Robot vacuums

[montysma1]

I think I want one?
Do I?

I swear to god debris just drips my kids whenever they enter a room.
I don't even get 5 sodding minutes clean floor satisfaction after hoovering, as one or other filth magnet will come in sprinkling gravel or whatever the hell it is that they are covered in.

I am thinking one of these robot things tootling about when I am at work would let me come home with a happy heart?
Would it?
Are they any good?
(I hear they don't trawl through dog poo nowadays, they go round it)😁

They're amazing. Get one that properly maps the room to make sure it covers it all, though - the cheaper ones seem to just wander around randomly. We have a roomba and it's life changing.

I'm in the minority here, as most people on Mumsnet love them.
But I really didn't. I had an Eufy for a day before deciding it wasn't for me, boxing it up and selling it on.

I just didn't get the convenience factor. The dustbox needed emptied each time, the brushes needed the hair removed after every usage, the floors would need to be cleared, etc.
I have a really good hoover (Miele) and for me it was just quicker and easier to whip that out.
I think it would be a brilliant investment in a minimalist home with bald people
As I said though, plenty will disagree!

I'd say no if you have lots of hairy pets and people in your household. Unless your willing to spend out really good money on good brand self empty/charging version.

I love ours. OPs are right, you do have to empty and hair it regularly (pretty much each use, and you do have to clear the floor. But, the fettling of the hoover takes less than two minutes, and clearing the floor is something you need to do anyway. In return for that, you just get to stick it on and leave it and come back to clean floors. It’s on a par with a dishwasher or washing machine to my mind.

There’s a psychology behind them, people imagine the robot going round the room, picking up all manner of things, and when you empty it there’s a bit of stuff in the tiny dust box so they imagine it’s cleaned their floor/carpet.

But in truth it’s taken an hour to pick up barely anything, when you consider the size of the dust boxes. But because there’s actually something in the box people imagine that it’s good.

Mine isn’t too bad on the kitchen floor but on carpet it is absolutely rubbish.

I use it in the kitchen because it’s here now. But if I was deciding again I wouldn’t bother buying one.

I love mine. Get one OP!

I love ours. It helps a lot with the kids mess. At lunch, my floor is covered in grated cheese (two toddlers) and crumbs then magic sand ect😂 it’s so satisfying watching it suck away all this 😂😂😂 it goes back to its charger after then I can use my phone to send it off to any room I fancy! I have the dyson one.

It's not even that I mind hoovering I don't.
But the floor is just covered in stuff when I come in from work and it's really annoying when I have done it in the morning. I don't even know how it's possible that they trail on so much STUFF.

I got a Eufy one at Christmas and I’m a bit meh about it. As PP say, it wanders around for over an hour and I look at the living room floor after it’s finished and think it needs doing again. Sometimes it decides it’s not going in the kitchen at all. I know you can get mega expensive ones that maybe do a good job, but I’ve found it less than impressive so far.

Not sure if it makes a difference but I only use mine on hardwood floors, I can’t see it working on carpet. It’s more like a sweeper than a hoover. It doesn’t suck anything up it sweeps it into a container. But it definitely does what you’re hoping for OP

I love it but the floor needs to be clear of clutter for it to work. So if kids have left toys all over the floor plus there are shoes and other things around, it all needs to be moved first which can be half the job and probably not worth it. If it’s just dirt and crumbs to be cleared, it’s absolutely worth getting.

I run it daily and can’t believe the amount of dirt and dust it collects when we only cleaned 24 hours earlier.

I would still need to do a big hoover, I know that. But it would be so nice for it not to look .....crumby..... in between times. It makes me irrationally pissed off and I am not even that house proud!

I absolutely love mine and wouldn't be without it. It is worth investing in one of the better brands (Eufy , Roomba etc) and also, going for a higher suction level.

We have hardwood floors except in DD's room but her carpet is about 10000 years old so very threadbare. But actually, it seems to do an even better job on her carpets!

You do need to make sure the floors are clear - but that's quite a useful exercise as it forces me to whip round doing a quick tidy up.

I was put off the idea when I saw a video where someone's dog had diarrhoea and the vacuum spread it all over the place.

We have a Eufy upstairs and down. The daily volume of dust they collect is absolutely horrifying.

We are two adults and one large dog these days, but they used to keep up with that plus an additional dog and long haired cat. We are a house where windows are always open as well...

Highly recommend.. Makes a HUGE difference to the cleaning regime here.

I bought one following surgery as I can't vaccum for 12 weeks and hubby doesn't donut properly. Both he and son help but the vacuuming was a pain. Honestly it solved 95% of the problem. We have pets too and although they don't really shed they leave bits around the house, crumbs etc. I bought the best one I could afford with high suction and multi floor functionality. I was amazed how much it picks up. It just keeps everywhere tidy day to day. Love it!

Hoovering sucks ['scuse pun], so I think they're great, as are washing machines and dishwashers

I loathe hoovering so I have an upstairs and a downstairs Eufy. They bimble around at random and I do the (fucking bastard) stairs a couple of times a year. I wouldn't be without them, i totally love them. I have two dogs and a rural lifestyle and they cope brilliantly with all of the mud and hair that is constantly being walked in. In fact my downstairs Eufy is about 4yo now and still going strong.

Cleaning the dust catcher is very quick and cleaning the brushes is much easier than on a standard hoover. You should definitely get one.

If you have pets, make sure you get one that avoids obstructions (these seem to be more expensive!) as my Eufy has twice ran over cat sick and the clean up operation was so disgusting. It dragged it all over the room and the wheels and brushes were so embedded that we had to change them.

Other than that, they are great and we wouldn’t be without ours!

But how can you get away with only vacuuming your stairs a couple of times a YEAR?!

I love my Roomba, absolutely get one

By not really caring if they are grubby. It's very liberating 🙂

This x 100.

Our Eufy simply can't cope with our level of filth, it seems 😂
More faff cleaning it out each time and having to pick everything up from the floor. Easier to just get my big hoover out.

I have one and it just sits in the corner gathering dust, ironically not by hoovering.

The dog hates it and it gets stuck under the big sofa all the time as that's where I hide the mini trampoline. So it usually needs to be used with supervision which defeats the whole purpose of me getting it - which was for it to do a bumble around the ground floor overnight when we slept.

I'd be much more likely to use a small lightweight handheld (that actually worked) for random messes that happen outside me or DH sweeping properly.

I bought my first in lockdown when i could see the dust just growing with us all in the house...it was the basic Eufy.. i hate housework/, hoovering especially..
Then got a springer spaniel who killed that .. quantity of fluff !
Got a more powerful but still on the cheep end .. which is ok but doesn't do corners as well as eufy..
So when it dies will get a dearer one possibly a Roomba..
I have a proper hoover as well but the robot does exactly what you want stick it on every day and just de crumbs/dust's..
I really notice when its not been on!