Vacuum Wars: Neato Botvac Connected vs iRobot Roomba 980

[@TheManInTime]

It's 1AM and I'm sitting here watching robot vacuum cleaner videos

[@Accuaro]

4:30AM here, fml

[@ludwiglarsson2194]

05:19 here I win!

[@thevacuumprofessor2992]

10:18!!!!!!!!!

[@GoldenHay1]

02:52 AM here. i want one! :)

[@Vale-fw4bn]

1:11 Illuminati confirmed!!!

[@2BSHIFT]

*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!*

[@martinsmith701]

12:03 did you clean the carpet using usual vacuum cleaner before launching Roomba after Neato? If not then the test is not fair.

[@rovdjur2]

I just bought me a neato botvac connected due to this review, and I am very satisfied with the cleaning it does. It navigates smart and precise. The only downside to the botvac is its little corner brush which always gets tangled up by my wifes long hairs. It gets tangled so intense that I have to remove several bristles of the brush after each cleaning session making the brush smaller and smaller each time. Since I havent tried the Roomba 980 I cannot tell if it too would have the same problem with long human hair. I'm gonna vote for my wife to do a Britney instead of bying new sidebrushes. Thanks for this great comparison video!

[@tobbanzhaf6122]

Nice video. While the roomba was cleaning your citchen you were wondering why it was running randomly. If you have low light conditions the roomba runs randomly, turns circles and finally stops. This is a problem of the sensor - the camera. Every image processing system with a "normal" camera gets in serious trouble under low light conditions. I found out, that on a rainy summer day with 12000lux outside, roomba's navagation capability start to decrease. In the manual roomba says it would run even with dimmes artificial light. Roomba starts cleaning, gets desorientated and stops in the middle of the cleaning job. My testenvironment: 80 - 1500lux.

[@Reseiver]

tob Banzhaf thats something that nobody seems to mention, but its critical for good results. I live up north and half of the year its plain and simple dark. One cant leave the lights on for the robots to do their job.

I have my lights automates (Philips Hue) so I am able to automatically turn the lamps on when the roomba is on! That would be kinda cool..

[@Reseiver]

I ended up buying neato. I borrowed Roomba 980 and tried it at home and surprizingly i didn't like the behavior of it - as it was constantly bumping into things. Neato is a gentle cleaner, even though it's more agressive than the Xv series.

[@hhattingh]

Thank you for sharing. I have a Tudor home and the libray room is very dark. I just could never bring myself to paint the wood. This is very helpful information!

[@LokiDaFerret]

Best review I've seen on KZbin yet regarding bot vacuums. Well done dude! if you move the virtual wall back about an inch you will find it will vacuum your pantry just fine

[@jeronimo2152]

My Neato D5 doesn't need anything to tell it where not to go. I just draw some no-go lines in the app

[@Kaff231]

I think the Roomba was the winner based on the complete effectiveness of each area that was presented. Great video! Thanks for sharing :)

[@EliFulton]

+Android Headlines did you vacuum up the remaining dirt in the carpet in between the two tests?

[@Vormulac1]

That was exactly what I was going to ask!

[@r3d0c]

tsk tsk...no control, unscientific, and irrational testing

[@TheBashfulTurnip]

the test is a lie! wake up sheeple!

[@dieut2137]

Did you notice that the test with the dirt on the carpet was not a fair one? For Neato Botvac you had 1 cup of dirt, and you showed that it sucked up about 1/2 a cup. In the video for the next test, it was clear that half a cup of dirt was still in the carpet for the next test with iRobot Roomba. You poured another 1 cup into the carpet which means there is now 1.5 cups of dirt in the carpet for iRobot Roomba 980 to try pickup. I think this difference in dirt may have skewed the results, making iRobot Roomba look 'much' better then it would have if you had the same amount of dirt in the carpet for both tests. All other tests were good.

[@MichelLinschoten]

Hahaha a salty neato owner....roomba is better on the suction part of it. The tile test proven that too ...

[@mcquangnguyen5562]

He vacuumed it before testing

[@puedeepi]

Unsatisfied roomba 980 customer

[@ezventureresources2853]

Roomba is noob

[@briant1784]

Thank you for this video. This is exactly what i wanted to see. Objective review of the two top of the line bots, using multiple realistic scenarios and objective measurement. Superb.

[@furin000]

Did you cleaned the carpet before Roomba run on last test? Otherwise Roomba started with 150% dirt on the floor (50% that neato didnt pick up previously). Other then that dirt detection looks really impressive.

[@ryansweeney15]

hey Nick, just a quick comment i noticed about the botvac connected. It comes with two brushes not sure about which is better for cleaning yet but i did notice thought that with the brush you have installed hair ect seems to get coaught in it a lot more commong and thus meaning more maintaince. with the other brush i have noticed it seems to never have hair wrapped around this. might be a nice addition to the video. Also might be good to compare the two apps for smart phone

[@ykohavix]

Ryan, i agree with you, test should be conducted with both Neato brushes since the pet brush is better for hair dust and pet fur, hence the silicone brush which we didn't saw in the testing is much better in picking up sand and large particles in tiles and carpet.

[@MrExitStrategy]

This is by far the best robot vacuum video review I've ever seen. Thanks! Could you also please make one for Roomba 980 vs Dyson 360 eye? :)

[@Alex2114011]

Please make a comparison Irobot vs neato vs samsung powerbot

[@Sky1]

I have a Roomba 880 and it will not reliably pick up clumps of cat fur from my Berber carpets, it eats the corner of my rugs and bumps into furniture like no tomorrow. I am looking to replace, going with the Botvac connected after testing a D75 here in my house. It picked up everything the botvac left behind.

[@TheChadWork2001]

I think the Roomba 880's aggressive bumping behavior is very entertaining and gives it a personality. Much less robotic and more alive than the slower, less aggressive, behavior of the 980. The 880 seems more alive.

[@mauri1987]

4:05 oven window -> what's happening behind the scenes?

[@androidheadlines]

Son is running around

[@mauri1987]

@@androidheadlines you should use kid's magnetic barrier 😂

[@iypeo3326]

iRobot Roomba 980 is an amazing robot with very high air power and has many features most of the users are unaware of. Roomba 980 is packed with some terrific new features like smartphone integration, smart charging and improved navigation.

[@ezventureresources2853]

Lidar is way better than noob vslam lolololol

[@m3rdpwr]

I have the XV-21 and it worked great other than breaking after 3 years to the well known LIDAR issue. I bought a iRobot 6xx series, junk IMHO. Returned it. Bought a refurb XV-21 and happy again.

[@n-da-bunka2650]

The best street price on the 980 is $699 whereas the Botvac Connected is around $450. The NEATO seems like a better deal.

[@2badger2]

Why didn't you remove the 1/2 cup of sand still in the carpet before you added another 1 cup and let the iRobot start cleaning. The iRobot really had 1 1/2 cups of sand in the carpet to pickup.

[@alarm5582]

I think you should’ve compared the D7 and the 980 because they are both the top of the line robots from both companies. It’s a little unfair since the botvac is a lower robot that Neato makes.

[@GordonShumway4463]

Which one does better in terms of room-to-room navigation? like 1500sqft ?

[@renetan620]

Dear Android Headlines, would you consider making a video comparison on Xiaomi robot vacuum and the neato botvac? I just bought the roomba and hated it. The navigation is so bad. If you are unable to make the video, would you advise getting the xiaomi robot vacuum or neato botvac connected? Thank you so much!

[@Snurre86]

12:55 there where 1.5 cups of dirt on there so less then 1 cup is about 50%

[@geronim00]

yeah i thought that too, but if you visually inspect the rug, you can see that the roomba did a better job regardless

[@Snurre86]

It is not going to matter too much if they don't make this robots allot better and even make them dishwasher compatible so you can easily dissemble them and wash them, they are not going to be mainstream.

[@TheRobinRedbreast]

I have 2 Neato Vacs (1 upstairs and 1 downstairs). I love them!

[@Rkirt]

The Roomba won the popular vote but the Neoto won the electoral college.

[@Asoka-great]

:-) Neato won on Price..

[@louiselee9207]

2017 new robot vacuum cleaner FS700 USD115, contact me for more details: Email:[e-mail] Mobile/Whatsapp/Wechat: [phone] Skype:[e-mail] Web: www.cleanrobotbh.com

[@jaswats9645]

Make America Clean Again!

[@monkeyrun]

but I am not using the robot to spot clean the floor. All I want is for it to pickup those tiny dust bunnies, and Neato seems to do a much better job at covering all the corners.

[@davidgriffiths-bc]

Got a 980. Works great! Super impressed!

[@TheChadWork2001]

I agree. I doubt I would be displeased with the Neato D7 Connected, but what Roomba lacks in features of its competition, it makes up for in reliability and easy of repair. I like my Roombas.

[@CarlChipman]

Would have been nice to see the last dirt test repeated on vinyl tile or similar. It's very popular (especially the snaplock type).

[@nathanp.8864]

Does it run android????

[@AdenrewajuOkupe]

Amazing review. I think it's the best i've watched. I am looking into retail and maintenance of vacuum robots here in Nigeria. It is a new market here and i have been online trying to watch different reviews, so i can make the best choices. I do not have all the money to throw about in experimentation so i have to make specific purchases. So far so good, your experiments and reviews have taken about "95%" of my experiment need (Just like the Roomba :D). I have one question though. Which robot would you recommend for a larger room size. Like a small hall, for a small gathering. I do not mind having multiple robots to do this. Robots might be too expensive for the larger population to purchase, so it will be easier to provide the robot cleaning services to Newly constructed houses that haven't been bought, or halls, as large as the robots can work on. I was looking into the iRobot Braava series for this, since most large floors here are plain tiled or hard wood, so mopping would be easier, and cheaper too. Or what do you think? Anyway, amazing review you've done here!!!

[@chichiarinze2234]

Maybe you should look at the mopping options for larger halls that have just plain floors. I think that's a better option. They are cheaper too.

[@foluokupe3540]

yeah bro. The BraavaJet series.

[@bshannon1]

Wow thank you for this review and for making it amusing, I did not get bored watching this and really loved the different scenarios I don't have kids but I do have cats and a small dog who leave toys everywhere now I just need to pick a vacuum and convince my husband that I need one.

[@kenchen8652]

Very methodological, very through, much appreciated.

[@haondoor]

EVERYONE!!! Please let's all take a moment to find out what is happening in the reflection of the oven starting at 5:00?!?

[@MarshallMoonstruck]

haondoor out of curiodity you made me look at the reflection there!...I used the magnify feature with my Samsung s pen. are you kidding me? Is that really what it looks like?

[@haondoor]

Maybe you just caught me when my head was already in the gutter. Though either way, that short laugh made my day. So thanks!

[@MarshallMoonstruck]

haondoor if you have a Galaxy note series magnify the oven window reflection. DEFINATELY looks like their getting funky while neato works away.

[@haondoor]

Marshall Moonstruck I’m glad someone else sees it! :D

[@AquaLady153]

Ugh I can't see it

[@deanrichards9541]

good review and unbiased. I assess vacuum cleaners (not robots) for the major retailers in Australia and the sand test is the only way to do carpet pickup test comparisons, however I was wondering if you gave the carpet a good vacuum with an upright vac after you tested the Neato and before testing the iRobot to ensure there was no (or very little) sand left in the carpet? The way I test is a bit more technical but I have to make sure the carpet mats i use are perfectly clean in between tests. Having said that, it is clearly obvious just visually that the 980 picks up more sand and does a better job. I saw in the comments below someone asking for a review between the 980 and the Dyson Eye. Just wondering if you have managed to do that as it will be interesting to see what your results are compared to other reviews i have seen?

[@Rainbowrobb]

12:12 should have used different areas of carpet. I havent even finished watching, but this gives the roomba and unfair advantage

[@codemiesterbeats]

this is a great review by the way... I dont have the cash for a roomba but its good to know it works fairly well...

[@omarlynn2992]

Thank you for your review. I think I'm going to go with the Neato because we don't have carpet.

[@HighVoltage1919]

Not sure that your sand on carpet test was executed well. The sand from the botvac test was still visible. Therefore, the "90%" of 1 cup of sand retrieved by the Roomba, is more likely to be actually 60% of 1 1/2 cups.

[@pittim]

how about a roomba 980 vs dyson 360 ??

[@Chase_is_a_race]

I ran a Neato for one week and the entire topside of the robot was destroyed, it would force itself under some furniture and get stuck. Has easily been my least recommended robot vacuum.

[@kode1996]

time for the dyson 360 eye. :D this was such a great video! thank you for taking the time to make this video! this makes me want to try out the Irobot Roomba 980. I tested the Neato botvac d85 and I did not like it that well.

[@TurboMalibuV6]

I want a lawnmower with navigational capabilities like the Neato so I can sit back and watch it mow my lawn.

[@TheChadWork2001]

iRobot is working on this now.

[@danielgeorgepinkhasov6620]

You cut the neato barriers that is why it was keep on moving them

[@kceateva]

anyone notice what's going on in the stoves reflection?

[@Joejeh68]

kceateva lmao wow

[@loperamarilyn]

What is really going on?

[@parmend2001]

It looks like a baby playing

[@HoraceKLai]

I have a Roomba 650. I feel like the navigation is not so good after I have moved to my new apartment. Are these new bots a lot better?

[@androidheadlines]

They are definitely improved over previous generations. That camera on the top plus some upgraded logic software helps quite a bit.

[@mcbrite]

I USED to have 2 Roomba... They suck ass and both broke after only a couple of runs.... Now I have a D85 and LOVE it! Goes around with military precision. Not in a "bumbling fool Roomba"-way, but intelligent, going back and forth covering literally every square centimeter of the room! It does exactly what it's supposed to! iRobot? NEVER. AGAIN.

[@henryk8006]

I have 4 Irobot room a 980s 4 scubas 450 and 4 Irobot brava jet 240 and I love them!!

[@randomuser611]

Horace Lai the irobot 980 has a new mapping system which learns your home and knows where it needs to go next, and where it's already been. if it needs to charge during a cleaning it'll path back to it's charger and charge, then resume the cleaning.

[@LulzRoyce]

Yes and YES. Before, roombas would just randomly roam around your house. So you would never be guaranteed full coverage or consistent coverage even. The new roombas (900's) use SLAM mapping tech which literally allows the roomba to map out your house each and every time it turns on and adapt to new locations of items/boxes etc. It will also be able to keep track of where it has been and not so it can make multiple passes (can set in the app) if need be. When its low on battery, it knows exactly where the charge station is and will bee-line straight to the charger to charge and continue the job from where it last left off since it knows the map. Pretty great shit!

[@alnfong1228]

Neato is good but NOT RELIABLE at all. My 1st lasted 20 days!! ( thinking it might be a lemon?! ) So, picked up 2nd Neato, well this one lasted a little longer, just over 3 months. Apparently with the same error code (#3000). Switched to Roomba.

[@TheChadWork2001]

And this is why Roomba is still on top. What it lacks in features, compared with others, it makes up for in reliability and they are easily repaired. Like the low-light topic, no one addresses reliability and ease of repair, and especially customer service, availability of parts, and reputation. Most foreign companies like LG and Samsung, - you can forget about help. The best they will do is return your money.

[@ezventureresources2853]

Neato less error than xiaomi mi. Roomba 980 and neato is still good.

[@neogodsaterjohansson4876]

Wich should i buy the iromba or neato

[@TheChadWork2001]

If you can't decide, buy both. Use them long term, then use that experience to make a decision for one over the other. I like the reliability and durability of the Roombas. I got a Roomba 880, just before the 980 came out in September 2015, and it is still working well and alive.

[@ezventureresources2853]

980 is way better than the 880. Neato also rock it up

[@btnbiker]

Waiting for my Mi Robot to arrive, by all reviews it would seem to perform the same and if not better and all at a fraction of the price (flashsale at gearbest £270). I have several Xiaomi products and have been well impressed with their design, build quality and support. Lots of reviews have expressed concern re replacement filters and brushes etc. These are also now available at GB and also for a good price.

[@uramalakia]

Roomba 980 with Neato´s Lidar navigation system would be a perfect cleaning robot.

[@treylad9193]

The neato comes with a silicone brush so it might have one the dirt test with it installed

[@cwehbe]

So from this test, to me the results are the following: Both are still gimmicks that do an overall poor job of cleaning, so you'll still have to vacuum using the real deal. I still prefer the new Hoover Air Cordless, which will make vacuuming fast, enjoyable and cordless.

[@JohnJohnDu4]

We liked our Hoover Air Cordless til it started turning off during vacuuming or when you turn it on only the beater bar and light comes on but the vacuum motor doesn't. Seems to be connection issues with all the different spring type contacts on all the removable components.

[@cwehbe]

John Dufour Is it still under warranty? Mine is doing well until now, but I don't know what the warranty period is.

[@JohnJohnDu4]

+bluesky it is still under warranty. I've been meaning to call or email them to find out what we need to do.

[@Izaya_Orihara]

Tbh I have both and I don’t even use the Spot clean mode for either of them. If I do spill things I just use the Roomba’s remote to manually control the bot to clean it up. It’s much faster and efficient

[@cmvelo1]

Thanks so much for the excellent review! 💯

[@codymorgan1160]

Excellent review. Thank you.

[@CrashIntoMe2]

So glad I found this vid. I've been undecided between these two. Now I'm leaning toward the roomba for its suction but I have more obstacles. The 900 question continues. Lol

[@auriptide]

Same here. Every time I think I made a decision I see/hear something to stop me. HAHA. I'm just going to go Roomba for the suction, pet hair and all the positive reviews I've read.

[@409novaman]

I just got a roomba 890, total waste of money and time. The staircase sensor picks up the bold pattern in my rugs as the edge of stairs. The unit shuts down with an error 6 and that's it. I'm taking it back to exchange for a neato.

[@DDX1972]

Stair detection does not work. He tumbled down the stairs and now the bumper is ded. And impossible to find spare parts!

[@TheChadWork2001]

On which robot? Roomba? Neato?

[@WilliamDeanPlumbing]

no cat and dog hair test, really?

[@LulzRoyce]

Right because everyone readily has a cat and dog available. What do you want? Him to go out and buy or RENT a cat and dog for your stupid review pleasure? The fucking things picks up LEAVES for fucks sake, of course animal hair is not a problem.

[@WilliamDeanPlumbing]

Buy or rent a dog or cat?? Picks up leaves, yeah leaves and pet hair are so close to being the same thing..... Bwhahhahaha, your special.

[@InvisiMan2006]

I have the Roomba 960 (which isn't as good as the 980 on carpet) and it handily cleans up after my five cats and two (large) dogs =)

[@louiselee9207]

2017 new robot vacuum cleaner FS700 USD115/pcs, contact me for more details: Email:[e-mail] Mobile/Whatsapp/Wechat: [phone] Skype:[e-mail] Web: www.cleanrobotbh.com

[@Sky1]

I will send him some cat fur. My Roomba 880 will not pick up cat fur from Berber carpets period. I have repeatedly sprinked cat fur in front of it and for some reason it will rarely pick it up from the carpet but will do fine on the hardwood.

[@Todestelzer]

Roomba is better for households with pets too. The hair don't stuck on the intake because of the rubber.

[@ktrigg2]

/Neato comes with a silicone brush as well.

[@alanyu7732]

rubber doesn't effectively clean up stuck up pet hair. rub the carpet afterwards and you can see the reminisce

[@YashwanthSandeep]

Great review 👍

[@luminair11]

Looks like Roomba does a better job at cleaning.....I have a Neato XV21 that's getting a bit old and am thinking of buying myself another one....but so hard to choose!

[@ezventureresources2853]

The xv is kinda old. Buy the Neato that has side silicone brush mounted side to make sure edge is better. For corner cleanings. The D-Shape design can get into it. Very powerfull. Overall if roomba dont suck up too much things. The roomba will keep urself nice not to scary. Neato suction is so powerfull

[@reedandbamboo]

The best would be a robot that operates a Miele/Dyson/Hoover ;)

[@brandenadsuara7142]

half of the dirt the neato didnt pick up the irobot picked up which is unfair since irobot gets more dirt

[@VVhatchagunnado]

jerrick adsuara exactly my thought

[@financialhacks6225]

I use robotic cleaners as mostly as an aid and use a very good vacuum manually from time to time.

[@codysb05]

my roomba doesnt do that circle thing

[@TheChadWork2001]

You don't have the spot cleaning button?

[@belllab1911]

Wow, the 980 Roomba is definitely a better cleaner...especially on carpet.

[@andresfuego5761]

well I also tested both and in the end the botvac connected made the better job especially because it was not scared by black carpets or black signs on the carpet. because of that the roomba didn't find its way back to the sation and took way too long for cleaing. Also the carpet sensor only works for big carpets since the sensor has a lag time which will kick in after the roomba already left the small carpet. im talking about a carpet that is 80x80 cm. because i don't have much carpets the cleaning result was good on both sides and i have the slight feeling that brushes work better. but this is only a feeling

[@datazndood]

Neato: Swallowing whole your children's toys since its inception.

[@justinilliano5308]

GREAT VIDEO

[@joedirttae9152]

You left a cup and a half of dirt for the roomba. Both left half cup in carpet.

[@Senzeni]

Roomba ain't picking up somebody else's trash.

[@Bibendus]

Why noone compares the noise level of these robots?

[@IsaacGooggle]

great review!

[@DKLGalactus5]

under the washer the wood is chewed away from the mouse that lurks in the dark.

[@Izaya_Orihara]

Am i the only one wonder what that person in the reflection of the oven window is doing lol

[@nataliehumphrey6892]

thank you for doing this I guess 980 is it

[@EdnaBlossoms310]

Great video!!!

[@kennygaming208]

Those robots could takeover the world!!

[@liveuntetheredmusepodcast4832]

I'm surprised it picked up leaves, they aren't designed to rake your leaves too!! Geesh, these bot's are mainly created for maintenance cleaning, I understand how people break them all the time now!

[@PrettyINCs]

very helpful video. Thank you.

[@wacio]

I hope autonomous car programmers are going to do better job. I dont want my new car bringing sample of every neighborhood lantern and street sign paint back to my garage. Are thy supposed to continuously bump into things like furniture and walls?

[@mssburr]

I'm not getting rid of my carpet. Baby needs cushion while learning to walk... so Neto vac it is...

[@mssburr]

my mom said I walked at 7 months... and little man is toddling at 6months.. I have video with him running circles in his play pen....lol faster is not an issue for us.. but he has his fathers head... so gravity is not his friend on hardwood ...lol

[@rajglizzy732]

Darryl Benson h

[@Emcee_Squared]

can u do a review of the new neato d5 vs the roomba 960. Both come in at $600, and have apps.

[@quocvanhthn90]

This is really great.

[@HelplmAlive]

What about pet hair?

[@treylad9193]

I think neato won bc u still haven’t tested the silicone brush yet

[@vadivelanellappan42]

check samsung VR9000 , the best in vacuum machine

[@markfrechem7822]

Wow. Uhmmm. No. Not even close. I don't think a single review that has included a neato and a roomba in a review with any of the Samsungs has said that the Samsung is better. It's way too big to fit under a y furniture, doesn't puck up nearly as much as the neato and rooms, and has tons of navigation problems. NOONE recommends the Samsungs. (Except the poor souls who for some unknown reason bought one and needs to convince himself he chose well)

[@jinlee5811]

Why can't we have suction power of roomba and the brain of neato?? 🤔😩😤 It so satisfying to see neato working in organized way but it needs to clean better..

[@peepeepoopoo2243]

what is the audio on this. you sound like you're talking into a cup

[@JeremyFTW0]

just get both i see it already

[@financialhacks6225]

they probably work well as a team to clean most of the house.

[@machsuperb8757]

I Love Neato Botvac Connected!!! I call mine Jar Jar! ha

[@Badhumortophat]

I think the reason that neato absolutely smashes Roomba is cause Roomba’s are considered budget cleaners meaning they are very poorly built and has larger budget cuts meanwhile neato is a luxury and more expensive built as a vacuum.

[@StayConnectedEV]

Biased

[@jackthomson4927]

mobilitytoday not

[@neaumusic]

remove the side brush if you dont want cat litter being thrown all over the floor

[@JEFFREYSOLORIO]

I got a Neato botvac connected and all I can say is it's fucking garbage compared to the 980 Roomba I used to own.

[@BasketofLotion]

Roomba wins.

[@keiperbelt]

спасибо

[@blazemaker463]

nice

[@packat10290]

have a look at the xiaomi mi vacuum... you will see that is better than those crazy dumb robot. And with a 1/3 of those prices. you will be surprise !!!

[@packat10290]

Xiaomi robot vaccum ou roborock are the best!!! I have them. Irobot run as a chicken without head. No mapping correctly

[@AlexanderHuzar]

What are you doing in the reflection? LOL Seems naughty @ 5:11-5:20 :P