<story><title>I am mesmerized by our new robotic vacuum (2019)</title><url>https://dev.to/deciduously/i-am-mesmerized-by-our-new-robotic-vacuum-10pc</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>raducu</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t like the cleaning I have to do before I let the robot loose -- pick up toys; I could vacuum much faster than the robot does and without heavy lifting of items in my crowded flat.&lt;p&gt;But I usually don&amp;#x27;t vacuum, so overall I&amp;#x27;m satisfied with my roborock.</text></item><item><author>aasasd</author><text>I bought a robotic vacuum more out of curiosity and to see if I should buy one as a gift for my parents. Just one of the cheapest models that still had good reviews.&lt;p&gt;It turned out that all deficiencies of such a vacuum are offset by its basic function: it keeps the apartment clean each day, every day. Dirty corners? Weak suction? Small container? Somewhat noisy? Not too smart? Gets stuck sometimes? I need to clean hairs out of the rotating brush? I still have to mop the place? Pffft, none of this matters when the carpet and the kitchen are dust-free &lt;i&gt;every day&lt;/i&gt; without me doing the vacuuming. If it misses a spot today, it will get it tomorrow. After a few runs the floor is indeed cleaner than it ever was, and stays that way. No rogue crumbs stuck to my feet before the cleanup day. Still managed to find something unpleasant on the floor? Just give the robot a bit of work right here. It&amp;#x27;s like SSDs after HDDs: you have to worry about having backups, but it&amp;#x27;ll be amazing in the meantime.&lt;p&gt;Rather prophetically, the cheap production has shown itself when something got cooked in the electronic insides and the vac entered the eternity of ‘error 03’.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>bonniemuffin</author><text>I love this feature! After a lifetime of throwing my socks on the floor, Roomba finally trained me to put them in the laundry hamper. I&amp;#x27;ve learned to keep my floors tidy all the time, and my life is much better for it.</text></comment>
<story><title>I am mesmerized by our new robotic vacuum (2019)</title><url>https://dev.to/deciduously/i-am-mesmerized-by-our-new-robotic-vacuum-10pc</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>raducu</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t like the cleaning I have to do before I let the robot loose -- pick up toys; I could vacuum much faster than the robot does and without heavy lifting of items in my crowded flat.&lt;p&gt;But I usually don&amp;#x27;t vacuum, so overall I&amp;#x27;m satisfied with my roborock.</text></item><item><author>aasasd</author><text>I bought a robotic vacuum more out of curiosity and to see if I should buy one as a gift for my parents. Just one of the cheapest models that still had good reviews.&lt;p&gt;It turned out that all deficiencies of such a vacuum are offset by its basic function: it keeps the apartment clean each day, every day. Dirty corners? Weak suction? Small container? Somewhat noisy? Not too smart? Gets stuck sometimes? I need to clean hairs out of the rotating brush? I still have to mop the place? Pffft, none of this matters when the carpet and the kitchen are dust-free &lt;i&gt;every day&lt;/i&gt; without me doing the vacuuming. If it misses a spot today, it will get it tomorrow. After a few runs the floor is indeed cleaner than it ever was, and stays that way. No rogue crumbs stuck to my feet before the cleanup day. Still managed to find something unpleasant on the floor? Just give the robot a bit of work right here. It&amp;#x27;s like SSDs after HDDs: you have to worry about having backups, but it&amp;#x27;ll be amazing in the meantime.&lt;p&gt;Rather prophetically, the cheap production has shown itself when something got cooked in the electronic insides and the vac entered the eternity of ‘error 03’.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>minitoar</author><text>Same. I can no longer just schedule it to run unattended. First I must “prepare the house to be roomba’d”.</text></comment>