands behind their product and has such great options when it comes to service.md811

I have had a few robot vacuums and they all worked fairly well, but this one is awful. It cannot finish my downstairs without the battery dying (which is not very big and an open floor plan) and when it dies, it never makes it back to its home base. So I have to find it and manually put it on the charger. It also almost never works. It cuts on for about 10 seconds and cuts right back off with a chime. I have the app and it is connected to Wi-Fi, but it never tells me what the issue is so I have to spend a bunch of time messing with it to figure out the problem and try to start it. This wouldn’t be so much of as issue, but it is every day. Granted, I do have a large amount of dog hair, so it does go through more at my house than an average person but I have only had it a few months. Not quite as bad… it kind of wanders around and doesn’t follow a pattern even after mapping out my house. So spots get missed when it does work. And the design of the vacuum let’s it fit under my couch just enough that it hits the pause button on the top of the device and turns it off. I highly do not recommend compared to others on the market.Tiff

This tool doesn’t perform as advertised. I’m sure it works OK if you have all wood floors or all carpet floors and you don’t have area rugs. It doesn’t transition from floor types very well (actually, it is horrible). It gets hung up at the edges of rugs. It also cannot complete a full cycle of more than 1-2 rooms. Our 1st floor has 5 rooms and a bathroom and it has yet to complete more than 1 large room and a laundry room. We have to use multiple room sensors to mark off smaller areas. And if you have a multi-story house, you MUST have one machine for each floor or you will be constantly transporting it up and down the stairs. For me, it’s perfect for a small 1-2 room apartment but for a larger place, I don’t think I can recommend it.Maine-e-yak

Buddy is our very first household iRobot Roomba. We purchased this unit from Sam's Club back in December 2018 and at that time, the latest model was the i7. We decided on this model, because we didn't need additional features like the floor mapping and the auto emptying bin. We liked that this was wifi-capable and that it worked with our Google Home smart devices. We have been diligent in keeping Buddy clean after every use. He is scheduled to vacuum and clean the floor every other day. A Couple of Cons: 1. Sometimes he gets lost and can't find his home base, but that's because his home base was located where there were a lot of obstacles in the way. So we moved his charging home base to a better location and he hasn't had any problems finding it when his battery is low. 2. Buddy sometimes misses spots, but it's not a deal-breaker. Nothing that a second-run can't fix. 3. He has no problems cleaning rugs and carpets, but he truly hates our plush, fluffy rug (lol – there is another term for this rug, but the iRobot site flagged the term… good grief). So, we got rid of that rug. Problem solved. It is only this year that we decided to get the latest model – the s9 and m6 bundle. We are so impressed with Buddy that we did not hesitate to invest in other iRobot models for the house.Nicole

This is our first robot vacuum, and it was purchased to replace an old upright. We keep a pretty clean house, but some dirt and hair is shed daily. The allure of this product was daily cleaning without anyone needing to take the time to manage the vacuuming. A few things to appreciate: our relatively small home is covered by the vacuum which works its way around or under our furniture with relative ease in about 45 minutes, the app is intuitive, and the wireless connection allows setting up a cleaning job away from home and monitoring progress if you feel the need for such things. If you only have non-carpeted spaces and no pets, this is likely a good vacuum for your needs. Unfortunately, overall this robot vacuum doesn't work as advertised. We have an Australian Shepherd whose dog fur is picked up, wrapped up with other pieces of fur and then deposited in clumps on all carpeted surfaces (except for the pieces that are wrapped around the dual rubber brushes). This means we have to walk around after the job finishes to clean up clumps of knotted dog hair. If this is your first robot vacuum consider: ~the height of the machine and the height of your furniture ~the need to empty the trash receptacle after each use (ours picks up a lot of wool rug fuzz) ~if you generally use your vacuum to clean window sills, moulding, etc, these jobs will still need to be done Photos: the dog fur piles on the rug after running the vacuum, and a pile of the fur after collection on a cork floorlunchbringer

I have children and a cat and also hardwood floors throughout the main living area. I run the vacuum daily and the mop twice weekly on a schedule I set via the app. Additional runs of both are made when necessary. A daily schedule significantly cuts down on allergies for my household. The app was easy to download, set up and customize to my personal needs. The vacuum created a map on its first run and the mop did after two runs. I was able to divide out areas and label them so I can have the vacuum or the mop clean certain rooms, if desired. The mop also allows you to create smaller 'Keep Out' and 'Clean" zones, which will allow you to keep out of specific areas or do a heavier cleaning in an area. My vacuum is not showing these options and I would really like to see this feature, as my vacuum tends to get stuck on our boot tray. Upgrading from a manual empty bin to the self empty dust is a major plus for my busy family. We were emptying the bin every 1 to 2 runs, spewing dust all over as we emptied it into the trash and now it goes weeks before it will need a new bag. The mop needs to be refilled every 1 to 2 runs and I replace and clean the pad between each run. Overall, I am extremely pleased with how easy this was to personalize to suit my needs. I can use the app to run additional cleanings whether I am home or away which is very convenient. I can clean specific areas by either map or Alexa (you can also use Google/Siri). My cat likes to spend time with the mop and vacuum so enabling the child lock ensures she won't accidentally turn on one of the devices. As far as cleaning, the robot picks up a LOT of dirt and dust every single day, despite the floors not appearing dirty, which was an eye opener when compared to our previous vacuum. I ran the mop every day the first week and now have it set to twice weekly and it also picks up a lot of residue with each cleaning. You can personalize the mop to use 3 levels of cleaning solution and 3 levels of overlap (less, normal, more). There are a few things worth mentioning. The self empty cycle on the vacuum runs at the end of the cleaning. It is loud. Very loud. I was not prepared for this and it happened the first time during naptime. I have scheduled my cleanings to avoid this happening again. There is also a Do Not Disturb function that you can set in the app for the devices. Also worth mentioning is that the mop takes a long time to clean. I run about 400-450 sf on the mop and it takes 2 to 3 hours on the normal overlap, less solution setting. The mop doesn't take the same path each cleaning and sometimes runs with the hardwood and sometimes against and we have one area that it tends to show the wheel marks when it runs against. The mop also can not go over all thresholds and is limited in height. Ours can not cross into the one bathroom or laundry room due to the hardwood threshold. None of these are deal breakers for my family, but they may be for others. Overall, I am extremely satisfied with this set. The combination of the vacuum and mop has my house looking clean and refreshed and has significantly cut down on our allergies. The vacuum handles cat hair, dust and dander much better than anticipated and the mop tackles the dirt and grime that comes with everyday life. I highly recommend this set to anyone with pets, kids and/or allergies, or for others simply looking for a combination of vacuum and mop that provide a deeper clean with the ability to personalize.Elthin12

I've been a Roomba user for about 15 years now and was excited to try this new WiFi connected version. Package allows you to take care of vaccuuming and mopping the floors, however software integration between two robots could have been a little better. For example – the only way to mop after the vacuum is to let Brava (mopping robot) start after Roomba (vacuum) finishes, there is no way to have them go room-by-room right after each other. Both robots do reference their own map and don't share (or don't seem to share) your house map between each other as each robot has to learn the surroundings by itself. Individually robots are doing a pretty good job though! Roomba (the vacuum) – seems to have a few troubles with a real thick carpet I have in the dining room (see photos) even with the majority of chairs removed – it tends to stop at the edge of the carpet and declare a "cliff" emergency asking for help. After manually moving the robot – it does not seem to learn the lesson and goes for the "cliff" again and again. There does not seem to be a way to block off the area of a thick carpet in the app. It does take Roomba about 6 (!!!) hours to vacuum roughly 1000 sq ft of hardwood and carpet are of my first floor so it takes multiple "naps" at the charging station. Cleaning quality is pretty good though and there is almost no mess to deal with – just replace the paper waste bag at the charging station when it gets full. Roomba does seem to bump a lot into walls and furniture though, I would probably opt for a higher model of Roomba equipped with synthetic vision and object recognition (like charging cords or pet waste). Brava (the mopping robot) – machine has an on-board tank for the cleaning liquid (Bona is what is recommended) and a spray nozzle up front. It would spray the cleaner first and then wipe it out with a microfiber cleaning pad that is attached underneath the machine. It only has 2 wheels so 3rd point of contact is the mopping pad itself. While it's doing a great job on the hardwood floor – it is having a horrible time at the transitions between hardwood and tile (Kitchen area) and hardwood and tile just under the fireplace. While flooring surfaces are level – they do have a small transition which throws Brava sensors off. It either can't climb over a transition or is attempting it at 45 degree angle – goes about half way over but suddenly gets "scared" and reverses rapidly. That results in it unable to get back to it's charging station unfortunately and giving up on a job. I really hope it's just a software update fix as I really like the Brava. Overall – it's a great power couple – but I would probably upgrade to a higher model if your home "terrain" is not easy to navigate thru.xKing

## Setup There is a lot of packaging to go through, breakdown, and put into the recycling bin, but at least you know that everything is protected well. Once you have all the pieces out of the box, you’ll find a quick start card to help you set up the charging base and wake up your robot. You’ll then head to the iRobot app to finish setting up your robots and connect them to WiFi. You may need to let it charge for a while (and apply any needed updates), but after 30 minutes or so, your robot should be ready to clean. ## Performance ### Roomba i3+ If you’re upgrading from a previous Roomba (or other robotic vacuum) like I am, you may be surprised to find that the i3+ includes a “mapping” feature. You can either allow the vacuum to learn while it cleans, or you can send it on a specific mapping-only quest where it doesn’t clean but instead just ping-pongs around your house, keeping track of walls and other barriers. You can then see the map inside the app and section off the rooms and name them. You’ll probably see some hilarious shaped rooms in the app as the Roomba doesn’t know furniture from a wall, but you get a general idea of what the Roomba can “see” around your home. After you name the rooms, you can use the app to have Roomba clean only a certain room, which is handy if, for example, there is some dry cereal spilled in the kitchen and you don’t want the Roomba to clean the whole house just to get to the cereal. The Roomba i3+ seems to have some upgraded rollers and suction power as I notice it picking up more dirt than my previous Roomba. One of my favorite features in the self-emptying dust bin! When the Roomba returns to its base it (loudly) transfers the dirt from the robot into a bag inside of the base. So the Roomba can perform multiple cleaning jobs before the dust bin needs emptying. I rarely used Alexa with my previous Roomba because while I was bent over emptying the dust bin, it was just easier to hit the “Clean” button while I’m down there. However, now that this Roomba empties itself, I might use the Alexa integration more often! I rarely run the Roomba while I’m away from home as I like to be within earshot in case it gets tangled on a cord I forgot to pick up. However, I like that the app notifies you with a push notification if there is a problem. I also like that with the app, you can set the floors to automatically be mopped after you vacuum. It’s like the two robots are BFFs! ### Braava jet m6 Before cleaning, you’ll need to attach a cleaning pad to the bottom of the Roomba (either one of the included single-use pads, or the multi-use microfiber pad) and fill the inside tank with a mixture of the cleaning solution and water. This is my first mopping robot and it is quite interesting to watch it work. It will move forward in a straight line about 2 feet or so, and if there are no obstructions, it will back up, spray some liquid, and then drive the cleaning pad over it, going an extra foot or so while the cleaning pad is still wet. The Braava did a surprisingly good job maintaining the straight lines while it cleaned the floor and probably did a more thorough job mopping than I normally do. 😀 It struggled more under the table and chairs, but in all fairness, I’m able to move the chairs completely out of the way to mop under the table so a human definitely has an advantage there. The Braava also does a good job of not overstaurating a certain area and uses the little bit it sprayed on the floor to cover a wide area. You can adjust this in the settings in the app to have the Braava use more or less liquid while cleaning. I set it about in the middle and was pleased with how well it cleaned. I can even walk in the area it cleaned after about 10 minutes without getting my socks overly wet. The Braava has a very low clearance and does not go onto carpeted areas or even the mats under the doors. This also prevents it from spraying cleaning solution down the furnace grate on the floor which I appreciate! I’m also happy I did not have to buy additional virtual barriers that I would have to move between vacuuming and mopping. When it is done, you can throw the multi-use pad into your washing machine or hand wash it so it is ready for the next cleaning mission. ## Summary This combo pack of the Roomba i3+ and Braava jet m6 is a great tag team system for keeping your floors clean! I appreciate the mapping features and the fact that you can set the robots to work in tandem with the Roomba vacuuming first, then automatically handing it off to the Braava to mop. The self-emptying dust bin is also an appreciated upgrade for keeping the Roomba ready to clean at any time.TechnicallyWell

So let’s begin by saying this vacuum is everything but a “smart vacuum “. It MUST be supervised at all times. Bob gets stuck and spends 40 mins in a corner, burning all its battery without you realizing it. It tries to find the charging station for too long to the point where it runs the whole house a couple times before dying in the farthest place in the house. I joke with my wife about the “not so smart” machine just because it goes around and cleans the same spot 10 times, missing the rest of the room. We’ve owned it for a year now and the dust bin already broke, which cost $50! Do yourself a favor, move on to another machine. And to the BOB team, please don’t release another piece of junk like this. I wouldn’t buy another of their products again. Did I mention how loud this thing is? It’s LOUD! Anyway, save yourself the trouble and don’t buy this.Joel

While in the market for a vacuum, in a home with an Australian Shepherd and a bearded Fiancé, I saw the bObsweep PetHair Plus and took advantage of the ongoing Sale and Best Buy Rewards I had saved up. Upon arrival I viewed the bObsweep YouTube videos and found that the programing and setup were simple. I put bOb to work immediately. Even with regulars de-shedding and grooming my Aussie sheds a lot, so I run bOb often and he keeps my home clean. bOb's battery life is actually surprisingly good considering the conditions in which we run him: Deep Clean with the UV light and Turbo Lift. With these demanding parameters, he runs for over an hour and I do not see any tumble fur throughout my home. The mop feature is good, but I have not used it as frequent as the vacuum feature, which is magnificent. Recently, I did have an issue with the remote and the battery life, so I called bObweep Customer care and spoke to Gabe. From the beginning until the very end of my needs he was there. The recommendation he gave was to restore bOb to factory settings by plugging him in directly to the wall, which took four hours of charging. I called him back at his direct line and even four hours later he was there and ready to continue assisting me. We restored bOb, set up his cleaning schedule on my remote, and ordered new filters and side brushes. After the receipt of my new parts, Gabe, the customer care specialist, followed up to ensure the parts got to me and to aid with any installation of the parts. Between the Customer Support and their products performance, I am very satisfied with this purchase. I recommend bObsweep all the time to my neighbors and anyone who is looking for a vacuum robot with a great support team.Jeannette

We acquired a cat so wanted to stay atop of floof fluff. Our entire home has espresso laminate and so dust and cat hair visibly accumulate QUICKLY. I had always been interested in a robotic vacuum, but the price point of $500+ was beyond our budget. After researching brands and their features, watching video reviews, reading reviews from various platforms, and one tragically refurbished gr**on unit, we were able to purchase a new BobSweep. We decided based on price point to get the PetPlus, and we have decided that we will purchase large ticket electronics ONLY at Best Buy. We are consistently pleased with the quality, price and availability of products at our local Best Buy. Even though our local store is about 2 miles away this was at the first bloom of COVID-19 so I had it delivered. It arrived quickly. It needs to charge for several hours before use and comes about 90% assembled. You have to add the side brush and main brush. It comes with a device that is supposed to create an invisible barrier, a remote, wet pad, extra brush, cleaning tool, screwdriver, bumper pads and instructions. You do not need any additional tools to get started. The remote is for manual control and programming a cleaning program. I’m not tech savvy at all, I managed to program it but it didn’t seem to hold the program. It would usually not run at all despite showing the schedule on the remote display. It has different cleaning modes and I have tried them all but the best one I feel is the deep cleaning mode. This is the longest cycle. After 2-3x weekly usage she began to act strange. She would wander aimlessly, beeping but not vacuuming. I contacted customer service and Gabe confirmed eligibility for warranty. After some technical troubleshooting he determined that she would need to see the BobDoc. He then sent a prepaid label. Roughly 3 weeks later, we received a working unit!!! I think there may have been some other issues with our first, I swear it seems this one is more intelligent. The first one constantly rammed itself under furniture and didn’t maneuver as smoothly. Every cycle it would get caught on the one lip in our house. This one has neither jammed itself nor gotten hung up on the lip. Provided she lasts more than a year, I would consider this an excellent buy. I don’t know how we kept on top of a clean floor without this machine!Michele

Looking for an almost perfect robotic cleaning solution for your floors? Have common challenges been keeping you from finding a solution to help assist you in your cleaning? No longer do you need to need to have multiple solutions to clean both hard flooring and carpet, you don’t have to worry about obstacles, and you’ll have the ability to control what rooms are cleaned each day. The Roborock S7MaxV Ultra is the highest featured, smart, advanced robotic floor cleaning device I’ve seen or used. Combined with its ability to vacuum and mop all in one, it’s fully automated empty/wash/fill docking station, and its obstacle avoidance, you have an almost hands off cleaning assistance always working to keep your floors nice and clean. Working to unbox the vacuum you will notice everything is a touch larger than most other robotic vacuum systems, most specifically the docking station. The docking stations features a clean water and dirty water tank, both of which are removeable for easy emptying and filling, a debris bin, auto emptying from the vacuum to the dock, and a cleaning system for the mop portion of the vacuum. Packing all those automation features in definitely comes at a cost on space. While this isn’t a big issue, if you have very limited storage space in the room you’re looking to place the docking station, you may have to reconsider some things. Initial setup is fairly straight forward. Download the mobile app, create an account, and connect your new assistant to Wi-Fi. You’ll be prompted to look for any updates, and then to really start digging into settings, you can perform a mapping run to create a layout of your house. This is the part that I would argue that could start to get a little on the advanced side. I’m very comfortable with technology as I deal with it every day for work and a hobby, but there’s a lot of settings you can start to dive into to take full advantage of everything the Roborock has to offer. Once the vacuum creates a layout, it will take guesses on room types, floor types, and obstacles based on machine learning. You can override any of these settings, adjust room dividers, define no-go zones, zones only for vacuuming or mopping exclusively, and more. The app will attempt to try and detect what types of obstacles exist in the room, and you can additionally place some generic furniture items on the map to better match your environment. Once you have your rooms setup, you can create different schedules based on specific rooms or have it clean the whole house. You also currently have the ability to create specific zones within rooms to go manually “spot” clean a zone if needed. You also have the ability to tie in voice control and request cleaning of specific rooms or the whole house. Quirky features, if the vacuum is connected to Wi-Fi, you can remotely check into the onboard camera and even talk and listen through the vacuum to touch base with pets or anyone else who might be nearby. The vacuum is also surprisingly quiet and its rubber coated brush does a good job at not getting all tangled up in hair. Let’s dive a touch deeper now into arguably the biggest feature of this vacuum, it’s obstacle avoidance system. We touched on the ability for the device to “map out” a floor plan, but the technology goes much deeper than that. Roborock’s ReactiveAI 2.0 Obstacle Avoidance system is what’s been needed in these vacuums for a long time. With the Roborock’s PreciSense LiDAR Navigation to quickly map an entire room, its structured light 3D scanner, RGB camera, and LED light to scan and identify the location and size of obstacles and hazards in both bright and dark rooms, you won't need to worry about this vacuum getting into any trouble. The Roborock utilizes machine learning and a dedicated neural processing unit to recognize numerous hazards from wires, shoes, and even pet waste and intelligently plots an adaptive route to avoid them all. Gone are the days of having to “prep” your house for robotic vacuuming watching your robot roam around randomly bumping into everything, missing spots, getting stuck and tangled on everything, and in general just being more of a burden than actually helping anything. The superior 3D obstacle avoidance technology in the Roborock is simply stunning. Overall, if you’re looking for a robotic floor cleaning partner in crime that can help you keep not only your carpets but hard floors spotless, you seriously need to try this thing out. It’s almost completely maintenance free apart from having to empty a dirty water tank and debris/dust bin and filling the water tank occasionally. The Roborock has all the intelligence in the world to avoid obstacles in the most complex household environments and will just make your life that much easier. How nice is it to come home to consistently clean floors? If you’ve ever used an inferior or dumber smart vacuum and always wished it had those one or two more features to really be the best it can be, you don’t need to lostangapds

 I don’t need to move my mats off the floor in the kitchen or the bathroom, pick my shoes up off the floor if I don’t want to or that shirt sitting over in the corner, I don’t have to worry it’s going to get stuck under at the bed because it does a great job navigating whatever it is under the bed and not only does it do a great job it identifies by taking a picture of whatever item is under there, and with a percentage of certainty it can assess what that item is not always great by does a pretty darn good job. It is by far, as other reviewers have noted, leaps and bounds …. ARTEMIS SIZE… GALACTICLY SUPERIOR to ANY other vacuum. And then, to add an amazing mop that is utilized simultaneously with the vacuuming feature, and the ability to customize from a light mop job to a extra duty session— YESSSSS nailed it in execution, nailed it in design, and nailed it in understanding the deficiencies of the current technologies on the market, and then bring the technology market 🙂 Summarized, and in general, I have been pretty darn critical of most of them tech purchases in the past 10 years because of shifty retailers, manufactures, ad campaigns, all implying, amazing features and benefits that blend into a disappointment and waste. If not a complete failure. It’s usually what is implied by the manufacture, but not stated that leaves disappointment in execution. And then, of course, there are the glaring issues, confronting consumers in the marketplace by way of the retailers, not Best Buy that don’t care about the customer enough to mandate that pro product descriptions are actually in English enough to understand but to me that basically means that a manufacture doesn’t really care about the American consumer at all because if they did, they would find somebody who speaks English enough to write a manual for whatever product and to write print and advertise that product in a way that respects the customer and doesn’t make them have to read between the lines or reword, poor grammatical errors, because of a lack of regard that upsets me more than anything so I’m very glad to have retailers that are still around like Best Buy where I know specifications for a product are going to be the specs for the product. Anyway, the bottom line is, this is a win. I’m pleased, and I have not been pleased in the product and I can say this pretty certainly in a very, very long time, so great job, Robo rock. Happy to welcome you into my family! (And I apologize about my grammar and spelling as I’ve been dictating this and as far as vendors go with AI, Siri is falling behind a little bit and doesn’t really respect my dictation lol 🙂gayObieWan

You know this industry segment is still very young when the best robot vacuum by far which is this S7 MaxV Ultra has quite a few areas to improve on but all in all. I LOVE IT! This is advanced AI coupled with top level engineering at its finest for robot vacuum cleaners. At this point, Roborock is Roborock's biggest competitor – however, there's def room for improvement. Below is everything the bot does really well that are selling points. For the "Needs to improve" I'll indicate whether these are software fixes or hardware changes which means you'd have to wait for the next version and hope the changes are built in as part of the bots physical hardware component. Best Features – Intuitive UI & navigation software packed with useful features (3D map, 2 way calling, etc) – Ability to auto fill bot with water, auto empty dustbin and wash mop – Great battery life (my experience) – On board video camera to see where bot is cleaning – Carpet detection feature with mop auto lift – AI obstacle recognition, avoidance & tagging – Room recognition with machine learning capabilities. – Various cleaning configuration settings Needs to improve – Show water levels in app (hardware fix) – Increased suction doesn't do much for carpets. Still misses threads and small particles from time to time. (hardware fix) – Ability to copy routines and schedules (software fix) – Ability to save zones just like we do with rooms (software fix) – Ability to rearrange routines order so they show up on the homescreen shortcut in the order we want (software fix) – Ability to delete rooms (software fix) – App update for things like: Create shortcut for schedules on home screen for quicker access (software fix), Ability to select custom shape for zone cleaning, currently square shape (software fix), etc. – Bigger tires to clear higher obstacle climbs. See image of my bathroom wedge that it couldnt climb. If yours is this high too then forget about it, it won't make it. (hardware fix) – D design bot shape instead of circle to allow bot to reach corners and hard to reach areas (hardware fix) – Mop auto lift needs to be improved for higher height carpet clearance So why the 5 star rating? Because the best features greatly outweigh the need foe improvements, in addition most of the improvements are software changes that Roborock can easily implement with firmware upgrades.Nnamdi J

Not super impressed. It definitely helps keep the floors clean but the software sucks. PROS: Cleaner floors but I still have to vacuum corners periodically. Scheduling daily cleaning is nice. CONS: Bumps into things WAY to much and just forces itself into areas where it will get in trouble instead of just turning around. Will start cleaning an area then randomly leave to the opposite end of the house where it wanders around aimlessly then starts cleaning somewhere else. It returns to certain areas multiple times where it again swirls around aimlessly then disappears off to another room (this happens around my office chair a lot while I’m on the phone and drives me absolutely insane.) Sometimes it follows a wall ALL THE WAY AROUND THE HOUSE, moving a couple inches then turns and bumps the wall over and over to get back to the charger. My recommendation is buy an expensive one that has object avoidance and can actually see the room. Also the maps make almost no sense. They constantly move around misaligning what I’ve tried to correct.CadeN

It was tedious and slightly difficult to get the robot to get on the WIFI. It felt like I had to jump through unnecessary hoops and the machine was being persnickety. I had to threaten to send it back then it found my WIFI and started the process. Once set up, it works well. I expected it to complete one room at a time, but it did partials. It got it all done. It didn't have a problem with the stairs or with the floor grates(my place was built in 1927). It was insistent about what cords it wanted to pull on but after they were fully moved out of the way the task went much smoother. There's also a no-cross strip provided to prevent it from entering a nogo area like a floor drain. It did seem to bump a little hard on the end tables and the ottoman at first, they moved a little but they're light. On subsequent runs, the furniture didn't seem to be moved as much. After it mapped the rooms it let me approve or disapprove of the map. I like the self emptying feature and I can push a button on it to go back to base or use the phone app. I can also use the app to tell it to clean instead of waiting for the scheduled times. It's not "Rosey" from the Jetsons but it does a good job. It plays a little tune when finished which is nice.Bud

Okay so before I get started I have a plethora of dogs keep that in mind as you read this review. Retriever, German shepard, great pyrenees, and mastiff mix. So to start odd I have had this item almost 4 months now. I can definitely tell a difference when it runs versus when it doesn't. I no longer have to sweep my house daily which is great! It saves me so much time! I have an all tile house and when it's done running it looks amazing and that's with 4 dogs that shed a ton and 3 other that don't shed very much at all. Now that being said if you have dogs that shed alot do not get the self emptying function it's not worth the extra cost. Hair will almost always be stuck in the dust bin which will in turn throw an error and the vacuum will not vacuum then. That is why this product would receive 4 stars. I docked another star making it 3 stars because I owned the item only 2 weeks and had issues with the two little buttons on the dust bin getting stuck constantly. By the time I had time to return or call customer service I had owned the item 36 days so past the 30day return policy that was fine and my fault for not finding time to return it sooner but hey there's a warranty right! Well I call the company explain what's going on they video call me so they can see it for themselves and actually have a name for the part other than thingy that holds all the dirt. They proceeded to tell me it was a wear item and I would have to pay $80 for a new dust bin. I had issues with the stupid dust bin since my second week of owning it and when I called customer service I had only had it 36 days, and at that point it had ran less than half of those days because it kept constantly getting errors. I ended up escalating it to a Manger within sharks company and they told me I would have to pay again. At that point asked them why they did not stand behind their product, why it had only ran a full 12 cycles in that 36 day period, and it had broken in 2 weeks of owning it finally at that point they offered a free replacement dust bin. The replacement arrived and I replaced the one that wasn't functioning properly and 2 days later the new dust bin was also not working like it was supposed to. So now I just deal with and pull the little pieces out manually. This item may work phenomenal if you have no dogs but if you have dogs that shed alot save yourself the money get the one you have to empty yourself. And beware the stupid dust bin will probably suck!Lex

Bobsweep is definitely like a child and needs constant watch. He is like a child in there terrible twos, always needing watching to make sure they don’t damage anything. He has no clue where he is ever going, many times just going in circles and cleaning over the same area. He is not smart and takes a long time to return to his charging base. Bob is louder then expected and considering the high price, I would have expected more features and better hardware. For the deal of the day price, bob definitely works but not ever at the full price. After only one hour of use, bob already had surface scratches all over the top of the unit from going under the furniture and getting stuck and not moving away but would just return to the same spot again. The remote for bob is huge and outdated looking for todays times. Bob does a good job at getting the little crumbs and pet hair but I would not recommend for someone who wants a vacuum to clean when they are away. I would never trust this to clean when not home as I fear it would do something stupid or get stuck and rip the carpet or just go back and forth over the same spots.Reviewer2020

I have had bob for over a year now and in that time I have had the battery replaced once. Other than that I love bob. He cleans up pet hair very thoroughly and saves me the hassle of having to do it. HE does some times get stuck but that's either because he's the perfect height to go under counters or the fact I have lips going into or from the kitchen. Haven't used the mop feature but his brushes work well. Sometimes he slams into objects but that's to be expected. He isn't perfect but definitely does a good job cleaning up pet hair. Customer service was great when I had to get the battery replaced. No complaints other than he gets stuck and sometimes can't find his charger.sweatyyetti

I've had Bob about 2 months now and i do not recommend this product. Bob has a programmable remote, but he only works when he feels like it, i have him programmed to run every afternoon Monday- Friday and he has yet to work everyday. You need to be home when he is running because he will get stuck and need redirected. Bob has no pattern, and I swear everytime he sees a pile of cat fur on the ground he turns away from it. Also he cannot get over even the slightest carpet hump. Bob never finds his way back to his charging port and he cannot even sweep my entire living room on one charge (about 45 minutes). Bob is also loud like a regular vaccuum, so he cannot run in the middle of the night for he would wake you up. Overall I do not recommend this product.sugarsnap39

The iLife Robot is great. I gets underneath areas that are hard for me to clean. It usually takes 2 charges to clean the entire house so the battery life is pretty good. It’s easy to clean up too. Highly recommend. Even the pup approves!amanda.k

I love this vacuum. It doesn't find its way back home but it works miracles hands down picking up dog hair. I have seven Chihuahua's life was a nightmare with trying to keep up with the dog hair not any more. I run it every morning while I'm getting ready for work and then when I get home 12 hrs late from work. Its the best.Gwen

We call this little worker DJ Beetle! (get it… eh eh?? maybe not lol) He keeps our house looking amazing considering we have two dogs and a now 13 month old. It is easy to set up and easy to get a specific time set so it will automatically do it itself. What we do not like about it is that it does tend to get stuck sometimes and has some weird obsession with getting stuck in our bathroom and closing the door.. However, when the battery starts to die or it is done it's task of rocking the house it will return to base till his next mission. The downside to him in terms of cleaning is he is not very good at taking dog hair off low pile carpeting but considering he takes about 1 hour worth of cleaning off my plate everyday he has earned his keep in the house lol!tori.a

I have hardwood floors and I simply want roomba to do a quick daily run on the high traffic areas (kitchen, high traffic passage/hall, and entrance). The whole area is roughly 800 sqf. I have change the settings to custom do that it does 1 run per area so that it's "as quick as possible", yet it takes about 1 hour to do 280 sqf, and that's if it doesn't get stuck. Every single day it manages to get stuck in the most stupid way possible. On the rare days it decides to do the entire job it also finds a way to screw up. As you can see in the attached picture, one day it decided it needed to clean my neighbor's house. So it happens that NY neighbor has the same iRobot model and we think somehow they were trying to get together for a good night out. The dumbest part of all? Now that route is permanently part of my map and the only way to erase it is to start from scratch again…. I can't believe the software doesn't allow for manual modifications to correct the dumbest "smart" appliance ever created. Another incredible aspect of this useless piece of junk is that it's built to run with the lights on. The camera that's on top of it, does not see well in darkness so you absolutely have to run roomba during the day of with the lights on!! Another annoying thing about this is that every 1 or 2 months it simply decides that it won't do the daily run for no apparent reason, so every time I have to press the clean bottom for 20 seconds to remind it that I actually do not like dog hair on the floors. Ling story short, do not buy this model. Even if you win it on a raffle, don't hesitate to give it away!!!! The sad part is that when it runs, it actually does a decent job on the hardwood floors. The thing is that it takes too long and only finishes about 2% of the job required. Like I mentioned before, my neighbor has the same model and he is equally as dissatisfied with it as I'm!Ricardo

I have had this robot for a year and it has been the worst purchase I've mad. The robot is completely infuriating. So let's start with the price – at the given price point I should be doing maintenance on this this only when brushes or bags need to be changed. It needs weekly cleaning and troubleshooting. The regular vacuum I purchased following this purchase (due to continued requests to return, and constant emails because this robot, has literally worked less than 9 times this entire year on command) requires me to empty it once a month with once a week use. The app is flaky at best and the robot almost never responds to it. Even though my virtual assistants can get it to at least make noise. Not to mention it's loud – all the time. Loud when emptying the bin, loud when running and loud when docking. The bin never empty's as designed so I always have to manually do it, with new bags old ones or anything. I thought it may have been clogged but my new vacuum pulled nothing. Operation is so infuriating, I can't stand to use this item that was supposed the make my life easier! The mapping is awful, and if you try to fix it to help the robot, you'll spend hours to discover that the adjustment only last as long as the robot doesn't run again! When the battery gets low, it never goes back to the base and because the battery is dead I have to search and find it. My smart home is set to turn the lights on when it's scheduled to o run, to help it "see", and it still manages to not be able to find its way back. To make matters worse, the lights were set to go off when the robot redocks – luckily they still went off after an the robot died. I could go on and on about the sink hole of money you will spend on accessories, and the time you will waist troubleshooting nothing, but I would say – just don't waist your money, spend it on a Dyson or Bissell!Shay

First off, I hate to write reviews that are not positive. I know that some group was responsible and likely proud of the product. But, after having it for about 6 months I think I am done. I have a very small 1st floor of about 700 sqft. The robot takes 7 hours to clean it (on eco mind you) due to the time it takes to go back and recharge. That is just absurd for a vacuum of this price. I tried a new battery with no better luck, so its not that. I am now on my 4th (yes in 6 months) pair of rollers. They wear out so quickly and then barely pickup any dirt. I won't even get into how many side brushes I have replaced. They last just about 2 weeks before they fall apart and are vacuumed up themselves. Now, lets talk about the wheels. 6 months and they are both wore down to nothing. So now I have to shell out (lets be modest) $100 per wheel? So that means I would have spent about $500 in parts to keep this puppy gong for the past 6 months. Today when I saw the wheels needed replaced I decided to spend that money on a different brand vacuum. I mean why not put it towards something with less maintenance. I will be broke if I have to keep this up! The one positive is the clean base works great. No device should need this much money in maintenance in 6 months. This is almost criminal. Time to lock this puppy up… in the trash. Side note: Software and app are ok, but now it found some hallway that is as long as my whole house sticking out the back of my house that it keeps trying to clean. Maybe a secret tunnel I don't know about? If I find a tunnel to some treasure, that would help keep this thing running I guess.Over It

Ordered this bundle for such a great deal! Unfortunately, the item was delivered to the wrong address by FedEx. Totally not Hoover's fault. They re-shipped another bundle to me, and it worked out well the second time. I love these vacuums! They do a great job on our hardwoods and rugs and carpet. Our two year old loves to help vacuum too – that's how light the stick vacuum is! Being cordless is such a plus!!! Only wish that the batteries weren't so expensive, but that's not a huge deal. We purchased one extra battery just so both the handheld and stick have their own batteries. I will say that the handheld is far inferior to the stick, but it works for what we need (to do the stairs and our cars) – just have to go over the same areas multiple times, as the suction isn't stellar. I would recommend and purchase the stick vacuum again for sure… just probably not the handheld.Moon

I bought this cordless vac because I like any conveniences I can get when it comes to house work. I use my floor cleaners more often when cordless. I can glady skip wrapping/unwrapping, plugging/unplugging cords in and out of electrical outlets from room to room. I've been happy with this cordless since I got it last July (not quite one year old). It was an upgrade overall from what I had. However the hose got a hole in it not about 6-7 months in. Not from anything I could figure out. I duct taped it and after a second hole, I contacted the Manufacturer, since it's still within a 3 year warranty. They said the hose is not made anymore – already out of making the parts??? They will replace it — okay, — but I have to mail the whole vac back on my dime. They will pay for the shipment of the new unit. Which may be kinda fair, but it's too soon for this type of episode with a not quite a year old vacuum. Since the parts are not being made – there's no commitment to this product by the mfr. I did not buy at this store, but thought I would let someone know if considering — please don't do it.Chickee

I was going back and forth between this and the shark navigator cordless. They seemed pretty even on reviews. I mostly decided on this because it's was on sale on the Hoover website! I had to wait a little longer to get it then I would from other sites(about 5 days from the day I ordered it) but it was worth the price difference for sure. I was worried about it as I have 4 dogs. A great dane(high shedder short hair), a Mini Aussie( How shedder clumpy hair), a King Shepherd(high shedder clumpy long hair) and a Cheweenie(high shedder short hair. I also have a maine coon cat. So, I essentially have lots of hair everywhere, all the time. I do NOT know how this performs on carpers because I bought it for my wood floors( bathrooms(2), hallway, entryway, dining room, and kitchen.) So far it has worked great for me. I have had ZERO clog issues despite the amount of hair it has to pick up and I have been able to vacuum all the above mentioned rooms in one swoop without the battery going dead. It picks everything up easily. I actually accidentally sucked up a good size piece of paper today and really though it would cause my first clog, but atlas it didn't. So far this vacuum is performing perfectly for me. I think the only downside I can think of as of now is the fact that a replacement battery is 100$. However, there are off brand batteries other places that are compatible with this vacuum for half the price, and the reviews on them state that they actually work better than the original hoover battery… So, I will probably just go that route whenever I need a new battery. If you want a cordless for wood (or any non carpeted) floors, this one is definitely recommended. And it does hold up against that pet hair!Ameri5

I’ve spent several hours of research, this is the Best Bang for the Buck. Do yourself a favor, buy it!!! Read the reviews later. I had not “vaccumed” my stairs in over 3 months as my DYSON DC33 died after several years. I did many hours of research and the Shark brands would be up there with Dyson in most comparisons. I was considering the Dyson Animal but it wouldn’t be less than $500, now Dyson is actual on sale for $350. Prior to writing this review after thorough research and also comparing the Shark Apex Duo Clean, I ended up with this one for $229, I was about to buy it for $279 and it won’t on sale next week. Anyhow just see how much dirt it picked up from the stair case. I only did about 7 of them and my dust-bin is super filthy. Although it might not me a fair comparison with the Dyson DC33 (that died) I’m certain it never sucked like this. This is the most powerful vaccum I have ever experienced. Now let’s talk about build quality, the accessories definitely feel inferior in contrast to a Dyson, so I don’t know about the longevity of this. I also did notice lot of reviewers complained about the pole or the main handle that goes behind the vaccum, that also is hollow and feels like it won’t last too long, but it works great I couldn’t be happier. In all honesty you do not need to spend $400-500. Some reviews say the Apex Duo Clean with 2 roller brushes doesn’t pick up as well as this. I’ve only tried the stairs, I will edit my review if needed. I will have to try on tiles/ hard floor.DmnTrd40

I have been a shark customer for a very long time. I have the power lift-away from years ago and the things runs like a champ. However, I saw this one and thought WOW no more cutting the dog hair from the wheel and an XL cup will save me so..much..time! I would say overall it's definitely a good vacuum BUT I miss features from my other one that make me sad when I pull this one out of the closet. I do still have the other so I can use both. Pros: Lightweight- for a large vacuum, this is very easy to lift XL Cup- definitely helps when you have 2 very large furry dogs Long Hose-ish- long but doesn't reach like it states Super Sucker- I did think the suction was very good on getting up massive amounts of dog hair (Border Collie/Newfoundland and Great Pyrenees/Aussie mix) Cons: No Lift-Away- Doesn't seem like that big of a deal until you are going up and down the stairs or reaching into vaulted ceilings, the canister doesn't fall over No Light- again not a HUGE deal but seeing dust bunnies run from you was easier with a light Hose- The hose states it'll reach 12' making stairs easy but let me tell you, it does not even come close. Like mentioned above, once you get hose fully extended you need something to weigh it down so it doesn't fall over from over extension Accessories- My liftaway had a ton of accessories for options i.e. stair brushroll, and a few others but let's stick with that one. For a machine that claims it's turbo power for pets to not provide a stair brushroll seems silly, I have tried to rig my old one to fit my new machine and it works just ok, I end up using my old vacuum to do the stairs ugh. Self Cleaning Brushroll- seems ok for now but still have hair wrapped around it that i'm sure I'll have to cut off. Overall: I like the vacuum, esthetically it's really good looking (because you know that's important) It seems to do a good job as needed, I wish it was a clone of my liftaway with "newer" features but it's not.WCoates

Got this to replace a 15+ year old upright, and I am shocked at how much technology has improved! This is a fraction of the weight, quieter, stronger, more maneuverable, and easier to clean out. The old one had the yellow plastic filter tucked up inside the machine where it was a serious pain to blindly get back in place. I love the ability to vary suction power both on the vacuum and the attachment. (I love the two-in-one attachment.) I gave our place a much-needed vacuuming and was horrified/quite pleased with the amount of awfulness this bad boy cleaned up. After the first time I used this, there was a lot of hair wrapped around the brush. I was initially concerned, but then I decided to trust the instructions (and test the product) and waited until after using it some more to see if it cleaned itself. And it did! I was happy to see the claim fulfilled in at least that one instance.Sherwood

Super easy to use and works great on our hardwood floors. It has a sensor so it doesn’t go over and edge like on stairs and is easy to clean out.Jes2020

Doesn't vacuum in any organized fashion whatsoever….basically goes all over the place, like it's drunk. Unfortunately, it also goes over the same spots a few times but leaves some spots untouched. I still have to take out my regular vacuum for those and for the carpet (which I knew it doesn't vacuum carpets). It saves me a bit of time I guess because while it vacuums like a drunken sailor, I can do something else and when it's done, I go over what it did and finish with the carpet. Wherever it DOES vacuum, it does a good job and picks up everything, so that's a plus for sure. Good thing it wasn't more than I paid though – not sure yet if I regret this purchase.Adela

Let me tell you how great this little guy (or girl) is. In the year 2018, I decided to get my self a furry companion. I wont bore with the details on how I named her but her name is Rona. Little did I know, Rona was going to be the dog equivalent of a hurricane except instead of rain and wind, shes a fur and farts. Also, little did I know, there was going to be a world pandemic 2 years later that would take her nickname "Rona season" to a whole new level. But let me tell you, my dog dogs fur could go toe-to-toe with covid on who spreads faster. At this point I may have lost you, but every great story has a detailed set up. With our move into a new home that is immensely larger than our previous studio in the city, we knew we could not keep up with cleaning. In comes Victor, our new iRobot i7 vacuum. After a short issue connecting to our wifi (my fault, not victors), we got this little guy (possibly girl) up and rolling. With in a day, victor new our new floor plan faster than I could mow the front lawn (its really small #colorado). Speaking of colorado, victor has no issue with high altitude contrary to unpopular belief. All in all, victor has saved us from the pain of vacuuming. I set victor up to run in the morning and evening and he (could be a she) is looking skinnier than even. I find my self watching victor vacuum like my old neighbor used to watch me vacuum. Except he was outside looking in. Highly recommend the purchase. You wont regret it.Kyle

Great vacuuming assistant – 4.5 stars in our opinion. Have had it now 4 months. Background: mostly one level house with laminate and tile floors, couple of throw rugs. Dining room has table with 6 chairs. Kitchen counter has 3 pedestal stools. When we down sized to this house kept minimal furniture. One border Collie. Roughly 2500 sq ft that we want robot to maintain (excludes stairs and room over garage). Here's our experience: to best use the robot, let it map your house. Then divide house into rooms. Rather than let the robot clean the entire house , clean by specific jobs that include 3-4 rooms so the robot can complete it without having to stop and recharge. To get the best clean in the quickest time, move portable items into rooms not on the cleaning job list. For example, we move the six dining room chairs to the sunroom. This cuts the cleaning time by about 1/3 as the robot can vacuum straight lines, rather than try to work its way around multiple chair legs. It also ensures that the robot can get under the table completely. We do a similar thing with the sunroom's high top stools. For the pedestal stools in kitchen, we pull them out so the robot can make a pass without trouble under the counter. The robot will climb the smooth base to clean them. For us with the dog, a bag fills in about a month. The robot can't get onto the fireplace hearth or go over the triple sliding glass door track that leads to the sunroom. Nor will it do behind open doors that are flush to walls. So you still need a broom or handheld wand. Buy on sale!2oldtohear

The Roomba 694 is a “half-smart” robot vacuum that’s a bit clunky, but cleans well. It’s Wi-Fi capable, so you can control it with the iRobot app, set cleaning schedules, and even command it to start and stop with the sound of your voice using Google Home or Alexa integration. I was kind of shocked how easy it was to set up in the app, because I have 2 other “smarter” robot vacuums from other popular brands that supposedly have this feature, but I could never get them connected properly. This is my first Roomba, and while the app controls for the 694 are sparse, I appreciate how snappy the app’s user interface is. It’s well thought out and easy to use, however with the 694, all you can really do is start and stop cleaning, integrate it with Google Home or Alexa, and program a cleaning schedule. That said, it was super enjoyable to have a robot vacuum that actually responds to my voice. Outside of a responsive app, the hard buttons on the vacuum itself work well and offer the ability to start and pause cleaning, spot clean, or send it to Home base. Going back to Home base is where this vacuum gets a bit weird, because sometimes it makes it and sometimes it doesn’t. It doesn’t have mapping technology, so I don’t know how it figures out where the charging base is, but it usually eventually makes it back there when it’s done. If it’s vacuuming the same room as the recharging base it’s fine, but it can get lost when it ventures further out. Not a big deal if you’re used to the dummy bumper based robot vacuums as it’s still a tad bit “smarter” overall. Cleaning wise, the Roomba 694 has great suction and moves quickly. The single cleaning arm does a good job guiding dirt and debris into the vacuum rollers and it had no problem climbing over a ¾” floor transition we have in the house. My other 2 robot vacuums can barely get over it, so it was a marvel to see the 694 climb it with ease. It did a great job on hardwood and thick rugs and supposedly has dirt detection where it automatically spends more time cleaning dirtier areas. It’s nothing I can tell in action, but my floors feel squeaky clean, so I’ll let the results speak for themselves. It’s funny, watching how well it cleans and how agile it moves, I think of it as the young dumb teenager of my robot vacuuming group. It seems physically more capable than the other two, and while it’s smart enough to not fall off cliffs and kind of find its way home, it doesn’t have object avoidance, room mapping, programmable “no-go” zones, or the capability to vacuum in organized lines. I don’t have to worry about it falling down the stairs, but I still have to clear the house of cables before setting it free, and block off the areas I don’t want it to go. Overall, the Roomba 694 is a capable “half smart” robot vacuum with a strong motor and Wi-Fi capabilities. It’s a bit clunky and doesn’t always find its way home, but cleans well and is easy to control via smartphone app or Google Home / Alexa voice integration. It’s a solid choice if you’re in the market for a bumper guided robot vacuum that’s slightly more capable than the base models. PROS – Cleans well – Motor seems strong – Responsive buttons – Moves quickly – Gets over 3/4” floor transitions very well – Smart cleaning / dirt detection – WiFi / app controllable – Can set cleaning schedule in app – Google Home and Alexa compatible – Cliff detection – Not totally dumb – Easy to maintain – Good size dust bin – Super easy Google Home integration that works – Responsive to app commands – App fairly easy to use CONS – Motor kind of loud – Moves randomly – Only 1 cleaning speed – Only half smart (no home mapping, not sure about object avoidance) – Have to clear cables and setup home for vacuum before cleaning – Spends a lot time stuck between chair legs – Needs to explore how to get Home, can get lost. – Limited app controlsBIGASN

I received this vacuum for Christmas, and have been using it daily for about three months now. I really wanted to love this vacuum, but I don't. The main issue I have is with the self-cleaning brushroll: Sure it doesn't tangle, but that would require it to actually pick up fur in the first place. This vacuum adamantly refuses to pick up any fur that isn't just sitting loose on the surface of the rug…which is deeply unhelpful. The roll just wipes fur along, without doing anything to agitate the carpet. I have used the entire battery life of this vacuum on my single living room area rug, just to still need to use my rubber broom. For a vacuum that costs >$300, this is extremely disappointing, and considering the vacuum is called the "pet pro," I truly don't understand why this vacuum simply cannot handle fur in any regard. My second problem with this vacuum is that it leaks dust from every single joint and seam the entire time I'm using it. Who wants to be covered in dust from vacuuming? Not I. Additionally, the wand itself clogs constantly in a way that's very difficult to clean out. In fact, most of this vacuum is difficult to clean, outside of changing the filters. I have two cats and a lab mix who sheds like it's his mission on earth, and frankly, this vacuum just does not cut it.LindseyJoy

I've never made a purchase that I've been more disappointed in. The vacuum worked fine the first couple of times now every time is vacuum my house I have to unclog the machine from the many many many potential clog spots. I never once had this problem with our previous dyson vacuum. I have a golden retriever, so yes, having to maybe unload the vacuum is to be expected however for a product that supposedly specializes in pets, it does a TERRIBLE job. I've had to take apart the base of the bottom when that gets clogged, the shaft of the vacuum comes apart and now hair seems to get clogged making the base of the vacuum essentially worthless. I am so so so bummed and wish I would have returned this while I had the chance. DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT IF YOU WANT A PRODUCT THAT ACTUALLY PICKS UP DOG HAIR.Megan

I absolutely love that it is cordless. I loved the black friday price… i think it was $159 or $179 something like that . WAY under the price for a dyson. I absolutely love it. I have 2 dogs and 1 cat all whom shed ALOT. I use this vacuum daily, several times a day and have not had any issue with the battery. Keep in mind i mentioned having a little zoo of animals, so the first month i had to take the machine apart to be able to remove clogged hair on the long stick. The instructions dont really tell you how to clean it. There is more than just emptying the basket. To avoid it getting clogged, i now try to blow out all the hair in the tubes Atleast once a week. Only negative i would mention is I wish it was a bit stronger and wish it gave an option on height. For example if there is a leaf on the floor it will not suck it in becase the vacuum in not high off the ground to pick it up. I believe the dyson is a tad stronger but its not worth paying $400, when i can just use this one for under $200. I do not regret purchasing this at all. My house feels cleaner and its super easy to use.If you find it on special buy it!Kelly