I never understood the appeal of these robot vacuums. It seems you would still have to go around and run a regular vacuum by hand jst to clean up where these things missed.
My 2 dogs like them. Gives them something to chase and bark at!
Yeah it is the bleeding edge for these devices. We were given one by a friend and it is a royal pain to use.
But over time I am sure they will figure it out. Robotics will eventually take over more and more tedious chores.
We had one years ago. It sucked, broke after about a year. We got it because the Mrs knew one of the MIT guys that started the company. He was/is a robotics engineer. We basically got it for free. My wife used to rent an apartment in their house back in the 1990s.
I know people who have them now. They say the work well on solid surface floors(like hardwoods). Not so great when they have to transition from carpet to solid floors and back.
Nope, ran one for years until I moved... run daily, and do a great job of keeping things clean.
The need to break out the big vacuum was maybe a few times a year.
And the price is outrageous. I'd buy one if it was under $100. And give it to my daughter, who wants one for her cats to ride on. Utterly useless for me to have, I know how to operate a regular vacuum cleaner.
We have a cheap knockoff that does a surprisingly good job on our composite floor.