Oh man! What about Roomba i3 or i5 ? Do they also scratch the floor surface ?

What robot is this? I want to get rid of my trifo.... It's garbage. The app is so bad

Lousy video 👎

Lousy video 👎

Well you proved my suspicions are right and I've only had mine for a day or two. I have Pergo laminate whether satin type finish and started noticing scratches right away. The brushes are very soft so I don't know where the scratches are coming from but this is a great review and I hope more people see it. Probably a great product for everything but hardwood or laminate flooring.

Tks for the video. Just got my i8 yesterday and am trying to learn it for two floors. The app isn’t always clear. Good to hear you have parrots, so do I, the main reason I got this. But I still have not mastered the mapping for two different floors but working on it. Oddly mine did not say anything about three mapping runs. Now let’s see how it does on those seeds. Tks again.

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Good video. Id be interested in sourcing the after market pads.

You can have it mopping only!

Thank Goodness for this video I haven’t used mines in a while and my charger cord was mixed with several others I didn’t know which one was correct ❤thank you for showing the cord

I added a zone for thresholds and,I added one of my braava jet m6 and it does not respond to it

This was a brilliant test. I'm currently shopping for a new robot vacuum since my trusty 6 year old Neato D7 is no longer supported. At the top of my list was the Roomba S9+, but now I'm rethinking that since half of my floors are laminate. I also encountered floor-marring issues with the D7 though, since every time it left it's base, would move forward a few inches, stop, and spin the brushes for a while. This left a shiny spot on the laminate over the years where the brushes were constantly buffing the floor. In addition, the D7 really did a number on the hallway Berber carpet by fraying the loops. After a few months of use, I banned the vacuum from going onto any carpeted areas. Hoping to find a good vac soon that will work well on all floor types. Meanwhile, my powerful Kenmore upright is still working great after 20 years.

wow how bad did the cat kick it's ass at 6:16 so that it ended upside down !

You must really like the sound of your voice

Thank you ❤

Great video and my first time with a mapping roomba, i3, missed my kitchen and family room completely which is an area north of living/dining. Worst then the mopping m6 which skipped areas near walls etc. I will try the foot approach, when time to replace any recommended vacuums with self emptying and lidar?

Like a drunk home from the bar. And footsies with the robot. You are very funny, my dude! HAH! Very informative, too. And I agree with @BabakHamedani -- music is very distracting (if not at a very low level, sans-lyrics, or classical), and it usually drowns out words that you are trying to hear being said in the video. Graphics also are usually poorly placed and cover parts of the tutorial you WANT/NEED to see. So...domo arigato, Mr. Roombato! xD

What's your username on eBay for purchasing the hinge? The Previously given URL now is broken.

By far the best J7/J8+ setup video!

Thank you a great review

Those aren’t official iRobot parts and that’s why they’re scratching your floors. I may be wrong but the official rolling bars don’t have that design.

You my man are are my Hero of the month. I've been struggling to think of ways to help the is issue and it never crossed my mind to just tape a port off. You sir are a genius!

Great video. I noticed you have a cat with birds. Do you allow your birds out? I found a parrot and altho my Rottie is great with him. I don't think we could ever have a cat again. Any comments re: cat and parrot ownership? BTW, I am frustrated with my s9 roomba/Braava Mop 6 combo. First, the vacuum base had to be replaced as it would not auto empty bin. Second, the mop had to be replaced because it never shut off while charging and they sent a new one - WITHOUT A NEW BATTERY!!! I had a constant night light for 6 weeks and concerned about battery longevity. Stupidly I deleted the first map that was done great. Now I am remapping as I forgot to pick up rugs. However, the new map completely ignored my entire dining room and it will not allow me to add 'new cleaning zone suggestion'. No matter what. I have spoken to 5 real nice people for irobot, they just have a very difficult time speaking English. They have fixed everything and I love their products, but it is very frustrating to constantly get errors or issues. Thanks for listening and if you have a suggestion for the constant error trying 'to edit the suggested clean zone', I am all ears. I can't find anything on support that addresses 'unable to edit the suggestion clean zone suggestion'. Thanks

J9+ Review? wanna see if its worth over the S9 combo

Good video. Everything you covered is right on from our experience. Roomba is still the best out there IMHO. Even with it's quirks.

The main downside to Lidar from what I can see is height. It is better for mapping but would not fit under my couch. With 2 large dogs and all the fur this is a highly needed feature for us. But this would not be an issue for others. might be the reason they are not using it.

How did you contact them about your mop head issues? We have one plate that pops off and drags along the floor.

Thanks, does it always crash into things or only during maping?

Thanks for your video. Yes, undocking worked immediately! However, docking was a different story. I then used the soldering iron for the entire path of the docking station. In addition, I noted that the after-market pads I was using were much thicker than the OEM. Change the pad and now all is working perfectly.

You’d think Roomba would do this with all the people having issues over this

Do you find that the Roombas make the floors slippery? I have an j7 and noticed my Hardwood floors are very slippery (they were never slippery over the past 10 years) only since using the Roomba. Have you noticed this in any of your tests and do you know how it could be avoided ?

Just got one for 499 Canadian 500 off.

Do all deebot castors fit all models? if so where can i buy the wheel only? deebot wants $20+

Thank you for this video . And I appreciate your sense of humor ….

Great review

Would the vacume be the same as the d10s? Because i would rather have a regular docking station. Or am i better off with a roborock q7 max?

What if you add a rug that the vacuum doesn't work with. The thing used to work but now it gets stuck. I don't have the app

I just purchased mine and the potential for me falling in love with it is there. However, I have several thresholds on my main floor and it is of no value to me if it is limited to one room. I'm still tweeking the threshold setting.

I just got one of these on Craigslist for $50.00 and a 985 for 25.00 both are like new.

What does it cost

I just bought one of these, and as an engineer I immediately went into detective mode. I'm glad to see others have fixed this. Now my new toy works in my pet-hair-laden home. So easy!

My small apartment (1076 sqft) took 4 hours just mapping and didnt save the map. So annoying, is it broken?.

In my case the wheels aren’t slipping, but they just don’t seem to have enough torque to drive out of the base without a push. Anyone else with that problem and have a solution? Also complains a lot of time about being out of water when it is 80% full and I just have to shake it. So annoying.

Thanks great video and funny

I’ve had my roomba doing back to back to back mapping runs for 8 hours and I still don’t have a single map that even remotely resembles my floorplan.

Works perfectly on mine. Thanks!

What music did you use in this video?

How can you replace the mops? They are stitched on.

it too slow , my t9 aivi can do better than that

It's relatively rare for robot vacuums to scratch hardwood floors. Typically, this kind of damage arises from inadequate maintenance over time. The culprits are usually small bits of debris, such as pebbles, that become lodged in the vacuum's roller area, wheels, or mopping pad. Regular upkeep can largely prevent this, particularly if you steer clear of budget models that might not be as efficient in picking up debris, thus increasing the risk of scratches. From my own use of various robot vacuums, including the latest Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra, I've not noticed any scratching on my wooden floors, despite not adhering strictly to the recommended maintenance schedule. On the other hand, my previous Neato robot vacuum did cause minor damage to my dining room chairs and baseboards. SimpleLifesaver