I have 2. They work excellent on hard floors. For carpet they are a good addition to an upright vacuum, they don’t deep clean much at all though. I run one every day on my downstairs floor and have been happy with its performance
Things like this just want to make me want to throw away everything made in the last 20 years! Definitely technology for technology’s sake. I’m pretty sure one can vacuum the entire house in less time and do a much better job than these ever could. Once they get blocked or suck up a cable it's done until one realises. I heard about a Volvo EV today where you can’t even open the glovebox without using the touchscreen. It's all gone crazy. Give me a flip phone from 2000 and I'll be very happy.
I don’t disagree with you. These automated vacuums have always been a curiosity to me, especially since iRobot’s headquarters are less than 45 minutes from my house. I’d never buy one new, but for $15? What the hell!
No one's claiming for these to be faster than a human. Generally for one floor to be thoroughly done by one, you're looking at an hour to do. It's the convenience factor for doing a once over while you're not at home. The modern ones are very good at not getting stuck, especially the expensive ones that can dodge dog poop or liquids, or dodge cords with ease. I think when you're looking at everything from an older is better view point, it skews your opinions on things that you don't have experience with. These aren't replacements for vacuums, they're just helpers
The old Roombas used Ni-Mi/Ni-Cd and the newer one used Lithium. The chargers aren’t compatible so it makes sense finding the right charger fixed your issue. I’m glad to hear you still have your Kirby.
I bought my 980 at the end of last year, and I love it. One thing to note is that the automatic suction adjustments based on floor type are dictated by a classification model that reads the rolling characteristics of the brushes across the floor, and aftermarket brushes will make it behave strangely. I learned that the hard way by buying aftermarket brushes with a deeper tread pattern. For the first few weeks of use, the vacuum locked itself in carpet mode and in addition to being earsplittingly loud, it degraded the battery to the point where it couldn't finish my house on one battery charge. Unfortunately, that appears to be permanent and I would only be able to fix it with a new battery.
We`ve had ours for a while now and love it, we have both a cat and dog that shed alot. Before we would have to vac at least 2 or 3 times a week which was a pain, where as now its maybe once a week. We have alot of carpet and while it doesnt clean as well as our upright, it defiantly helps the amount of time we have to vacuum the house which is nice.
Roomba's, and other robotic vacuums, are great for a daily clean, but they are by no means a replacement for a normal corded vacuum cleaner. I have a 680 and it only uses the "random" cleaning pattern; only the upper-end models like your 980 uses the mapping system to know where the robot has been and where it still need to clean. Also, you can buy what's called a "Virtual Wall" for these, which uses an IR beam to keep the Roomba out of rooms where you don't want it go. I despise all this "smart home" nonsense, so I prefer the non-WiFi models as I see no need to waste bandwidth on a vacuum lol
I think it’s cool it remembers where it left off and returns These are just helpers and run while you’re not home. If u have the app you can schedule when you want it to run
I bought an old one a while back, i think it was from around 2012. I have a modern one from 2022 as well. Both work in the app but even then, they allow local control with home assistant which means even if IRobot shut the app down, I can still schedule them to do things. Also, Irobot used to, I am not sure now, stock parts for the older models as they believed in longevity
Around 5 or 6 years agoI got a Roomba from a thrift store for a similar price. It was one of the original ones from around 2002. It didn't have a dock, not sure if it ever did; it just had a laptop style AC adapter you plugged into the side of it. It was pretty neat, a novelty but it did pick up a decent amount of crap from the floor. It didn't last long though, it worked for a month or so, then it did a little circle dancy type thing and just died and would never do anything again. Pretty sad that a machine that was less than 20 years old was completely dead, but I suppose that is the way of the future.
Having lived through half the 80s, the 90s, and till present day, most vacuums that were used on the regular were rarely kept longer than maybe ten years, exceptions being Kirbys, Orecks, Meihles, and Rainbows. I remember most household appliances lasting maybe 15 years - tops. Most of the older vintage appliances we have today were either seldomly used, or used for a few years and “upgraded” - but too good to throw away, so they were left in an attic or basement and eventually dumped in thrift stores. I’d say getting nearly 20 years out of a Roomba is nothing short of a miracle - and probably fixable if you really wanted to keep it going. Batteries and capacitors are the usual suspects.
@@bbishoppcm That is correct, but a good part of that is the fact that most average consumers aren't taking care of their stuff. They beat on them their whole life, break them, and throw them out. I have several 1970s Hoover convertable vacuums which were throw away machines at the time, but they still last a good long time. Pretty much all of the ones I have were disgusting and had NOT been taken care of or lightly used, but with a good cleaning, some oil in the bearings, and new belts/brush strips, they are running just fine. 50 years from now, there will not even be a potential for most of this new electronically controlled stuff to work without MAJOR work, especially if batteries are involved.
My roomba i3 has outperformed every single stick vacuum I've ever used or owned, including a dyson v11, lg cord zero a905, and a Samsung jet 75. Those brush rollers are amazing at picking stuff up that a stick vacuum with their lack luster attachments can't do. It's no replacement for a deep clean, and doesn't touch what my both of my mieles can do (their canister vacuums suck themselves down to low pile carpet to the point you can't move it), but they're a great once over pick up machine
People used to be scared that someone can tap into the cameras on the vacuum 😂😂 but honestly what are they going to see if they could? Prob not much! And if they wanted to access a camera they’d use your security cam or even your cell phone cameras will give more useful views
Now they have robotic lawnmowers now which is the same basic concept as this however with the robotic lawnmower that I have seen a video on needs your phone so you can map out your yard with the app on top of installing some kind of poles that it needs. I would say rumbas are good for very small places like dorm rooms because it wouldn't take that long to clean after it knows the room. Yeah I am not too keen on robotic vacuums either but it is a cool device though.
Yeah, I have serious concerns with a robotic mower… just too many ways for it to go horribly wrong. I’ll use my 1988 Toro until I can no longer obtain fuel for it!
I have 2. They work excellent on hard floors. For carpet they are a good addition to an upright vacuum, they don’t deep clean much at all though. I run one every day on my downstairs floor and have been happy with its performance
Things like this just want to make me want to throw away everything made in the last 20 years! Definitely technology for technology’s sake. I’m pretty sure one can vacuum the entire house in less time and do a much better job than these ever could. Once they get blocked or suck up a cable it's done until one realises.
I heard about a Volvo EV today where you can’t even open the glovebox without using the touchscreen.
It's all gone crazy. Give me a flip phone from 2000 and I'll be very happy.
I don’t disagree with you. These automated vacuums have always been a curiosity to me, especially since iRobot’s headquarters are less than 45 minutes from my house. I’d never buy one new, but for $15? What the hell!
No one's claiming for these to be faster than a human. Generally for one floor to be thoroughly done by one, you're looking at an hour to do. It's the convenience factor for doing a once over while you're not at home. The modern ones are very good at not getting stuck, especially the expensive ones that can dodge dog poop or liquids, or dodge cords with ease. I think when you're looking at everything from an older is better view point, it skews your opinions on things that you don't have experience with. These aren't replacements for vacuums, they're just helpers
You would be surprised. For someone like me who works and the house is empty a lot, its perfect
@@bbishoppcmoh I agree as a curiosity. I also have a Dyson stick and 10 mins I can do the whole house.
The old Roombas used Ni-Mi/Ni-Cd and the newer one used Lithium. The chargers aren’t compatible so it makes sense finding the right charger fixed your issue.
I’m glad to hear you still have your Kirby.
I bought my 980 at the end of last year, and I love it. One thing to note is that the automatic suction adjustments based on floor type are dictated by a classification model that reads the rolling characteristics of the brushes across the floor, and aftermarket brushes will make it behave strangely. I learned that the hard way by buying aftermarket brushes with a deeper tread pattern. For the first few weeks of use, the vacuum locked itself in carpet mode and in addition to being earsplittingly loud, it degraded the battery to the point where it couldn't finish my house on one battery charge. Unfortunately, that appears to be permanent and I would only be able to fix it with a new battery.
We`ve had ours for a while now and love it, we have both a cat and dog that shed alot. Before we would have to vac at least 2 or 3 times a week which was a pain, where as now its maybe once a week. We have alot of carpet and while it doesnt clean as well as our upright, it defiantly helps the amount of time we have to vacuum the house which is nice.
Roomba's, and other robotic vacuums, are great for a daily clean, but they are by no means a replacement for a normal corded vacuum cleaner. I have a 680 and it only uses the "random" cleaning pattern; only the upper-end models like your 980 uses the mapping system to know where the robot has been and where it still need to clean. Also, you can buy what's called a "Virtual Wall" for these, which uses an IR beam to keep the Roomba out of rooms where you don't want it go. I despise all this "smart home" nonsense, so I prefer the non-WiFi models as I see no need to waste bandwidth on a vacuum lol
I think it’s cool it remembers where it left off and returns
These are just helpers and run while you’re not home. If u have the app you can schedule when you want it to run
I bought an old one a while back, i think it was from around 2012. I have a modern one from 2022 as well. Both work in the app but even then, they allow local control with home assistant which means even if IRobot shut the app down, I can still schedule them to do things. Also, Irobot used to, I am not sure now, stock parts for the older models as they believed in longevity
Why did you buy an old model of you own a way more modern one?
Around 5 or 6 years agoI got a Roomba from a thrift store for a similar price. It was one of the original ones from around 2002. It didn't have a dock, not sure if it ever did; it just had a laptop style AC adapter you plugged into the side of it. It was pretty neat, a novelty but it did pick up a decent amount of crap from the floor. It didn't last long though, it worked for a month or so, then it did a little circle dancy type thing and just died and would never do anything again. Pretty sad that a machine that was less than 20 years old was completely dead, but I suppose that is the way of the future.
Having lived through half the 80s, the 90s, and till present day, most vacuums that were used on the regular were rarely kept longer than maybe ten years, exceptions being Kirbys, Orecks, Meihles, and Rainbows. I remember most household appliances lasting maybe 15 years - tops. Most of the older vintage appliances we have today were either seldomly used, or used for a few years and “upgraded” - but too good to throw away, so they were left in an attic or basement and eventually dumped in thrift stores. I’d say getting nearly 20 years out of a Roomba is nothing short of a miracle - and probably fixable if you really wanted to keep it going. Batteries and capacitors are the usual suspects.
@@bbishoppcm That is correct, but a good part of that is the fact that most average consumers aren't taking care of their stuff. They beat on them their whole life, break them, and throw them out. I have several 1970s Hoover convertable vacuums which were throw away machines at the time, but they still last a good long time. Pretty much all of the ones I have were disgusting and had NOT been taken care of or lightly used, but with a good cleaning, some oil in the bearings, and new belts/brush strips, they are running just fine. 50 years from now, there will not even be a potential for most of this new electronically controlled stuff to work without MAJOR work, especially if batteries are involved.
My roomba i3 has outperformed every single stick vacuum I've ever used or owned, including a dyson v11, lg cord zero a905, and a Samsung jet 75. Those brush rollers are amazing at picking stuff up that a stick vacuum with their lack luster attachments can't do. It's no replacement for a deep clean, and doesn't touch what my both of my mieles can do (their canister vacuums suck themselves down to low pile carpet to the point you can't move it), but they're a great once over pick up machine
People used to be scared that someone can tap into the cameras on the vacuum 😂😂 but honestly what are they going to see if they could? Prob not much!
And if they wanted to access a camera they’d use your security cam or even your cell phone cameras will give more useful views
Now they have robotic lawnmowers now which is the same basic concept as this however with the robotic lawnmower that I have seen a video on needs your phone so you can map out your yard with the app on top of installing some kind of poles that it needs. I would say rumbas are good for very small places like dorm rooms because it wouldn't take that long to clean after it knows the room. Yeah I am not too keen on robotic vacuums either but it is a cool device though.
Yeah, I have serious concerns with a robotic mower… just too many ways for it to go horribly wrong. I’ll use my 1988 Toro until I can no longer obtain fuel for it!
@@bbishoppcm Yeah so do I. I will stick with my battery operated and gas powered mowers. Yeah there is way too much for it to go wrong.
Wait till your ats get a load of them running.