have you?

lkmc01

have you ever used one of these and what did you think of it? or just do you think it will work?

http://www.kgbdeals.co.uk/national/deals/24847/robot-cleaning-device---greezbee---national

bob_man_uk

i think they are about as powerful as this

ive seen demonstrations of these things and they always seem to do the job properly, but ive never seen them complete a whole room.

they must work to some degree else they wouldnt be able to sell them, i just have a feeling that if i leave one of these things to its devices, it would either run out of power in the middle of the floor, get stuck on something, then run out of power, or just miss a square part of the room, leaving me to do that spot with a hoover....

lkmc01

I have my doubts same as you. Would be good though (if it worked)!!

bob_man_uk

i think for square rooms with no furniture/rugs/tv stands/chairs/tables/animals/people/toys.... etc etc then they work... other than that, there is a multitude of reasons why these could and probably do fail.

LucianH

IMO they're just a gimmick. There was a review of them on a recent Gadget Show (tried to find it on their web site but couldn't). From what I remember they performed poorly - which isn't surprising - how could you expect such a small battery powered vacuum cleaner to come anywhere close to performing well? There must be minimal suction (otherwise the thing will not move freely around the room (have you noticed how much force is required to push a "proper" hoover head around a carpet)).

Although I surpose if you live in a house with no children or pets, and where the occupants have no hobbies and they never drop anything, then it may actually clean up the dust.

easyhost

LucianH wrote: »

IMO they're just a gimmick. There was a review of them on a recent Gadget Show (tried to find it on their web site but couldn't). From what I remember they performed poorly - which isn't surprising - how could you expect such a small battery powered vacuum cleaner to come anywhere close to performing well? There must be minimal suction (otherwise the thing will not move freely around the room (have you noticed how much force is required to push a "proper" hoover head around a carpet)).

Although I surpose if you live in a house with no children or pets, and where the occupants have no hobbies and they never drop anything, then it may actually clean up the dust.

http://fwd.channel5.com/gadgets/appliances/laundry-and-cleaning/irobot-roomba-560

LucianH

easyhost wrote: »

http://fwd.channel5.com/gadgets/appliances/laundry-and-cleaning/irobot-roomba-560

Thanks, but there was another more in-depth review of a few more makes that John Bentley did and it doesn't appear to be on the website.

easyhost

LucianH wrote: »

Thanks, but there was another more in-depth review of a few more makes that John Bentley did and it doesn't appear to be on the website.

only other reviews on their site are

http://fwd.channel5.com/gadgets/appliances/laundry-and-cleaning/irobot-scooba

http://fwd.channel5.com/gadgets/appliances/laundry-and-cleaning/robomop

http://fwd.channel5.com/gadgets/appliances/laundry-and-cleaning/electrolux-trilobite-20

penrhyn

Wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding, if you want a proper vacuum cleaner buy a Miele.

LucianH

easyhost wrote: »

only other reviews on their site are

http://fwd.channel5.com/gadgets/appliances/laundry-and-cleaning/irobot-scooba

http://fwd.channel5.com/gadgets/appliances/laundry-and-cleaning/robomop

http://fwd.channel5.com/gadgets/appliances/laundry-and-cleaning/electrolux-trilobite-20

Yeah I've seen those but they aren't the ones that John Bentley reviewed. That review was a controlled test where they set up a mock living room and tested the different models under the same conditions.

easyhost

LucianH wrote: »

Yeah I've seen those but they aren't the ones that John Bentley reviewed. That review was a controlled test where they set up a mock living room and tested the different models under the same conditions.

http://fwd.channel5.com/gadget-show/blog/series-15-episode-10-gadget-performance