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I ordered this vacuum and when I read the set up instructions, I was shocked to learn it basically needs its own room to dock in. There needs to be 6 clear feet on each side and several feet in front. It’s ironic since I purchased it for a small home never thinking it’s docking space would be an issue. I also was unable to provide this review for several weeks leading me to conclude that the ratings are inaccurate.

I have to say that the customer service is excellent. Item was returned with no issues and I received an immediate response to this comment.

I would say that robotic vacuum cleaners are still in their infancy. We are still far from replacing the attention and skill of cleaning done by a human.

Nonetheless, humans have a certain degree of laziness where machines like robotic vacuum cleaners can play a part in removing some of the less desirable chores.

There are more expensive models and less expensive ones which have their own varying degrees of advantages and disadvantages, whether they have mapping technology or not.

I chose this model from the research and reviews I have found. I usually wait to use a product enough times before writing a review.

My condo is relatively clean – so all I have to do is more of a maintenance rather than a cleaning.
My cleaning time is short usually. Overall 30-45 min for dusting counters, tables etc and floor cleaning and mopping.
I have a minimal set up to do – For example: chairs on the table, no clutter of wires on the floor, a small low pile carpeted area to be vacuumed with mostly bare floors.

For my part, being able to go out and come back with having just to wash (mop) the floor is kind of convenient. Of course I can dry mop the floor and vacuum the carpet area in minutes where a robotic vacuum will take more than an hour to do most of the area.

The photos I have included show the machine’s dust receptacle. Even if I keep my place regularly cleaned we can see it has picked up an amount of dirt. The filters also show the work it has done.

I have used the robot a few times already and have spent a few of those times following it from beginning to end.

PROS:
– Overall it does seem to cover most of the area and it picks up dirt in a dwelling that looks clean already
– Navigates to all rooms
– Compact size allows to access areas where many bigger models can’t
– Nice and quiet device. Low noise emitted
– Good battery life for size of dwelling
– Manages to find its home base even if it is in the furthest room of my dwelling
– Company has introduced replacement for used up rechargeable battery

CONS:
– It hits areas 3,4 and even 5 times while it completely misses certain spots. This, even as it is going towards an open section that looks exactly like another part of the room/wall and then suddenly changes direction midway to miss the mark
– Can twirl around in one section as if its caught in a box. It manages to leave the section but much time and battery wasted
– Spinnig brushes can send dirt flying instead of caching it
– Bumps into dark colour items. I have free standing frames on some of that dark colored furniture which I have to constantly check or remove if I’m not supervising the machine
– FILTERS: This is a big issue for me. I havent decided if I will keep or return this unit yet but It will be one of the reasons.
**I would like to add that this filter issue also is directed at all the other companies selling robotic cleaners which have similar disposable filter systems.
In this world of waste and disposable products I am in total disagreement of having to replace and buying filters after two months. The technology exists to have fully washable filters systems – without costing an arm and a leg . If you want to include a whashable HEPA filter it can be done and would only need replacement after one year if not longer depending on the heavy or moderate usage they go through. This unit has a three prong filtering system: A “short use” delicate paper filter, a rather skimpy sponge component and a third fully washable screen which is the only part I like.

Some good, some ok and some misses for robotic cleaners is how I would rate todays machines,

Cheers

 I don’t consider my house clean unless the floors are spotless. With 2 dogs and 2 cats (one of whom sheds enough to knit a sweater each year), my house rarely meets my own unattainable standards. Eufy gets me close.

When I first fired up this gizmo, my husband stood–arms akimbo and brow raised– wondering what sort of nonsense I had wasted our money on now. Eufy bumped into EVERYTHING like a drunken, mischievous toddler. The pets were perplexed, wondering what this strange new animal was. I ended up emptying the bin 6 times on that initial run, much to my horror. Where had all this filth come from?

Eufy has gotten smarter since, yet is still foiled by the bathroom vanity, getting stuck and crying for help. She makes it back to her dock most nights so long as an errant rug or dog doesn’t waylay her. She frequently gets high centered on the lip between our tile and hardwood floors. She’s eaten more than a few dog toys as well.

She does not get along with our French Bulldog, Jussi. He’s quite mad that her name and his are so close in pronunciation. This is not helped by the fact that she keeps running into his ankles whenever he least suspects. Jussi has declared an all out war on her much to the delight of our sadistic felines who observe the goings on from far above. There’s a metaphor in there somewhere, I’m sure.

Pros:
– excellent battery life
– entertaining for pets, guests, your permenantly stoned uncle, etc.
– sparkly clean floors
– beautiful, sleek design
– fits under almost all our furniture

Cons
– harasses the dog, though he does deserve it

Background: I have a shedding dog, so I bought this in hopes that by running it every-day, it would pick up on some of the dog hair on the floor.

What I like:
-VERY easy to use.
-easy to follow instructions
-has a sticker on the bottom so if it ever stops and beeps, you can flip it over and it says exactly what the beeps mean (one beep means one thing, two beeps means another–which is SUPER helpful!).
-color on top clearly shows what mode it is in (blue-ready to go, orange-needs to charge, red-problem to fix-such as emptying the tray).
-very quiet. I can work on stuff with it in the room and it does not bother me at all (my dog also does not mind it).
-works great on white carpet and easily transitions from my living room to dining room (which has a slight bump).
-when its low on battery, it does not die where it is at, it just turns off the vacuum then finds the home doc and charges itself.
-just works really well. I run it everyday and I am impressed by how much stuff it gets (especially when it goes under things such as the couch).
-if it gets caught on a cord, it usually takes 5-10 seconds but then it stops the suctioning and moves away (releasing the cord or other item). However if you have a small cord you should put it up (and you should regardless, I just noticed it doing this a few times and thought it was neat, but I do try to pick up all cords).

What could be improved:
-nothing really in particular to this.
-It does not work well on anything black, but this is true for all robot vacuums. It sometimes gets stuck when it goes on the black carpet we have with the black chairs (I suspect because it can not detect them), but this has not happened often. My dog has a black mat for her food and water and it always bumps into it and spills the water, but again, this would occur with any robot vacuum.
-Also, make sure the doc is against a wall because otherwise it will move and never charge (self explanatory, but I did not do the first time and it kept trying to doc and was just pushing the doc around the floor).
-Finally, you do have to dump out the vacuum particles almost every time you run it (if you do a full circle/battery cycle). It is really easy to dump and beeps when it needs to be emptied. Again, nothing really negative, just something to note.

Overall, I really like this! It does a nice job cleaning up the dog hair and other things that get on my floor and saves me a lot of time not vacuuming daily. If you have a dog, I would watch them with this first before you use it. My dog was initially scared of it but sniffed it’s “butt” and now they are cool and she does not mind it at all. Pleased with this product and would recommend! 🙂

**UPDATE**
On another note, Eufy has amazing customer service! I received an email from them addressing each of my “what could be improved” components with more information on the product. Very impressed.