Happy Saturday Everyone, this is one of the best Robovacs I've tried for cleaning, it just needs some serious software updates. Once I've got a firmware update from Ecovacs I shall add an update here to let you guys know! In the mean time if you want to buy it you can purchase it below... BUY THE ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 OMNI HERE As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. By buying through any of the links below I will earn commission at no extra cost to you :) UK: (***COMING SOON***) US: amzn.to/3FGBi1R
@paulhibbert You probably already know this but you can use alexa to make custom phrases like "Vacuum the utility room" and then have alexa map it to the correct phrase in your app. As long as you can create individual rooms that's all that matters. I usually do this anyway because I can never remember the "exact" phrase I am supposed to use. So you can set it up to respond to different versions of the phrase and then map the set of phrases (group of ORs) to the correct app phrase.
He did do an earbuds review where he said the sponsored product had bad sound quality compared to the others and the sponsor dropped him :)) I don't fully trust what people are saying in a sponsored review, but I think he is kind of transparent with the stuff he reviews.
"you can do things such as set the amount of suction power with your voice" This is how my neighbours end up thinking I'm a pervert. Me yelling "suck harder" and an increased whirring noise at 3am on a sunday.
If it's anything like the X1 Omni, the AIVI 3D is disabled. When you first set the app you probably set it as if you don't have pets. You need to manually select " strategic pet poop avoidance " in the settings. Also you can change how often it goes back to clean the mops and drying duration. As for the carpet mopping this is often down to the ultrasonic sensor under the bot. It's the one in a deep hole. It's worth checking if it's obstructed. Failing that ecovacs needs to sort out in the firmware. Keep us posted 😂
I enjoy how Paul wonders why more vacs aren't square, then in the same video it shows how the corners got stuck against the chair as it tried to rotate. That's why they're round. 360 degree rotation without bumping anything. I got the Roborock after your review, and we've been very happy with it.
You are able to give any room a name of your choice. Just holding the word a bit enables you with a further screen option to delete it and type in anything of your preference. All my rooms were renamed… I like having names that make sense to me…
I love this thing, it seems to sort out its leg humping after a few goes and "learning" the room more each time. The mopping is brilliant, honestly, my kitchen has never been so clean. We have solely used the app over voice to decide what it does so no carpet mopping just yet.... now to make him some wobbly eyes
some of the issues you see aren't limited to the X2 and are present on some of the older models. Ive got the T20 and it behaves similarly, ive had to set custom cycles so it will vacuum the whole house on vac only then other cycles to mop certain rooms. If I use housekeeping or vac and mop on auto I just get wet carpets. Ecovacs arent great for software updates though so it will be interesting to see if they fix it.
Just as an FYI: The RoboRock S7 Max(V) Ultra and S8 Pro both also return to the base to wash the mop when it's running - so this is not the first robot vacuum cleaner with that functionality. Edit: You do have to turn on that functionality in the settings I believe.
Neesha watched this video last night and the first thing she said was "You know our Roborock does that?" 🤔... I can't believe I've never seen it happen! I'm wondering if it had a firmware update because it definitely never did it during testing!
My Roborock S7 MaxV does it, it washes the mop during cleaning and after it finishes, it washes it again and dries it for 1...2 hours (I set that up in the app)@@paulhibbert
The "second run" test is a great way to demonstrate a better cleaner. (I'm sure the Roborock is sitting in it's cradle saying, "I just loosened all that up for you." but we know better.) I don't like talking to things, but I did enjoy watching the Deebot work that way. Aside: "technology, with a little bit of humor thrown in..." Honestly, I tend to think of it as "humor, with smart home technology thrown in." Thanks, as always for including the bad and ugly sections. It was great fun to watch, but it's also really informative for those of us who might want to purchase one. This is even more true with the updates in the description that you're always doing. I appreciate that you don't just abandon videos. Thanks again for an informative and amusing segment of my Saturday. See you next week.
"am I cool?" Lmao, love your style of just showing tech that you enjoy, and having fun while doing it. Keeps me coming back knowing not only will I get good info about current smart home products, but that it'll be entertaining too! Imo that's what RUclips is all about, sharing your passions with others. Have a good day Paul!
I have a Bissell Crosswave and it mops and hovers carpets and area rugs (any floor type actually) and it’s great. This way the carpets get a nice deep clean and you’ll have to hire a professional carpet cleaning service less often!
We're just looking at getting our first robovac and I started by looking at the x1. However SwitchBot are bringing out a very clever s10 (on kickstarter) but I'm leaning towards the Dreame L20 Ultra, it sticks it's mop out to get right to the edges of the rooms. I'l love to see you review the SwitchBot and Dreame.
I just recently got the Roborock Q Revo and unless you're allergic to money in your bank account, I'd recommend it to anyone. Has all the features you'd want, including the flagship game-changers like a station that washes the mop pads. Only obstacle avoidance could be better, but it's still miles ahead my previous vac bot, so I still appreciate it.
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Sending it under the kitchen table makes a lot of sense for a quick clean up after eating - especially if you have kids!
An honest review, some serious software issues there - hopefully they can fix them and its not vision related due to the lack of turret. I nearly went for the X2 but wide reports of general clumsiness put me off. I just got a Dreame L20 Ultra and could not be happier with it. It can even detach its own mop pads!
I think a fairer test between S8 and X2 is to allow the S8 to do as many runs as possible before it's dirty tank has only clean water and then give X2 a go to see how dirty the dirty water is. And then repeat doing it the other way around (obviously, after enough time has passed to allow the floor to get dirty again)
hmm... maybe I should make a robot that goes out and creates mess that they could all use in testing 😏 it could run back and get more dirt when it runs out
Just bought one,still exploring, and I can change the room name as whatever I want. It doesn’t get in the little bump and stuck in the middle, other than that, all good
I have one of the older versions the N8. It is named Neight De Bot. He has googly eyes. Hot tip with the whole carpet mopping. In the “map management” section of the app under the virtual boundaries you can create “No-mop zone” while it doesn't resolve the software issue it will stop it from mopping around when it shouldn't be. I will admit it is really funny to watch them go around. It provides entertainment!
Thank you for the review! 👍 👍 I've got the Omni X1, which does half the job when cleaning specific areas same as reviewed x2, but it performs well for full house cleaning.
I’ve owned two Ecovacs vacuums. The 950 was my first one, and all I can say about them is, as you say in your review. While the product is of good quality, it is really let down by the software. I had to get rid of the second one after it kept bumping into my furniture and damaging it, for some reason it also turned on the tv from standby. I now own a Robovacs S7 Max V.. honestly the best vacuum on the market by far, it does everything this vacuum does, and the software is superior in every way.. I cannot recommend it enough, I’m impressed by how good and efficient it is.
Yes mine did really crazy things also, would even start cleaning by itself with no schedule, if there was a power outage for even a minute when it can back online it would take off and clean, it would double and triple clean certain spots, it would ignore no go zones once in a while and get tagged up on my dogs piss pads, I sent it back
Any thoughts on the software updates? Its up to V1.75 now. I got the X2 Omni about a week ago and it seems to work really well. Still some issues with vacuum only mode, but mop+vac works great. Seems like a step up from the X1 which I've been running for over a year without issues.
Seems like the original bugs when it launched seem to be resolved, ie; it used to get scraped on the blind corner, two more I honestly can’t remember but they were enough to make me hold off buying this one. I’m happy with ‘FRIDAY’ (omni X1). I will wait and use your link, thanks
4:56 the structured light and cameras are not used for mapping. Instead the lidar sensor on the left, maps the house and the structured light and cameras are only used for obstacle avoidance.
I have got three Deebot N8+'s and the hardware is actually great. The software is however an utter disgrace and in the four years I have owned them has actually gotten worse. It ignores no mop no hoover zones, gets obsessed with hoovering an area it can't get to (like the table leg) until it's battery runs out and to top it off will forget the map of the house at least once a week. The map thing is the most annoying because it won't mention it had a problem and it takes days for me to figure out it hasn't actually performed any scheduled tasks. Takes a miracle for it to recreate the entire house map without forgetting what it was doing. Don't get me wrong if you stand and watch it and "help" when it gets stuck it's fine but I could do that with a normal hoover in half the time.
This times 10. They are well aware of the software issues. They just don't seem to be capable of fixing it. I've had to banish my deebot to the basement. It is fully incapable of maintaining a proper map for any given time. That and the constant sensor issues made the 1000$ robot virtually unusable.
My Deebot used to do the “forgetting” the map thing as well. I noticed it only ever did it when the Auto mode was used. Instead I set my schedules to do every room instead of an Auto mode and it never forgot the map again. Auto mode seems to be the way it initially maps your house, but will also forget maps if it encounters an error in Auto mode. Once you have a complete map DO NOT use auto mode. It will still adapt the map to furniture changes if you do custom cleans.
Neesha watched this video last night and she was like “our Roborock does this” I can’t believe I’ve never noticed!! I wonder if it was added in a firmware update because it didn’t happen during testing for the Roborock 😳
Hi Paul. I have tried many robovacs and currently there is no better vacuum than the Xiaomi X10+. This thing also have spinning mops and cleans itself.
I just returned an X2 as it was not mapping rooms correctly (leaving out entire walls), clumsy navigating causing it to get stuck where my other Deebot did not (it needs new strategies to get out of tight places) I.e. between a carpet edge and wall, and just all the other things noted in the review. The X2 could not clean my house wither me holding it hand and no this was not a matter of creating some boundaries. I went to the X1 and now it is much better and many hundreds of dollars cheaper. I do miss the auto raise mop heads though. The main reason I was willing to spend the high cost of the X2. Love the close to edged cleaning and mopping, auto clean and dry mop heads and auto raise mops. Too many software issues for a more complex house and high price at this time.
I got a swichbot s10 prototype to review, gotta be honest, the self cleaning roller mop is awesome, as is the auto water refill station. Apart from the software which is still in development, it's going to be pretty hard to beat.
Seems like my issue with the Ecovacs Deebot 950 is not just with this model but a more general software problem. Mine also tries to force itself over lots of small hurdls if I I'm sending it to a specific location and sometimes it also misses some of its areas to clean while saying "cleaning completed"
I would wait until Roborock sells their Q Revo Pro in CostCo for 2 year warranty !!
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Still waiting for that unbelievable thing it does :D I have a Dreame L20 Ultra and it does all the things mentioned here, you can name your rooms, it automatically detaches the mop pads before going over carpets, it even extends one of the pads to reach the corners. I have it hooked to the water supply and drain, so I don't even need to take the tanks out. Just one thing that it is missing and that is the hot water washing, it just uses room temp water.
You didn’t find anything this vacuum did unbelievable? Perhaps watch the end of the video
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@@paulhibbert you mean it unbelievably ate the poop and mopped the carpet? 😁 You are right, I didn't consider that. Anyway I appreciate your honest opinion about it and I hope they fix the SW issues. It undortunately seems like it is the norm these days. A lot of companies release their products with unifished SW. I had a EcoFlow Blade mower and it was just bugs after bugs and the L20 Ultra is not perfect either and I am waiting for some updates too, however the hw features still seems to be better.
4:16 Good grief - that's a nicer TARDIS interior than the Disney one. Though the Disney one looks very cleanly mopped. They must have a Metal Mickey cleaning in there... 5:30 Thanks for mentioning this. Had to watch 4-5 reviews before getting this question answered.
My Roborock goes back to the dock every x minutes of mopping to clean the pad and it's been doing that since day one over a year ago. No idea why yours doesn't. I didn't have to manually enable it and the exact time between pad cleanings can be set in the app.
Neesha watched this video last night and the first thing she said was "You know our Roborock does that?" 🤔... I can't believe I've never seen it happen! I'm wondering if it had a firmware update because it definitely never did it during testing!
HAHAHAHA, even though you changed the Alexa wakeup, my fridge still got pissed it couldn't tell Deebot to start cleaning lmao......ps, mum said hi, and thx for the Wyze cam lol....
Good video, quite informative. Regarding your comment about how dirty your floor was after the Roborock had cleaned it and the X2 was cleaning it again - how was it the second time X2 cleaned it immediately after the first round? That would have been very interesting beacuse I find that it is a never ending story with the mopping, it will be quite dirty the second time around as well. That is my experience anyway so I don’t think it was the Roborock that was cleaning badly.
This was an incredibly useful video! Thank you! I have an old Deebot Ozmo 920 and it has exactly the same issues with exactly the same IKEA chairs as you have (except the Ozmo mounts it and gets stuck), it's bizarre that it recognises it as a 'boundary' but somehow low enough for it to try to power over for some reason. The Ozmo occassionally also just completely forgets the map and I have to map the whole house again, which is v annoying. I was curious as to whether a newer model performs better, and disappointing to see it doesn't. It's such a shame that excellent hardware is let down by lacklustre software. If they're not going to fix their software, I wish they would at least expose more settings and sliders in their 'advanced' view.
Liking and commenting, I miss Mr Socky appearance in a video. Be funny as if a robot cleaner would suck up mr socky. there must be a gag there somewhere. lol
I've had an Ecovacs Deebot for a few years. Software is a problem. All issues Paul describes are chronic problems, along with a few others, like room mapping. For some reason it always maps my hall and an unconnected closet as one room.?? And the room dividing functionality (which is hit or miss) wont divide them. Ecovac's software has quite a way to go before I'd considered buying another Deebot. Their hardware team appears to have done a great job here, but it's too bad that the software team is holding them back. I don't think they can pull off all the needed software fixes...
I’ve got mine to map my house perfectly once I. The past two years of owning it but of course it then decided meh I don’t have a map and reset itself. I’ve now resorted to closing all the room doors and just letting it run in the common areas. The software is awful and don’t see it ever getting better for current owners, they just say thanks for the feedback and they’ll implement it in future versions but they mean future vacuums.
Congratulations Paul, has your elephant had a baby? Multiple elephants? The vacuum hasn't been humping the elephant has it? That's going to be some weird offspring. Think you missed a trick for a left and a right elephant reveal! Great work matey and where's our mid-week video, eh?!
Those problems originate from the X1. TBH, their sw dept, don't communicate with their hw dept, imho. Ive spoken to support for hours on end explaining how their software needs to be jacked up, because it's the problem. They will just tell you to rescan, clean the bot, check your wifi, etc etc. They are really ignorant to accept their app(sw) is a problem.
I don’t have the issue of mopping the carpet. I’ve updated to 1.56.0 Regarding to the Sofa dimension, I’ve tested the result The limited furniture size preset options really prohibits X2 from cleaning. It would be better to support customized furniture size as I can manually select a cleaning area and it does its cleaning without problem. The problem happens in the following conditions : 1. If the Preset furniture one side is shorter than the actual furniture dimension it will miss at least one side. 2. If the Preset furniture dimension, both width are length, are shorter than the actual dimension the X2 Omni can NEVER reach into the cleaning rectangle thus never stops cleaning even it has surrounded the furniture for more than 10 minutes. The X2 Omni never converges. My workaround is to assign a furniture with both length and width greater than your actual furniture dimension then it will get the job 100% done. Hair Tangle at the end of the roller bush: I have encountered a very annoying hair tangling problem at the brush end, the notch clogs the hair and there’s no tools for me to cut the hair out. There’s no knife included at all. Finally, how do I drain all the water out from X2 Omni? When I don’t want to mop the floor for awhile, I don’t want the machine to build up any mold. What should I do to keep the water system dry in both the X2 Omni and the Station?
0:49 i think it would be fair to have a regular floor, and launch this robot twice. I could bet that after second run you will have dirty water as well. Why? Because it's water, not frequently changed mop with detergent. Worth giving a try?
I wouldn't have high hopes for software updates to really make a difference. I own a T8 and while it has food hardware, the software part is quite bad. The bot frequently doesn't know where it is inside the flat. It frequently just deletes the map and creates a new one. If during cleaning a door is closed it will add this closed door to the map and won't even try to get into this room the next cleaning (if I send it directly there, it will be standing in front of the station for 30s, then saying that the way is blocked without even looking and then returning back). All theses issues weren't resolved within the years I own this thing. And I had a lot of contact with customer support. So I'd say: better not buy it if it's ain't working perfectly at the moment
Dear mister Hibbert, Think you missed a boolean somewhere in your yaml config. The subscribe and thumbsup are not where you were pointing. Kindest of regards and thanks for the laughs 😄
I have seen come comments from people saying the new AI mapping makes it worse, turning it off makes it work better, then some say having it on is amazing. Confused about this part of the vacuum. Did you have any comments about that also?
I’ve found this with every robovac I’ve bought, they all feel like they’re in beta for ever. They all got stuck, they all do dumb things, and I don’t think I’d ever buy another again now. This video shows that they keep adding new hardware and spec, but still won’t fix the basics. The cost of these, and how often you have to repair/replace parts, you might as well just pay for a cleaner once a week
I really wish someone would make a vacuum robot without the cloud part ... the driving cameras are a bit worrying, especially if we remember the image leaks that happened before with other robovacs. Well there is valetudo but that's pretty involved for a normal user to flash a robot.
Interesting a TURD MUNCHER , After it had brunch with that turd , Robot developed a bad motivator ... Just like Luke said to Uncle Owen.... Another funny show, keep up the good work .... P.S.... Let Mister Socky have a ride on the elephant in the room ....😂😂😂
It looks like a very nice piece of kit, but also a beta product. A lot of the other reviews seem to be saying similar things. I think since it's the first generation for this new design they're going to be using the user data from early adopters to train and update the algorithms for it .. be interesting to see how fast they fix it or if they just fix it in the X3.
That's why I am now on second T8+ (my previous T8+ was breaking its wheel after mopping/vacuuming of total 550K sqft in 3 years of its service, I got refunded full cost after returning the broken wheel T8+ to Bestbuy and ordered second T8+ brand new from Ebay)....maybe another 2 years so X3 will come with more proper algorithm navigation and object detection/avoidance than X2. However , X2 is currently on deep deep discount now ,,,it is $980 in Costco with 2 years warranty and if you ever are tire out of the X2 stupidness of navigation, vacuum, object avoidance,,,returning to Costco within 2 years!! I was thinking of doing it too! LoL but too much hassle and not right to take advantage :) good luck!
Well I went ahead and bought one. The latest software does indeed now let you name rooms what ever you want but it does come with a warning that voice control may be sketchy with custom names. I've not had any issues with it's object avoidance so far. Our cat doesn't poop inside so we have no idea if it'll avoid that or not and we have no carpets.
Hi Paul. I imagine you get a ton of these, but here goes anyway…First off a bit of gratuitous fanboying- your channel is great and I enjoy watching every Saturday, so please keep on with your brand of comedy and informative banter (infobanter??) and I hope that it continues to grow. Now on to the request. I am due to move house soon and whilst I own some smart home stuff, it's all a bit disjointed - a smart bulb here, another brand of plug there, hundreds of apps that work with varying degrees of success..... Given the house we are buying is a wreck, I want to go as far as possible to automate everything with smart home tech.....obviously if we can do it cheaper then great. I suppose my question is this- if you were starting over today, how would you go about it? I know nothing in tech is future proof but I'd like mine to have as much longevity as possible and as someone who appears to be right in the thick of industry, I would really appreciate your opinion. Maybe this could be a video idea (you're welcome 😁) "A beginner's guide to smart home in 2023"??! Anyways, thanks again and good luck for the future
Thank you, Paul! For your information, it is most definitely not you; the firmware is extremely defective. I’ve had similar ridiculously bad experiences with this robot, much worse than almost any other robot I’ve owned in the last few years. For example, this X2 simply cannot handle bathmats, where it always stops on top and claims that the brush is tangled; several other Ecovacs models I have had over the years have no such issue. This X2 also misses entire rooms that are within its map while cleaning, and just like your experience, it then says that cleaning is complete and returns to base. My X2 also mops the rugs. But perhaps worst of all, Ecovacs has ignored my RMA request! Looks like it’s time for the Dreame L20 or L30.
I want to know when you're getting the switchbot s10 robot vacuum it's on kickstarter and looks awesome but I'm not spending money on a thing with no reviews
You said you've never seen "returning to station to clean" in another robot? You literally commented on this on your Roborock Revo Q months ago, and the Revo Q does exactly this. There's even a setting for how often do this...
Great Video again - In your looney tunes bit asking people to subscribe you said it was technology with a little bit of humour - I must of missed the humour could you make it more obvious perhaps flashing screen ;-)😉
Do you know if it senses shear drops ? my house has an open plan floating staircase with shear drops down through the house, will it sense this and not fall 4 or 8 meters down to destruction ?
Happy Saturday Everyone, this is one of the best Robovacs I've tried for cleaning, it just needs some serious software updates. Once I've got a firmware update from Ecovacs I shall add an update here to let you guys know! In the mean time if you want to buy it you can purchase it below...
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Mopping a Carpet=MUPPET !! Or is that the same thing as carpet munching ?? LOL
@paulhibbert You probably already know this but you can use alexa to make custom phrases like "Vacuum the utility room" and then have alexa map it to the correct phrase in your app. As long as you can create individual rooms that's all that matters. I usually do this anyway because I can never remember the "exact" phrase I am supposed to use. So you can set it up to respond to different versions of the phrase and then map the set of phrases (group of ORs) to the correct app phrase.
@@SdBoy Clearly a missed joke there. You're better than that @paulhibbert
My main question is why you have two chairs aimed at a wall and a flight of stairs. Just intimately sitting on them, staring at the wall are we.
😂 it’s Neesha’s gaming nook. The projector I reviewed last week points at that wall under the stairs!
This is the first time I've seen a sponsored reviewer telling the viewers "not to buy it" - until issues are fixed. Good on you Paul.
Fair play to him, 100% respect for being honest.
He did do an earbuds review where he said the sponsored product had bad sound quality compared to the others and the sponsor dropped him :))
I don't fully trust what people are saying in a sponsored review, but I think he is kind of transparent with the stuff he reviews.
"you can do things such as set the amount of suction power with your voice"
This is how my neighbours end up thinking I'm a pervert. Me yelling "suck harder" and an increased whirring noise at 3am on a sunday.
If this doesn't become top comment I will be disappointed with everybody.
This is definitely 'on brand' 😂@@paulhibbert
If it's anything like the X1 Omni, the AIVI 3D is disabled. When you first set the app you probably set it as if you don't have pets. You need to manually select " strategic pet poop avoidance " in the settings.
Also you can change how often it goes back to clean the mops and drying duration.
As for the carpet mopping this is often down to the ultrasonic sensor under the bot. It's the one in a deep hole. It's worth checking if it's obstructed. Failing that ecovacs needs to sort out in the firmware.
Keep us posted 😂
I enjoy how Paul wonders why more vacs aren't square, then in the same video it shows how the corners got stuck against the chair as it tried to rotate. That's why they're round. 360 degree rotation without bumping anything. I got the Roborock after your review, and we've been very happy with it.
You are able to give any room a name of your choice. Just holding the word a bit enables you with a further screen option to delete it and type in anything of your preference. All my rooms were renamed… I like having names that make sense to me…
I love this thing, it seems to sort out its leg humping after a few goes and "learning" the room more each time. The mopping is brilliant, honestly, my kitchen has never been so clean. We have solely used the app over voice to decide what it does so no carpet mopping just yet.... now to make him some wobbly eyes
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Awesome to hear, do you think there has been a software update? (As mentioned in the video). Also do you use any detergents? Thanks
some of the issues you see aren't limited to the X2 and are present on some of the older models. Ive got the T20 and it behaves similarly, ive had to set custom cycles so it will vacuum the whole house on vac only then other cycles to mop certain rooms. If I use housekeeping or vac and mop on auto I just get wet carpets. Ecovacs arent great for software updates though so it will be interesting to see if they fix it.
Just as an FYI: The RoboRock S7 Max(V) Ultra and S8 Pro both also return to the base to wash the mop when it's running - so this is not the first robot vacuum cleaner with that functionality.
Edit: You do have to turn on that functionality in the settings I believe.
Neesha watched this video last night and the first thing she said was "You know our Roborock does that?" 🤔... I can't believe I've never seen it happen! I'm wondering if it had a firmware update because it definitely never did it during testing!
My Roborock S7 MaxV does it, it washes the mop during cleaning and after it finishes, it washes it again and dries it for 1...2 hours (I set that up in the app)@@paulhibbert
@@paulhibbert Perhaps it needs a review after couple of months along with HOME ASSISTANT?! :)
@@paulhibbert your wife knows more than you
Get her to do next weeks video please lol
@@paulhibbert it washes the mop after each room if you set it to do it.
The "second run" test is a great way to demonstrate a better cleaner. (I'm sure the Roborock is sitting in it's cradle saying, "I just loosened all that up for you." but we know better.)
I don't like talking to things, but I did enjoy watching the Deebot work that way.
Aside: "technology, with a little bit of humor thrown in..." Honestly, I tend to think of it as "humor, with smart home technology thrown in."
Thanks, as always for including the bad and ugly sections. It was great fun to watch, but it's also really informative for those of us who might want to purchase one. This is even more true with the updates in the description that you're always doing. I appreciate that you don't just abandon videos.
Thanks again for an informative and amusing segment of my Saturday. See you next week.
"am I cool?" Lmao, love your style of just showing tech that you enjoy, and having fun while doing it. Keeps me coming back knowing not only will I get good info about current smart home products, but that it'll be entertaining too! Imo that's what RUclips is all about, sharing your passions with others. Have a good day Paul!
I have a Bissell Crosswave and it mops and hovers carpets and area rugs (any floor type actually) and it’s great. This way the carpets get a nice deep clean and you’ll have to hire a professional carpet cleaning service less often!
We're just looking at getting our first robovac and I started by looking at the x1. However SwitchBot are bringing out a very clever s10 (on kickstarter) but I'm leaning towards the Dreame L20 Ultra, it sticks it's mop out to get right to the edges of the rooms. I'l love to see you review the SwitchBot and Dreame.
I just recently got the Roborock Q Revo and unless you're allergic to money in your bank account, I'd recommend it to anyone. Has all the features you'd want, including the flagship game-changers like a station that washes the mop pads. Only obstacle avoidance could be better, but it's still miles ahead my previous vac bot, so I still appreciate it.
Sending it under the kitchen table makes a lot of sense for a quick clean up after eating - especially if you have kids!
An honest review, some serious software issues there - hopefully they can fix them and its not vision related due to the lack of turret. I nearly went for the X2 but wide reports of general clumsiness put me off. I just got a Dreame L20 Ultra and could not be happier with it. It can even detach its own mop pads!
I think a fairer test between S8 and X2 is to allow the S8 to do as many runs as possible before it's dirty tank has only clean water and then give X2 a go to see how dirty the dirty water is. And then repeat doing it the other way around (obviously, after enough time has passed to allow the floor to get dirty again)
hmm... maybe I should make a robot that goes out and creates mess that they could all use in testing 😏 it could run back and get more dirt when it runs out
Just bought one,still exploring, and I can change the room name as whatever I want. It doesn’t get in the little bump and stuck in the middle, other than that, all good
Saturday..Home duties done...Coffee and Paul time.
Morning dude!!
I have one of the older versions the N8. It is named Neight De Bot. He has googly eyes.
Hot tip with the whole carpet mopping. In the “map management” section of the app under the virtual boundaries you can create “No-mop zone” while it doesn't resolve the software issue it will stop it from mopping around when it shouldn't be.
I will admit it is really funny to watch them go around. It provides entertainment!
Thank you for the review! 👍 👍 I've got the Omni X1, which does half the job when cleaning specific areas same as reviewed x2, but it performs well for full house cleaning.
I’ve owned two Ecovacs vacuums. The 950 was my first one, and all I can say about them is, as you say in your review. While the product is of good quality, it is really let down by the software. I had to get rid of the second one after it kept bumping into my furniture and damaging it, for some reason it also turned on the tv from standby. I now own a Robovacs S7 Max V.. honestly the best vacuum on the market by far, it does everything this vacuum does, and the software is superior in every way.. I cannot recommend it enough, I’m impressed by how good and efficient it is.
Yes mine did really crazy things also, would even start cleaning by itself with no schedule, if there was a power outage for even a minute when it can back online it would take off and clean, it would double and triple clean certain spots, it would ignore no go zones once in a while and get tagged up on my dogs piss pads, I sent it back
Damn you Paul! I recently purchased a Roborock after watching your review! 😅
To be honest though, I am really happy with my S7!
Thanks
Ooooo get you! A UTILITY ROOM! :) - Some of us just say CUPBOARD! :) until these robots can climb stairs, they are not for me :) Another good un Paul!
Haha, thanks mate! I also call my bathroom the swimming pool suite.
It needs to have a baby with the flying security camera
@@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse or a dalek
9:17 this is the most gripping cinematic sequence I’ve seen since that bit where Indiana Jones had to grab his hat be for his arm got trapped
I like the noise it makes, it literally goes nom nom nom nom nom nom nom 🤣 xxx
Happy Saturday Paul. This thing looks fantastic. Thanks for the review.
Any thoughts on the software updates? Its up to V1.75 now. I got the X2 Omni about a week ago and it seems to work really well. Still some issues with vacuum only mode, but mop+vac works great. Seems like a step up from the X1 which I've been running for over a year without issues.
If only she'd say ouch when ramming into things.
🤣 That would be brilliant!
My Roomba S9+ does do any of those glitchy things, it just works.
Seems like the original bugs when it launched seem to be resolved, ie; it used to get scraped on the blind corner, two more I honestly can’t remember but they were enough to make me hold off buying this one. I’m happy with ‘FRIDAY’ (omni X1). I will wait and use your link, thanks
4:56 the structured light and cameras are not used for mapping. Instead the lidar sensor on the left, maps the house and the structured light and cameras are only used for obstacle avoidance.
Look at that beautiful hue light being used in multiple shots of this video
You mean Philips hu🤮
I have got three Deebot N8+'s and the hardware is actually great. The software is however an utter disgrace and in the four years I have owned them has actually gotten worse. It ignores no mop no hoover zones, gets obsessed with hoovering an area it can't get to (like the table leg) until it's battery runs out and to top it off will forget the map of the house at least once a week. The map thing is the most annoying because it won't mention it had a problem and it takes days for me to figure out it hasn't actually performed any scheduled tasks. Takes a miracle for it to recreate the entire house map without forgetting what it was doing. Don't get me wrong if you stand and watch it and "help" when it gets stuck it's fine but I could do that with a normal hoover in half the time.
This times 10. They are well aware of the software issues. They just don't seem to be capable of fixing it. I've had to banish my deebot to the basement. It is fully incapable of maintaining a proper map for any given time. That and the constant sensor issues made the 1000$ robot virtually unusable.
My Deebot used to do the “forgetting” the map thing as well. I noticed it only ever did it when the Auto mode was used. Instead I set my schedules to do every room instead of an Auto mode and it never forgot the map again. Auto mode seems to be the way it initially maps your house, but will also forget maps if it encounters an error in Auto mode. Once you have a complete map DO NOT use auto mode. It will still adapt the map to furniture changes if you do custom cleans.
@@RaphaelRE1 Never used Auto mode for anything other than creating maps. Always use schedules and it always forgets.
👍🏻BTW the Roborock also goes home to wash the mop after mopping for 20 (?) minutes
Neesha watched this video last night and she was like “our Roborock does this” I can’t believe I’ve never noticed!! I wonder if it was added in a firmware update because it didn’t happen during testing for the Roborock 😳
Can't wait for your review for the dreame x30 pro
Hi Paul. I have tried many robovacs and currently there is no better vacuum than the Xiaomi X10+. This thing also have spinning mops and cleans itself.
I just returned an X2 as it was not mapping rooms correctly (leaving out entire walls), clumsy navigating causing it to get stuck where my other Deebot did not (it needs new strategies to get out of tight places) I.e. between a carpet edge and wall, and just all the other things noted in the review. The X2 could not clean my house wither me holding it hand and no this was not a matter of creating some boundaries. I went to the X1 and now it is much better and many hundreds of dollars cheaper. I do miss the auto raise mop heads though. The main reason I was willing to spend the high cost of the X2. Love the close to edged cleaning and mopping, auto clean and dry mop heads and auto raise mops. Too many software issues for a more complex house and high price at this time.
I got a swichbot s10 prototype to review, gotta be honest, the self cleaning roller mop is awesome, as is the auto water refill station.
Apart from the software which is still in development, it's going to be pretty hard to beat.
Looking forward to trying it myself!
@@paulhibbert like I say, it unfortunately suffers from the same kind of software problems as the Deebot, but at least it doesn't mop the carpets 😂
Seems like my issue with the Ecovacs Deebot 950 is not just with this model but a more general software problem. Mine also tries to force itself over lots of small hurdls if I
I'm sending it to a specific location and sometimes it also misses some of its areas to clean while saying "cleaning completed"
Glad it's not just me!
8:36 I believe that you could do that on the X1, but they changed it because Yiko couldn’t recognise the rooms.
What I tend to do is use chair pad floor protectors, even on the Ikea Poang chair, and that raises it enough that my Deebot T8 can't hump it.
Check the carpet cleaning strategy is is on Auto ; if is on include it will wash your carpet.
You showed it next to a Roborock S8, and it returns to clean the pads as well. My S7MaxV likes to try to hump the speaker stands I have.
I'll be watching closely to see if/when these issues are fixed.
My Roborock S7 Plus also goes back to wash the mop on regular intervals
I would wait until Roborock sells their Q Revo Pro in CostCo for 2 year warranty !!
Still waiting for that unbelievable thing it does :D I have a Dreame L20 Ultra and it does all the things mentioned here, you can name your rooms, it automatically detaches the mop pads before going over carpets, it even extends one of the pads to reach the corners. I have it hooked to the water supply and drain, so I don't even need to take the tanks out. Just one thing that it is missing and that is the hot water washing, it just uses room temp water.
You didn’t find anything this vacuum did unbelievable? Perhaps watch the end of the video
@@paulhibbert you mean it unbelievably ate the poop and mopped the carpet? 😁 You are right, I didn't consider that. Anyway I appreciate your honest opinion about it and I hope they fix the SW issues. It undortunately seems like it is the norm these days. A lot of companies release their products with unifished SW. I had a EcoFlow Blade mower and it was just bugs after bugs and the L20 Ultra is not perfect either and I am waiting for some updates too, however the hw features still seems to be better.
4:16 Good grief - that's a nicer TARDIS interior than the Disney one. Though the Disney one looks very cleanly mopped. They must have a Metal Mickey cleaning in there...
5:30 Thanks for mentioning this. Had to watch 4-5 reviews before getting this question answered.
9:49 it really loves that leg , it lives
My Roborock goes back to the dock every x minutes of mopping to clean the pad and it's been doing that since day one over a year ago. No idea why yours doesn't. I didn't have to manually enable it and the exact time between pad cleanings can be set in the app.
Quite right. It can be set to clean the mop after a set time or per room.
Neesha watched this video last night and the first thing she said was "You know our Roborock does that?" 🤔... I can't believe I've never seen it happen! I'm wondering if it had a firmware update because it definitely never did it during testing!
Your videos are informative and enjoyable to watch :) How about Eufy X10 Pro Omni ?
HAHAHAHA, even though you changed the Alexa wakeup, my fridge still got pissed it couldn't tell Deebot to start cleaning lmao......ps, mum said hi, and thx for the Wyze cam lol....
😂👍🏻 hi mum!!
"The hardest a robot has mounted anything since Star Trek." Lmao
Probably the best gag of my RUclips career and half my audience won’t get it 😂
You sell yourself short sir, at least 69
Good video, quite informative. Regarding your comment about how dirty your floor was after the Roborock had cleaned it and the X2 was cleaning it again - how was it the second time X2 cleaned it immediately after the first round? That would have been very interesting beacuse I find that it is a never ending story with the mopping, it will be quite dirty the second time around as well. That is my experience anyway so I don’t think it was the Roborock that was cleaning badly.
This was an incredibly useful video! Thank you! I have an old Deebot Ozmo 920 and it has exactly the same issues with exactly the same IKEA chairs as you have (except the Ozmo mounts it and gets stuck), it's bizarre that it recognises it as a 'boundary' but somehow low enough for it to try to power over for some reason.
The Ozmo occassionally also just completely forgets the map and I have to map the whole house again, which is v annoying. I was curious as to whether a newer model performs better, and disappointing to see it doesn't. It's such a shame that excellent hardware is let down by lacklustre software. If they're not going to fix their software, I wish they would at least expose more settings and sliders in their 'advanced' view.
Looks amazing, but Switchbots mop that empties into the sink line sets a new bar for laziness I can’t ignore.
Liking and commenting, I miss Mr Socky appearance in a video. Be funny as if a robot cleaner would suck up mr socky. there must be a gag there somewhere. lol
I've had an Ecovacs Deebot for a few years. Software is a problem. All issues Paul describes are chronic problems, along with a few others, like room mapping. For some reason it always maps my hall and an unconnected closet as one room.?? And the room dividing functionality (which is hit or miss) wont divide them. Ecovac's software has quite a way to go before I'd considered buying another Deebot. Their hardware team appears to have done a great job here, but it's too bad that the software team is holding them back. I don't think they can pull off all the needed software fixes...
I’ve got mine to map my house perfectly once I. The past two years of owning it but of course it then decided meh I don’t have a map and reset itself. I’ve now resorted to closing all the room doors and just letting it run in the common areas. The software is awful and don’t see it ever getting better for current owners, they just say thanks for the feedback and they’ll implement it in future versions but they mean future vacuums.
Congratulations Paul, has your elephant had a baby? Multiple elephants? The vacuum hasn't been humping the elephant has it? That's going to be some weird offspring. Think you missed a trick for a left and a right elephant reveal!
Great work matey and where's our mid-week video, eh?!
Great review as always Paul. Excited to see the Switchbot vacuum review but would love a review on the Dreame L20 Ultra if you ever get chance 😃
Thanks dude! The switchbot mini vac review is going to be released December 9th! 😁
Those problems originate from the X1. TBH, their sw dept, don't communicate with their hw dept, imho. Ive spoken to support for hours on end explaining how their software needs to be jacked up, because it's the problem. They will just tell you to rescan, clean the bot, check your wifi, etc etc. They are really ignorant to accept their app(sw) is a problem.
10:07 as I can see it’s much more playful this time around because did it’s processor.
The roborock will clean the pads between rooms as well. It's off by default.
I don’t have the issue of mopping the carpet. I’ve updated to 1.56.0
Regarding to the Sofa dimension, I’ve tested the result The limited furniture size preset options really prohibits X2 from cleaning. It would be better to support customized furniture size as I can manually select a cleaning area and it does its cleaning without problem.
The problem happens in the following conditions :
1. If the Preset furniture one side is shorter than the actual furniture dimension it will miss at least one side.
2. If the Preset furniture dimension, both width are length, are shorter than the actual dimension the X2 Omni can NEVER reach into the cleaning rectangle thus never stops cleaning even it has surrounded the furniture for more than 10 minutes.
The X2 Omni never converges.
My workaround is to assign a furniture with both length and width greater than your actual furniture dimension then it will get the job 100% done.
Hair Tangle at the end of the roller bush:
I have encountered a very annoying hair tangling problem at the brush end, the notch clogs the hair and there’s no tools for me to cut the hair out. There’s no knife included at all.
Finally, how do I drain all the water out from X2 Omni?
When I don’t want to mop the floor for awhile, I don’t want the machine to build up any mold. What should I do to keep the water system dry in both the X2 Omni and the Station?
Would be great to do a video comparison for the best value 2 in one vacuum mopping robots too!
I bet if you use the old mop for a third pass, it will still pick up dirt. 😂
My experience with Deebot, would be that they won't fix anything.
My Roborock S7 MaxV is scheduled to return to base to clean the mopping pads every ten minutes.
0:49 i think it would be fair to have a regular floor, and launch this robot twice. I could bet that after second run you will have dirty water as well. Why? Because it's water, not frequently changed mop with detergent.
Worth giving a try?
Mopping the carpet made me laugh out loud
I wouldn't have high hopes for software updates to really make a difference. I own a T8 and while it has food hardware, the software part is quite bad. The bot frequently doesn't know where it is inside the flat. It frequently just deletes the map and creates a new one. If during cleaning a door is closed it will add this closed door to the map and won't even try to get into this room the next cleaning (if I send it directly there, it will be standing in front of the station for 30s, then saying that the way is blocked without even looking and then returning back). All theses issues weren't resolved within the years I own this thing. And I had a lot of contact with customer support.
So I'd say: better not buy it if it's ain't working perfectly at the moment
On the carpet you can select that the area is a carpet in the app. Then it will lift the mop pads when in the "carpeted area"
Nope. No such option, I specifically asked ecovacs. Ecovacs suggested I just let it remap a third time.
Does it still try running over slim chair frames and similar obstacles it should rather avoid? That Berzerk mode is a pain with all bots.
$100 to drink it! :D
Kidding, fun vid but I am not sure I'll be sold on cleaner bots until they make the starwars mouse droid noises.
Nice and funny review, you should try the dreame l20 ultra, has the same mopping function and more. :)
Dear mister Hibbert,
Think you missed a boolean somewhere in your yaml config. The subscribe and thumbsup are not where you were pointing.
Kindest of regards and thanks for the laughs 😄
it is not mopping the carpet. It is tickling and cuddling the carpet :D
My Eufys got something going on with the fan.
Seems to spend most its time trying to mount it!
I have seen come comments from people saying the new AI mapping makes it worse, turning it off makes it work better, then some say having it on is amazing.
Confused about this part of the vacuum. Did you have any comments about that also?
The omni T20 goes back to clean its rotary pads mid clean also
I’ve found this with every robovac I’ve bought, they all feel like they’re in beta for ever. They all got stuck, they all do dumb things, and I don’t think I’d ever buy another again now. This video shows that they keep adding new hardware and spec, but still won’t fix the basics. The cost of these, and how often you have to repair/replace parts, you might as well just pay for a cleaner once a week
I really wish someone would make a vacuum robot without the cloud part ... the driving cameras are a bit worrying, especially if we remember the image leaks that happened before with other robovacs. Well there is valetudo but that's pretty involved for a normal user to flash a robot.
Interesting a TURD MUNCHER , After it had brunch with that turd , Robot developed a bad motivator ... Just like Luke said to Uncle Owen.... Another funny show, keep up the good work .... P.S.... Let Mister Socky have a ride on the elephant in the room ....😂😂😂
It looks like a very nice piece of kit, but also a beta product. A lot of the other reviews seem to be saying similar things. I think since it's the first generation for this new design they're going to be using the user data from early adopters to train and update the algorithms for it .. be interesting to see how fast they fix it or if they just fix it in the X3.
That's why I am now on second T8+ (my previous T8+ was breaking its wheel after mopping/vacuuming of total 550K sqft in 3 years of its service, I got refunded full cost after returning the broken wheel T8+ to Bestbuy and ordered second T8+ brand new from Ebay)....maybe another 2 years so X3 will come with more proper algorithm navigation and object detection/avoidance than X2.
However , X2 is currently on deep deep discount now ,,,it is $980 in Costco with 2 years warranty and if you ever are tire out of the X2 stupidness of navigation, vacuum, object avoidance,,,returning to Costco within 2 years!! I was thinking of doing it too! LoL but too much hassle and not right to take advantage :) good luck!
I'm in the market for a good mopping robovac and this fits the bill. Would be interested to hear if they fix the issues you've had.
Well I went ahead and bought one. The latest software does indeed now let you name rooms what ever you want but it does come with a warning that voice control may be sketchy with custom names.
I've not had any issues with it's object avoidance so far. Our cat doesn't poop inside so we have no idea if it'll avoid that or not and we have no carpets.
Hi Paul. I imagine you get a ton of these, but here goes anyway…First off a bit of gratuitous fanboying- your channel is great and I enjoy watching every Saturday, so please keep on with your brand of comedy and informative banter (infobanter??) and I hope that it continues to grow.
Now on to the request. I am due to move house soon and whilst I own some smart home stuff, it's all a bit disjointed - a smart bulb here, another brand of plug there, hundreds of apps that work with varying degrees of success.....
Given the house we are buying is a wreck, I want to go as far as possible to automate everything with smart home tech.....obviously if we can do it cheaper then great.
I suppose my question is this- if you were starting over today, how would you go about it? I know nothing in tech is future proof but I'd like mine to have as much longevity as possible and as someone who appears to be right in the thick of industry, I would really appreciate your opinion.
Maybe this could be a video idea (you're welcome 😁) "A beginner's guide to smart home in 2023"??!
Anyways, thanks again and good luck for the future
Thank you, Paul! For your information, it is most definitely not you; the firmware is extremely defective. I’ve had similar ridiculously bad experiences with this robot, much worse than almost any other robot I’ve owned in the last few years. For example, this X2 simply cannot handle bathmats, where it always stops on top and claims that the brush is tangled; several other Ecovacs models I have had over the years have no such issue. This X2 also misses entire rooms that are within its map while cleaning, and just like your experience, it then says that cleaning is complete and returns to base. My X2 also mops the rugs. But perhaps worst of all, Ecovacs has ignored my RMA request! Looks like it’s time for the Dreame L20 or L30.
Took one look at your splash screen and thought it was Mat compatible
Hello, how far away are we from having vacs with A.I tehnology?
I want to know when you're getting the switchbot s10 robot vacuum it's on kickstarter and looks awesome but I'm not spending money on a thing with no reviews
Unboxed it yesterday but not testing it fully for a few weeks. The video is scheduled for December 9th 😁
Is the software/firmware sorted now? I see the amazon link so I guess so? Im keen on this but the clumsiness seems annoying. Thanks,
I have one of these it only lasted 2 months and now the navigation module doesn't work
Roborock s7 maxv ultra does wash its mop during cleaning sessioon too tho.
You said you've never seen "returning to station to clean" in another robot? You literally commented on this on your Roborock Revo Q months ago, and the Revo Q does exactly this. There's even a setting for how often do this...
"Your powers are weak old man"
Great Video again - In your looney tunes bit asking people to subscribe you said it was technology with a little bit of humour - I must of missed the humour could you make it more obvious perhaps flashing screen ;-)😉
Is there a robovac that doesnt bump into our base boards , messing them up ?
You’re going to want to watch today’s video at 10AM. 😉
Do you know if it senses shear drops ? my house has an open plan floating staircase with shear drops down through the house, will it sense this and not fall 4 or 8 meters down to destruction ?
The Dreame L10s Ultra has been out for over a year (they've just released the L20s Ultra) that has all the same functionality.
Much weaker suction power, but yes, all the same functionality otherwise