Absolutely Love this thing! Remember that old cartoon series “The Jetsons” about a family living in a futuristic world full of robots and labor saving automation? I’ve only had the Roborock a week, have utilized him constantly and he really feels futuristic.
The Robot arrived promptly and was at work within minutes of unboxing. He came with a spare air filter, water filter and microfiber cloth for the mopping module. The robot works via the Mi Home App which was simple to download onto all of my devices and extremely simple to use. I nicknamed the robot “Robbie” after the robot of 1950’s fame. As soon as he was told to start cleaning he systematically mapped my house as he worked. He worked very methodically and covered every square inch of my very large house......well the downstairs part. I’m waiting for the Mi Home App upgrade that will allow Robbie to store multiple maps so I can have him save a map of upstairs.
I really love that you can send the robot to specific zones to be cleaned and additionally, there are “no go” zones that you can create. I have a large parrot cage on wheels in the living area ......I drew a no go zone around this as the parrots are breeding and I didn’t want Robbie bumping the cage......no problem.......he just vacuums around the perimeter of the cage which means I don’t need to clean the daily mess they make.
I spend a lot of time in the kitchen.......I usually have to vacuum the floor after I do a major cooking session there.........now....I just sit down for a rest, with a coffee and use my phone to send Robbie in to clean...... he only takes a few minutes and it’s done!
I have several guest bedrooms and a lot of house guests.........it’s so nice to send Robbie in to vacuum before guests arrive and after they leave. He also does the ensuite bathrooms.
I have large carpeted and tiled areas in my home. I also have chunky rugs. Robbie negotiates all of these with ease and it’s satisfying to hear him detect carpeted areas and increase the suction. He really picks up most of the dirt and the floors look really freshly vacuumed all the time. He seems to manage electrical cables......not a problem so far.
The mopping function is very useful on floors that aren’t heavily soiled. I have several bathrooms, and large tiled areas. You do need to be present when the mopping function is engaged. You also need to send the robot to the tiled areas for mopping as it can’t.....as yet.....distinguish carpet from hard floors as far as mopping goes.
I’m eagerly awaiting the Mi Home App upgrade so I can use Robbie upstairs and not lose the downstairs map. In the meantime, my old Roomba can do upstairs..... it takes forever and misses quite a bit compared to Robbie......maybe I’ll just buy Robbie a friend for upstairs so he doesn’t need to work so hard......
Brand | Xiaomi |
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Model Number | S6 |
Product Dimensions | 34.8 x 35.05 x 9.65 cm; 1.43 Kilograms |
Power / Wattage | 230.00 |
Voltage | 240 Volts |
Item Weight | 1.43 kg |