Being a bit of a gadget guy - I've had two Roombas. They kinda worked OK... they tend to 'bounce' around and don't really have any true intelligence if you ask me. I think the theory is that they bounce into something, turn 30 degrees and move forward until they hit something else and repeat the turn-hit-something routine until the room is supposedly clean.
I have mostly tile floors - with a cat and dog we have a lot of junk the animals and I bring into the house. I was never really impressed with the Roombas I had. They did help for "in between cleanings.'
Then I purchased this one:
https://www.neatorobotics.com/robot-vacuum/xv/xv-21/
The Neato (I named it 'Hazel') actually has some intelligence to it. It first goes around the room, identifying the room dimensions, wall locations, etc. It then vacuums back and forth across the room as you would... until it hits something like an ottoman or something - it then uses its sensors and goes around the object in its way and continues on its journey.
I am very impressed with it. It has a pretty decent motor and really picks up a lot unlike the Roombas I had. I have tile and carpet in my home and works great on either. It comes with a charging base that once its done with the vacuuming it returns to its base and re-charges itself for the next run.
It is not a replacement for a real vacuum... but it does a great job for what it is. I would definately buy one again if this one were to ever break down.
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