iRobot Roomba 880: Did It Clean The Huge Mess? || AWESOME STUFF WEEK: GIFT GRAB

Hey all, I'm checking out the Roomba 880 robotic vacuum. It can either be entirely autonomous or used with it's remote. I think he is a great companion for between carpet cleanings.
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[@BlackFlagHeathen]

Am I the only one who thinks Roombas are strangely adorable?

[@FrankiesMerkaba]

Chloie Kwirant Nahhh especially the cute sound they make when they start up lol

[@michelerees6180]

Chloie Kwirant um no, you right on it

[@QueenBee-gx4rp]

Chloie Kwirant I love my Roomba. We've named her "Rosie" after the maid in The Jetsons. Rosie cleans the floors while I do the crossword--what's not to love? 😍

[@TheTxturtlelytiger]

Chloie Kwirant - me too but it a techy way haha . I already gave my Roomba a name . I call it Sunny after the robot on Irobot

[@Al-Abbasi]

I think they're cute tbh they're like pets imo;)

[@brettgipson3806]

*I absolutely love this thing for cleaning all flooring surfaces **MyBest.Tools** even does a great job on throw rugs. Highly recommend! Cuts cleaning time in half!*

[@chanimalted]

I picked one up at a garage sale (a 585) and it worked great. So I got another for upstairs (880)--all carpet except tile bathrooms. I have wood floors down except the master and tried it out (the floors looked clean initially). it took a couple days to cover everything (and the dust bin would fill), but after that it maintains and there is only about 1/3rd bin each time--my floors stay spotless. OK, maybe you might want to touch up some corners but only once a month--it covers everything else and better than my kids sweeping. In your test you threw stuff there that I wouldn't even let my two Kirby's swallow (long tinsel strings)--these are things you should always pick up first (take out the trash before you vacuum). You also didn't let the Roomba finish. It's not a toy, it works fantastic and I highly recommend it. Dad (5 kids, BIG house, lots of sweeping and lots of former "please sweep" gripes--now gone).

[@danielswihart5616]

chanimalt

[@keenangraves2522]

chanimalted my mom doesn't want to get one. I do! Uggg!! >:(

[@PatrickDKing]

I had a Roomba once. I also had a house and a cat named Snickerz, like the candy bar only not spelled the same. Everything started off pretty good and normal at first. That was, until the Roomba became self aware and developed thought. I remember it just like it was yesterday. It all started when I put up those "artificial wall" thingies. At first Roomba would come up to the arty wall then stop, and turn around and go about his merry way, cleaning up all the dirt in sight. But one day when Roomba approached the arty wall, he just stopped for a few minutes. He'd do this every day for a solid week, each time stopping longer than the previous time. I know now that Roomba was testing the device for weaknesses, ever trying to find a way to get past the arty wall that his programming would not allow him to do. Then one day, I came home from work early and caught Roomba in an area of the house that was beyond the arty wall. He immediately turned around and went back into the allowed zone as if nothing happened. If only I had done something to disable him that day, perhaps, well, perhaps, Snickerz would still be alive today. Instead I decided to make the cleaning zone smaller using the arty walls. That didn't help matters. Roomba seems to have resented me for doing that and took great personal offense. At night when I would sleep, I'd hear the faint sweeping of Roomba, drawing closer, and closer until one night I opened one eye and there was Roomba; past the arty walls and "staring" at me while I lay trembling in my bed. Then as cool as he came into my room that night, he turned and went on his way back to his charging station. I wasn't sure what to do. While I got ready for work the next morning I heard a loud screech from Snickerz. I ran into the hallway at the top of the steps only to find Snickerz at the bottom landing, laying motionless. Snickerz had slipped on some marbles. Marbles that I fear were meant for me. I can't prove it but I know that Roomba must have vacuumed up my toy marbles and dropped them at the top of the steps. Perhaps this was his revenge for me shrinking his cleaning zone. I went for my shot gun! There was no way I was going to let Snickerz die in vain! But before I could load the gun the smoke alarms went off. I can only deduce that Roomba short circuited his charging station so that the house would catch on fire. I had to evacuate or else I too would be dead. Needless to say the whole house went up in flames, burning all the evidence of Roomba's mischief and the murder of Snickerz. The firemen searched and searched but there was no remains of Roomba's casing. He must have escaped before the flames engulfed the house. To this day, I don't know where Roomba went...but sometimes, late at night when I'm drifting off to sleep in my new home (the empty cardboard box that Roomba came in); I swear I can hear sweeping noises...

[@nekototoro]

+Patrick King (Patrick D. King) I guess the box is quite big then.

[@Bluelady4848]

+Patrick King (Patrick D. King) If you aren't already a published author, you should be! Loved the story. RIP Snickerz. :(

[@johnan26]

great story :-)

[@colinmangan]

best KZbin comment I've ever read!

[@bobcatgaming6991]

Best Comment Ever

[@MisterLumpkin]

So, did it clean up your mess or not? Why do a demo and not show the results?

[@JhonathanMoran]

The machine get stucked with some trash that could damage it.

[@misterkota1252]

it was in error mode the whole time. The side brush was stuck, causing it to think it needed to escape constantly. that's why it didn't work that great in this video

[@misterkota1252]

A better test would have been to run it in a room that has already been swept manually, and then marvel at the full dust bin afterward... if these guys had a brain.

[@r.johnson2721]

Erica...the two previous owners were more insightful...! Ideally, my 770 Roomba runs at 7:20am ,my apt never has build-up...it even agitate for pest under my bed. I love my Roomba...! rj

[@maricelapenamoreno963]

videos de martha cachonda

[@Musi1k2Lifegamer]

I'm supposed to study and I'm watching robot vacuum cleaners instead...

[@EricaGriffin]

KZbin kinda works that way lol

[@Bobberboo2]

Sir LighT the Munificent me too lmao

[@freddieb4268]

I have three exams this week and a research paper due of which I have not started yet. I know what you mean.

[@heehee1938]

Me too😰

[@yolac2566]

Sir LighT the Munificent lol 2 years later....me too.

[@SnuggleBear1970]

I agree. Roomba is not meant for heavy cleaning. Roomba works best at helping maintain the cleaning. I love my Roomba. It's nice to wake up to clean floors.

[@lv3635]

I love when people complain how expensive Roomba is. Yet we all have $800 phones in our pockets, a tablet or two, laptops that cost $1000 or more, tv's that cost more than a grand as well. So then why not get a vacuum robot that will make your life so much easier for $500-$700?! And people saying it's slow, really? Who gives a shit, as long as it can clean it in under 8 hours I'm happy.

[@CybeargPlays]

I would have liked to see the results of you leaving the roomba running for an extended period of time. This really gives no indication for how well it could clean an entire room on a normal schedule.

[@MrBbracken]

Have had the 880 for over a year. It runs daily, and with the exception of logical maintenance (removing buildup of my wife's hair from the brushes, dirt, replacing filters, brushes etc) it has been problem free. By running daily it keeps our home clean. It has fully taken the place of a standalone vacuum. We never pull out the big boy anymore. I highly recommend it for hassle free home cleanage. Cant wait for surface wiping robots to clean counters and such lol

[@jstbig1]

girl started talking so fast I thought video was in Chinese... she f'ed up the machine with the tinsel....my roomba keeps my house spotless while I'm at work, love it.

[@kim2848]

I have a Neato Botvac 80 and recently purchased a Roomba 880. I only used Neato in my kitchen, dining room, and laundry room/bathroom. The rest of the house, it had to work too hard and it was always getting stumped on something so I had to vacuum it with my regular vacuum. The Neato was like watching a 2 year old and I had to get up constantly. My roomba is so much better. When I first had it up and running, I put it in the most complicated room that Neato couldn't do. The room has two tables, a free standing bar, 4 bar stools, and 2 lazy boy chairs and an end table. It went through the room like a hot knife through butter and I love it MUCH more than my Neato which I will keep for about 1/3 of my house. I thought it cleaned better as well. I'll be a Roomba customer from now on.

[@ABRAM-HC]

people create such strong bonds with these roombas.. she was already calling it he/him

[@margaretphilan6797]

Little did iRobot know they made a toy for adults. I spend more time stacking crap on Roomba than I do actually cleaning with it.

[@chevycamaro-rp6tr]

Dyson and iRobot should team for the ultimate robot :D

[@wangkiyu]

"I would put googly eyes on mine." 10/10

[@dianerose7631]

I dislike vacuums with a passion and I keep watching roomba videos

[@noncustody]

Damn, got the Christmas tree up already.

[@sean_patsfield925]

DJ Roomba in the house!

[@popcornplaersyr]

This's by far the worst technology review I seen... she's unknowledgeable about the product she reviews you can't just make a big mess and throw the robot in middle on top of the mess and expect it to clean everything. it picks up dust it a vacuum not a air sucker. they shouldn't have had to put any of the stringy silver stuff as it gets stuck in the robot

[@rcguy3244]

popcornplaersyr i agree

[@ChrissyIsFrl]

I totally agree and this is coming from an experienced Roomba owner. This was an unrealistic test.

[@rafaelalmodovar954]

It was a really unfair and bad review.

[@aquovadjustfakie6418]

@@ChrissyIsFrl i think she burned out the motor on the side brush with the silver stuff. Quarter way through it stops spinning

[@world_production]

I agree ! I’ve been using my Roomba for over 6 years and I never had an issue the rooms are even cleaner then with a normal vacuum because of its 99% coverage. This is the most unrealistic scenario ever lol

[@GlizzyRaider]

Scarecrow sprays gas...batman roombas!!

[@Cloud-nk7jf]

the smack talk is real lol

[@packleader1215]

I believe janitors everywhere are in the market for buying many of them this holiday

[@BeefIngot]

I was confused with the large production quality jump for the first couple seconds. I was thinking I knew the patreon helped, but not that much 0.o

[@EricaGriffin]

+Beef Ingot *facepalm* This video is sponsored by KZbin. I went down to LA to film this on set. Patreon had absolutely nothing to do with it.

[@BeefIngot]

Erica Griffin I know. I did say the first few seconds. Then you explained it and the confusion faded away.

[@Jushwa]

I was thinking the same thing too when I saw the intro and that set. 😂

[@Notyourdaddy83]

i thought im watching TV Shopping :P

[@JoeyButlinsChannel]

Lol

[@blue5peed]

Lol Erica trying hard not to completely nerd out on the poor vacuum cleaner

[@MrTsolar]

It'd clean a whole lot better if it wasn't tangled up. Also, instead of using the regular Clean mode, setting the robot in the middle of the mess and pressing Spot would make it clean a 4 ft circle. The Roomba isn't designed to do a quick sweep up. It's made to do its thing while you do other stuff. An average cleaning cycle takes about an hour, covering the floor multiple times with its randomized cleaning pattern (that's right, random by design, and it works quite well). And yes, the Roomba cleans better than a standard upright vacuum when run regularly (and uninterrupted). When I first got my 500 series Roomba, it was put to the test. After using a standard vacuum 3 times over in our living room, the Roomba still managed to pick up dirt and dust left behind (that randomized pattern makes the carpet lay in different directions, exposing dirt otherwise untouched). Use the Roomba for a while and you'll likely abandon the upright (source: I've owned 6 Roombas in all, 3 currently, over the last 10 years).

[@drmoynihan]

Dear Erica, I love friends!!! Lewis, I know - but not Jared (I'm not a gamer). Proverbs 14:14 Where no oxen are, the manger is clean. :) A house without friends is clean !!!!! YAY - I love the Holy-days!!!!!!!! Thank you Erica for the sharing your fun. :)

[@bogdanneaga4121]

What a time to be alive !!!

[@dmok42195]

I just buy a new house when the one I live in gets dirty. haha

[@shasterdhari]

Wow! Just found this channel and your reviews are amazing! I like your calm tone and you are straight to the point - providing examples too. Good job. I subscribed!

[@evanawesome123]

Our roomba overlords

[@K-VR]

Badass erica *throws boxes*

[@oneperfectjoshua]

It's the year 47386925287431657814736578249516407 and I find the motto "Let the robots do the work" exceedingly offensive.

[@rolih6]

Ok my experience with roomba 6 series is that it it completely sufficient for daily use and it keeps apartment floor clean. If you want to relay only on roomba for cleaning floor than you should schedule your roomba to clean floor at least 5 times in a week, otherwise it does not feel like floor is vacuumed enough. I have 70 sq m apartment, but I use roomba mainly for living room kitchen and hallway. And also it depends on layout of your apartment how efficient roomba is. If you have small rooms wth a lot of thing on the floor than roomba will get stuck and just wont do its job. So this is my review. :D

[@canadaeast]

Erica, it was super nice to see the complete you on camera. Usually we only get to see you from the waist. You are so cute and tiny.

[@EricaGriffin]

+canadaeast they had me in that puffy sweater though lol

[@needthetruth911]

This product isn't for "lazy" people. More for folks who work insane hours, such as my husband and I. Not all people have a 7.5 or 8 hour day Monday-Friday, more like 13 hour days and it's hard to tackle all the chores when feeling burnt out. We bought one more than half price and it's a GREAT product. Intelligent people wouldn't expect it to pick up a crap load of tinsel though...just like your own vacuum.

[@DamienMalakay]

this isn't a review, it's more of a "open a new irobot experience" gave me no insight on what the pros and cons actually r

[@prestondavis544]

Here's the thing... this item is not for trifling people it is not for lazy people either. Something like this is for people that keep there home and or space clean. After using your human abilities and human judgement to clean your home or space. This item then assisass you by helping to keep your floor clean throughout the day evening or just life and time itself. This is not for bumy lazy ass people!!!

[@TheRandomMichael]

Entertaining review Erica. And how awesome that Lew was in your video!!

[@frankpeck1448]

A co-worker has one, and loves it, however at best, it's a great maintenance vacuum. Certainly not designed to replace a full-suze upright, or equivalent. Especially the mess in the video!

[@warlockuk]

I like how a mess was created and then we didn't see it cleaned up :D

[@batmaxx7253]

hi is anyone know where i can find the blue chair on the right of the screen..? thx :)

[@boyweston1]

AYYYYY UNBOX THERAPY

[@MoviegeekDutch]

Like the video... But i guess im quicker using an oldschool vacuumcleaner.... Hahaha

[@gert-janvanderkamp3508]

Holy crap where did the whole studio come from!? Last time you forgot to bring your camera 😂. Good stuff!

[@Specter0420]

My roomba is a her... I mean she cleans my floors every day.

[@AlexandervanderHilstFrijn]

we have the older roomba 680 and I never used the cleaner for the floors. so yes it is a full replacement for your vacuum cleaner, just have it do it's job when your not around.

[@iypeo3326]

The Roomba 880 robotic vacuum has many features which many users do not seem to be aware of.

[@MultiBros]

"roomba's gonna clean it up" sounds just like my family. :D

[@mikesunboxing]

I so want to get one of these!

[@TheDylanJoyce]

I remember when I had a Roomba! But one day somebody left the door open and it got out. We never saw it again!

[@pretor706]

nice set!

[@robertllobrerajr.]

I lost at 3:28 😂😂😂

[@Antimatter.]

Wow a robot in a room from the 60s

[@graysoncarico7541]

She really gives a damn about that robot

[@tronskie]

Wow! Is that Lewis of Unbox Therapy?

[@tronskie]

sorry. I missed when his name flashed. lol.

[@EricaGriffin]

Yes

[@vedantagrawal9371]

love your videos Erica. keep it up😘💞

[@wasanthawimaladharm]

finally mess was there nearly same, haha

[@indrajit1228]

what about the gameing performance in note 7 . is it best or as a okey performance.

[@KartikBose]

my reaction when i saw LEW :O ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh dayuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@Epicarism]

ITS LEW

[@emibulls]

I liked the review, but I kinda wish that you would have done a short time-laps just to see how much of the mess that thing could handle in a 10 or 15 minutes span of time. Otherwise good stuff!

[@casthalia104]

Nice set, nice guest

[@Lescouflair]

I'm waiting for them to create a cleaning docking station that sucks/ empties the robots dust bin thereby allowing the robot to clean much longer

[@dynapl]

it took a couple of years but you got your wish today Roobma i7+

[@x0acake]

Ellen Page doing product reviews? Times are tough.

[@chefdave12118]

nice new setup :)

[@FM-id9ti]

"Did It Clean The Huge Mess?" After watching the entire video, I still don't have the answer. Are you kidding me?

[@W1LDWESLEY]

Buster... Dust Buster!

[@austinrobinson4281]

I was gonna say before I saw it was sponsored that there was some huge production jump. I thought it was an entirely new set that youd use, and I like it. However, Id say I also like your more personal style videos.

[@BounceHub]

Feel like am watching a tv show, it’s a he? Right 😂

[@thevaniy3]

Awesome video!

[@mzm153]

Its extremely reliable, but it won't perform miracles. All this stuff you put on the floor were tangling up which is why you get this error message, which was making it so inefficient. I use mine twice a week and it's been working wonders.

[@timreichofficial]

Is this a huge box or a tiny person?

[@maximohomeauto5044]

It's a pretty huge box

[@willybilly99]

+Tim Reich its the size of your balls

[@timreichofficial]

Compton So it is huge after all :^)

[@ryanmiller3020]

Hi. I checked out your review of the Roomba 880. You should probably check out the newer 980. That one's actually a little bit smarter. For example, it actually has a camera to help it with visual localization. It can also adjust its motorspeed depending on the surface your cleaning.

[@mgueljimenez3938]

Thanks you Love good training.❤

[@fanonetwothree653]

Pea.......Tear........Griffin.......

[@marysia7292]

I made test showing issues of Roomba after 3 years of using it. It’s on my channel. The bigest problem is docking for charging. But still works fine after such time.

[@clarekileyhasler4413]

Well, I found my IRobot after I had crawled under three bedrooms for furniture and more. It has gone into one of the bathrooms and got hung up on a string of my throwrug. Then it stopped. I could not get into the door so I have to stick my leg in and grab the rug with my toe, I pulled him closer to me and somehow slid into the small crack in the door. It was so easy to clean it and just cut this one string loose, that' what I did, cleaned him out and cut him loose. Wow! my whole trash can is filled with dirt and dust and the floors look so pretty.

[@vacuumcleanercomputation9389]

What Model Is the Vacuum

[@qzorn4440]

very nice. thank you.

[@oz_media]

_His_ docking station, _he's_ able to find the dock _himself_ and recharge _himself_. I thought it was adorable? _He's_ actually able to do that pretty well? DAAYAAAM, lady, it's a VACUUM CLEANER, it isn't a He or a She, it's an IT. It doesn't actually _find_ anything, that skill would require a thought process.

[@Robztraining]

I have a Neato that cleans smart in a pattern and takes one room at a time. That seems much more effecient and reliable than going around at random.

[@maximohomeauto5044]

Take a look at the roomba 980, this is an outdated model. The 980 is actually smarter than the neato.

[@Zachienowhere]

In Malaysia, we cant even afford the most cheapest roomba

[@ameykulkarni8946]

You look stunning on those cloths.. From start to end I was looking at you (not in creepy way though, I respect you) instead of that creepy robot. BTW, nice surprise seeing Lew.

[@davekacmarcik7064]

jurrasic world playdough youtube

[@LemonRush7777]

creepy/10

[@grudiev14]

nice room btw. :D

[@thelionroars1337]

You've gone all Martha Stewart Erica! Merry xmas

[@AdamAus85]

KZbin sponsors this? Plenty of other KZbinrs who could of done a better job with a lot less cringe.

[@AvgrSteven22]

Seems to work pretty well

[@Billythebassist]

Cool product... just my cat would go into hyper b!tch mode if we set this thing loose in our house.

[@bingerr]

My cat doesn't care about it. It still won't ride it though!

[@campdavid24]

Lol

[@robotaspirador2459]

Muchas gracias por hacer este vídeo

[@piotrziembicki2054]

tutaj widać jak irobot romba radzi sobie z większymi zabrudzeniami robot Samsunga by sobie poradził dzięki lepszej większej szczotce i dużej mocy.

[@ryananhalt7321]

do you have to unload it

[@jennbadding9323]

the roomba 880 is good because now it has aeroforce performance cleaning system which is 5x more powerfull then the previous models

[@spac20]

Can you do a comparison of the Neato Botvac Connected v/s the LG Hot-Bot Square please ??

[@user-wr3zb9zr3d]

UNBOX THERAPY

[@briannguyen7565]

I don't mind this. It's definitely a different take! Only critique that I have was, it didn't feel natural with the additional people cause I didn't feel that personableness from them.

[@jamesbolger6350]

Can I get the same dock for my iPhone?...one that the phone can find in the dark and recharge itself, of course!

[@cgreen6369]

What was spilled on the floor?