10/21 I am one of the biggest sceptics of Roomba iRobot. 2 of my friends
had the first and second generation Roomba respectively, and their
feelings for it were lukewarm. Their units were loud, a hastle to
use (need to find the unit and charge manually), and most
importantly, DUMB. Well, after doing an extensive research, I
decided to buy the latest Rooma anyways. I got a Roomba 560,
the FIFTH generation and boy, it is the most amazing thing I've
even seen and cleans amazingly well! Here are the highlights:
1) auto docks when it is done or gonna die. The homing beacon
mechanism is amazing!!! 2) 7 day timer so you don't even have to
press start 3) cleans very well, goes under my bed too! 4) it's got
external corner brushes to clean the sides REALLY well, in fact
better than my regular vacuum cleaner 5) it comes with 2 virtual
wall/room units, so you can block or request to clean up to 3
different rooms (and it'll remember which room it is in) 6) it is
a lot quieter than the first generations and lastly 7) it is
a LOT smarter than the first and second generation Roomba and
statistically goes through different surfaces quite evenly. It
knows to clean the sides (did I mention it's got side brushes?).
Roomba 5th generation is a quantum leap from the first few
generations, and it's worth every penny. Good job iRobot, looking
forward to buying your stock.
\_ can it do stairs?
\_ No because it doesn't have a penis.
\_ Assuming it can't do stairs, can it not fall down stairs
if it is upstairs? Is it smart enough not to go over a
cliff?
\_ It cannot do stairs, there are no vacuum robots today
that can do stairs. It does have fall/cliff protection
so you don't have to worry about a thing. If you're
curious just check out some Roomba 560 vids on YouTube.
\_ I'm not sure how 'newer' models do with stairs, but ours
has managed to go fall down our stairs once or twice
when let loose in the upstairs. My current peeve is the
irobot can be activated unexpectedly by a cat walking
on its power button. -ERic
\_ Uh, ya, blame it on the machine and not the cat.
Brilliant. How about putting a cardboard on top
of the button? Actually, I'm curious Eric. Do you
have no pet peeve with cats? What do you like
about cats?
\_ I'm sorry to hear that. I don't seem to have that
problem with my dog.
\_ Cats are programmed statistically to walk on every
horizontal surface in a house 1-4 times a day.
\_ LOL. My Roomba is just as entertaining and
smart as my cat, but my cat is still cuter.
\_ I don't get it. Is running a vaccuum over a floor every so often
so hard you need a toy to do it for you?
\_ It is tedious when you have pets and/or children. In my case
any hour I can gain a week is a HUGE gain -tired guy w/chores
\_ Is this the life you planned for yourself? Is it worth it?
\_ Most of the people in this world don't plan every little
detail of their lives. Most kids, even in developed
countries, are still "accidents."
\_ Sex without condom/pill/whatever that leads to
children is not an accident. The failure rate for
various methods is under 10% on average. If he has
kids, odds are greatly in favor of him planning on it.
\_ abortion or lack thereof is also a choice
\_ True. So all these parents in one way or another
have chosen it. Which goes back to my original
questions to the tired guy w/chores,
"Is this the life you planned for yourself?
Is it worth it?"
\_ I am not tired guy with chores, but I too have
a daughter that keeps me busy and I can say
without reservation that it is the greatest
thing I have ever done. Even if I do have to
hire a maid to clean the bathroom, since I
am too busy (usually playing with my daughter)
to do it myself.
to do it myself. And yes, this is the life I
planned for myself. |
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