That was my present for mom's 80th birthday back in 2003. She was so proud, that she could vacuum again "on her own". She treated it as her pet. I later bought about 10 other ZA-1 and ZA-2 used or defective, so I still have plenty of spares. Main advantage compared to newer robots: The very strong Papst motor. I've never seen a robovac cleaning better, than this one. Side story: It uses a Motorola 68000 CPU, so it's basically a cleaning Mac Classic. ;)
@VacLab4 жыл бұрын
Loved watching this machine wander somewhat aimlessly around your new carpet. 👍
@bloopbloop20194 жыл бұрын
Wow, sad that the brand isn't getting as much recognition as other robot vacuums. 🙁
@criptyque4 жыл бұрын
All that thumping in the background throughout the video - sounds like Roger's neighbours were getting pretty busy 🤣
@jamiegoodliff95634 жыл бұрын
criptyque 😂
@criptyque4 жыл бұрын
@@jamiegoodliff9563 sorry guys (and Roger): I've got a mind like a gutter!
@ibaisaic4 жыл бұрын
Sorry about that, they had just moved in. I went round to complain and discovered they were in the middle of a housewarming orgy.
@Eluxfan714 жыл бұрын
I bought one when they came out in 2001. i used approximatly for 15 years. Had to change the batteries once. Find it an very good robotic cleaner. Today I use the succesor Electrolux Pure i9 as daily cleaner.
@PerformanceReviews4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing such detailed video on this machine!
@DavidWilliams-zr5ew4 жыл бұрын
Seems ahead of its time. I saw a video on this a few months ago, apparently it has more suction than even the new 2020 models
@braedynbirch87994 жыл бұрын
I Roger I Hope you are doing better then I am. I love watching you do unboxing and demonstration videos I have a few vacuum cleaner like a dirt devil Jaguar hoover with tool caddy a Electrolux 89 a three Kirby g5 and g4 Kirby classic 3 and a very very old singer from the 1922s and a old henry at my work
@DisneyMarkUK27 күн бұрын
Omg I almost bought one of these from Fenwick. I thought it was £100 but it was £1000 so when the sales person went to get it from the stock room and I noticed my error I left the department as fast as I could 😅
@stuartcrookston5034 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this for sale back in the early 2000's thanks for sharing the video
@deanjohnson17114 жыл бұрын
That's done a brilliant job much better than the modern robotics vaccum cleaners c
@ApplianceGuy4 жыл бұрын
I lpve your videos they are very entertaining
@LlyleHunter4 жыл бұрын
I’ve always liked them as an engineering firm. My UlraSilencer canister vacuum is still the quietest vacuum cleaner I’ve ever heard. It’s remarkably quieter than my Miele Pure Suction. Both are comparable straight suction compact canisters.
@DisneyMarkUK3 жыл бұрын
I went to buy one of there all those years ago. The lady in Fenwick went to the stock room for it and I chickened out and left the store before she returned with it 😂
@dglcomputers14984 жыл бұрын
If it is a Ni-Cd or Ni-Mh battery in the Trilobite then it should be relatively easy to rebuild the battery pack, very rarely are Ni-Cd/Ni-Mh batteries in consumer products anything other than standard and easily obtainable cells, plus modern cells would probably have a higher capacity increasing runtime even further. Though increased runtime is probably a moot point given it's more for it's place in history than anything else.
@scarydudu58264 жыл бұрын
I've reconditioned the battery pack with 30 PCS of GP 220sch ni-mh cell. Now the robot works great. The cells cost to me around 75 dollars.
@danbarnes40694 жыл бұрын
It is kinda good for a 2001 robot vacuum
@matteventu Жыл бұрын
Excellent video, thanks a lot! Where did you find a unit in such good conditions?
@LiftsAroundRomania2 жыл бұрын
Why it is moving so smoothly? 🤤
@debrafalasco72352 жыл бұрын
Some day, I want to mod a Samsung motion sync to have the same body motor as the trilobite and the same brush motor as the Dyson DC17
@robovaccollector4 жыл бұрын
I have the silver Trilobite 2.0 and it has scheduling My friend's 2.0 is like yours. It does not have scheduling, but mine has. And btw if this one was never used, that batteries can be new, but they can be old and you need to buy new.
@coolelectronics17593 жыл бұрын
that scratch might be from the foam it was sitting in if it wasn't in a protective bag. would watch out for some of that foam it can ruin plastics keep an eye on your museum machines! \
@cat_guy-4 жыл бұрын
Your best
@RoboVacParty4 жыл бұрын
I have this vacuum cleaner successor ZA2 model few weeks ago but sold it back due to old battery which do not hold charge anymore than few minutes. These batteries are very pricey because they are the same which were installed in one of the first Husqvarna/Electrolux Automower, plus it needs two of them. Even pricey than Roomba standard NiMh battery. I don't want to invest money in such old and low efficient vacuum if I already have super robust Roomba 782e Where do you bought this new carpet and how much it cost?
@coltonsvacuumcollection4 жыл бұрын
In your next video can you unbox your Roomba e5 and can you do a video on your new carpet with the Miele scout please
@paulillingworth12424 жыл бұрын
Wow look at the box was my first thoughts 💭 on introduction of video
@angeryitalianchef72514 жыл бұрын
its a lot louder then my i7 o-0. But its still a cool machine, Nice video!
@coolelectronics17593 жыл бұрын
who elce hears the random thumping? I have a subwoofer and it sounded like some tumble drier having a seasure in the background or someone drumming or neighbours or something Also, did anyone elce pickup on the interference from the cleaner when it was going through different parts of it's cycles at different points in the video Kinda sounded like old cellphone interference
@ibaisaic3 жыл бұрын
The noise was coming from the cellar where I keep the KZbin trolls. The crackling noise from the machine is normal and has something to do with the navigation.
@AllTheOne219 Жыл бұрын
@@ibaisaic...
@neilmansfield83294 жыл бұрын
Hi this Is a great vacuum cleaner
@myckarking70084 жыл бұрын
Pretty
@0urDailyLife5885 ай бұрын
17:43 Start Cleaning like iRobot
@quickhatch81603 жыл бұрын
This would have cost... 1000 POUNDS He hasn't seen the new roomba has he 🥴
@MylesV4 жыл бұрын
Lovely video, as usual. I'm happy to see such a detailed review of this cleaner. What on earth is that song at 23:10?
@ibaisaic4 жыл бұрын
I can’t remember exactly, but it was from KZbin’s music library. I think it has robot in the title.
@MrCajera13 жыл бұрын
After the battery is died the screen will say 'Shutting down'
@stephl83044 жыл бұрын
Can anyone else hear the ultrasonic noise from the vacuum?
@neilmansfield83294 жыл бұрын
Hi it is because it is a turbo model that is why it is noisy as that
@coolelectronics17593 жыл бұрын
think that is RF signals it uses to communicate with the docking station using it as a sort of a signal tower
@asideofbeans5803 Жыл бұрын
It only can be heard from the recording, you can’t hear it in real life.
@kewelmgren250820 сағат бұрын
@@asideofbeans5803I hear it in real life
@EvanJS20054 жыл бұрын
What happened to the Dyson dc28
@LlyleHunter4 жыл бұрын
So Electrolux AB returns to the US last decade and forces Electrolux US floorcare to rebrand their name to Aerus which has been devastating for the company’s brand recognition, sales and market share and last year Electrolux AB withdrew its floorcare line from the US market.
@glitchedparadox72964 жыл бұрын
Cool
@m80tmm4 жыл бұрын
Roger love, what’s that dance track your were playing it’s cool man 🥳
@ibaisaic4 жыл бұрын
One from KZbin’s music library. Can’t remember which one, but I think it had robot in the title.
@neilmansfield83294 жыл бұрын
This is a turbo model
@Justin52wales4 жыл бұрын
Can I ask a strange question how old is your carpet and where did you get it from
@ibaisaic4 жыл бұрын
A couple of months old,, Carpetright.
@Justin52wales4 жыл бұрын
ibaisaic I have a soft spot for seeing vacuum tracks in carpet and yours looks so plush and soft
@jamesmcnair8574 жыл бұрын
I like
@ntube74 жыл бұрын
It is an undeniably cool gadget and fun to use as a robot, but as an actual vacuum cleaner it does look next to useless unfortunately.
@Gatrests144 жыл бұрын
I think that electrolux made the first robotic vacuum or was it dyson with the dc06
@ibaisaic4 жыл бұрын
The Dyson DC6 never made it to the production stage, so Electrolux were the first to manufacture a robotic vacuum for sale to the general public. Other manufacturers such as Panasonic had robot prototypes long before Dyson tried producing one.
@mustafaaeren Жыл бұрын
wow
@hikakin_mania440 Жыл бұрын
17:45 21年前なのに吸引力あるんだね
@hikakin_mania440 Жыл бұрын
25:25 21年前なのに自分で充電する機能あるのか
@hikakin_mania44011 ай бұрын
17:40
@hikakin_mania44011 ай бұрын
20:26 ごみ
@hikakin_mania44011 ай бұрын
25:08 自分で充電
@hikakin_mania44011 ай бұрын
13:46 ゴムで書き出すのか
@hdude12349 ай бұрын
I think a roomba will fall down the stairs if the clif sensers are broken
@0urDailyLife5885 ай бұрын
17:46 ¿Your Roomba?
@Lぅーみa6643 ай бұрын
いま、何処で売ってますか?
@CharlieFlemingOriginal4 жыл бұрын
Octagonal box :)
@ibaisaic4 жыл бұрын
I know, I always put at least one deliberate mistake into every video.
@coolelectronics17593 жыл бұрын
@@ibaisaic prismatic
@grimmer20055 ай бұрын
25 year old battery mate... not gonna get good any soon
@brandywell444 жыл бұрын
I wonder what the target audience was for this and indeed any of the robotic vacumns.
@coolelectronics17593 жыл бұрын
comodety item, home automation and innovative thinkers perhaps nerds? busy persons ritch businessmen with lots of money
@harrisonlemm17194 жыл бұрын
Please can you do a Dyson war
@sirensofgahannaOhio4 жыл бұрын
I actually shot it was a roomba
@billosborne31524 жыл бұрын
Even the new robotic vacuum cleaners around today just don't cut it.
@vBDKv4 жыл бұрын
They are probably never going to be as powerful as a traditional vacuum, but they do a fantastic job at keeping floors pretty much spotless - Provided you run them daily or every other day. On carpet however they aren't very good.
@billosborne31524 жыл бұрын
@@vBDKv ok for surface cleaning but useless for dirt bellow surface. I know i steam clean carpets for a living.you are totally right about carpets.
@Friendoo3 жыл бұрын
Well on hard floors they do ! An conventional Vacuum gets I think it was 96% of the dirt and an robot cleaner gets 94%. On carpet they’re not near at all ( we’re talking about differences minimum 20%). And with all these more box shaped models ( Roomba s9 Vorwerk VR100,200,300 and Neato) they even reach the edges better than some other vacuums !
@coolelectronics17593 жыл бұрын
this one sucks
@MrCajera13 жыл бұрын
18:27 Low battery warning
@debrafalasco72352 жыл бұрын
Low batt
@timelapsechannel76234 жыл бұрын
And then irobot came around in 2002 and now makes some of the best robot vacuums ever
@laserhaha4 ай бұрын
This is a bug cleaner
@elliotcarver66064 жыл бұрын
Amazing moved on a lot since tomorrow's world outing but that had a remote :) The presenter looked like she was weight lifting with it he he kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2HLnHqLeNKrr5I An excellent buy and great addition to your collection.
@braniganirby76764 жыл бұрын
£1 €20
@braniganirby76764 жыл бұрын
Vas
@braniganirby76764 жыл бұрын
Yes 🛫
@Friendoo3 жыл бұрын
No
@JJxRach4 жыл бұрын
Third...ugh lol.
@gregbouchard83534 жыл бұрын
At look relly good mate hove a good day mate form Greg Bouchard hove a good day mate how are u ok mate hove a good day mate form