I owned a
iRobot Roomba 560 Robot Vacuum Cleaner in the US before moving to the UK and bought this one
shortly after I arrived here. It's brilliant! It really works - picks
up loads of hair, dust, lint and other junk that I would use a Hoover
for. You can set it to do a room and leave it alone. It goes from rug
to carpet or hardwood floor and back without a problem. It's small
enough to get under my chest of drawers. It may seem a bit loud until
you are used to it, but part if the joy of the Roomba is that you can
turn it on, leave the room and go do something else (so you don't have
to listen to it). I use mine 1-2 times each week in each room and use
my "big" hoover once every 3mo in case there is something in the
corners the roomba missed (but I have never seen anything with the
naked eye). The roomba lets you know when it needs to be recharged and
sends out a signal if it gets stuck - this hasn't happened to me with
this model yet, but in my old home my first Roomba had problems if it
got into my stereo wires. My Roomba is like my mobile. I can hardly
remember what it felt like to live without this technology and I never
want to go back!
I think this may be in the top 5 inventions of the 21st century! It
IS worth the money. You will free up so much time for more important
things than hoovering!
Tips: Follow the instructions. Periodically take the brushes out (they detach) and clean them.
