Robot vacuum technology seems to have improved since I first used one at my mother's house about fifteen years ago. This one runs longer, gets stuck less often. It's effective on flat hard floors like tile and hardwood. It does not appreciate the area rugs very much. I just let it live in the great room where it specializes in kitty cat fluff. Battery life is decent. It's easy to use out of the box and set-up. I use the bumpers to cut off problem areas and just let it specialize on the bare floors and it's less annoying to use than that one before.

After pushing around a vacuum and a mop for so long, it was time to purchase one of these robotic floor cleaners. My house consists half vinyl flooring and the other half of textured tile. This mop/vacuum definitely has its pros and cons. Pro - Set it and forget it scheduled cleanings for every day of the week - Two suction modes for regular and deep cleaning - mop function to get a wet clean with included 2 mop pads - remote control for easy programming and no reaching - multi cleaning patterns so you can choose a complete back and forth room clean or a more chaotic pattern - decent size bin for the dirt, dust and hair means less pause time for your cleaning - extra sensitive bumper that keeps the robot cleaning and prevents it from getting trapped in legs of a dining room table/chairs - Seems to have a long battery life between chargings - Robot has excellent wheels and doesn't get stuck between rugs or the chan Cons - If you are buying it for the mop function, this probably isn't for you. While the mop function is ok for extremely light cleaning, it doesn't seem to give a thorough clean feel. - Maybe not the best for shedding dogs. Sometimes wads of hair get blown away from the vacuum because of the motor and defeats the purpose of vacuuming - Vacuum is good for day to day upkeep but not great for heavy cleaning. - Doesn't work well on area rugs and of course not carpet. - The Robot may have to go over the same area more than once due to textured tile If you searching for a vacuum and mop robotic floor cleaner this is the one for you to help you maintain your clean floors.