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Mating Ritual
I have just bought a Roomba, I know everyone says how well it cleans the floor, and they are not wrong, I was very surprised at just how clean everywhere is after Roomba has done it's thing. I've had my new pet for about a week now and some of it's behaviors are hilarious, first of all, I opened all the doors to all my rooms just to see how Roomba would cope (very well I must say !) I had not quite opened the bathroom door properly so when roomba went in, and tried to get out, it bumped into the door and locked itself in, I know we all like our privacy in the smallest room, seem Roomba feels the same ! The next thing just had me laughing out loud, I also bought a docking station which I placed in the corner of the room, the carpet is a little uneven there so Roomba was having a tiny bit of difficulty in docking first time, but it did not give up, it backed off and tried again a few more times, and then docked successfully, I could not help think it was taking part in a mating ritual with the docking station, Roomba would climb onto it's partner as if trying to mount it, and just like real life, didn't get it right first time, but persistance paid off in the end. Also when Roomba undocks and reverses off it's docking station, those little reversing bleeps are a very nice touch, A robot that cleans the floor is great enough in itself, but this robot cleans the floor and has a sense of humour built in, what more could you want?— Paul
Roomba 530
Just received my new Roomba 530. What an amazing piece of technology. The new Roomba doesn't stick on my longer pile carpeting; doesn't tangle up in cords and didn't have a problem with a couple of throw rugs. It is quieter and seems to be running faster than my old Roomba. Besides all of this, it picked up cat hair with ease - I have two long-haired Persians and I use my Roomba every day. I still had to clean some cat hair off of the brushes, but it seemed to be easier than ever given the new style brushes. The only thing I would change, I would like a larger filter, the new one is smaller. Still, I couldn't be more pleased with the 530!— Kathy S.
Rescue Roomba
My daughter bought us this as a Xmas gift last year and my husband and I both agree that it is the best gift we have ever had. Four months ago I had a hip replacement with all the restrictions that involves and my husband, at 82 years old, did all the housework. He cannot praise Roomba enough to all our friends and says if the house catches on fire, I will have to fend for myself as he will only rescue Roomba!! Thank you so much for isuch a wonderful invention. You are a blessing to the older generation.— Alma D.
Satisfied
I was a little skeptical about the performance of this robot, but with 10 cats in our apartment we decided to give it a try. And I am fully satisfied. It does a superb job, for its size, it is more efficient than other manual machines. We live and work in a 130m2 apartment. Our cats are curious about it, and one of them just sit on top of it during the recharging batteries. When available here, I will buy the Scooba without thinking twice (we have tiling floor).— Santiago R.