Vileda Relax Cleaning Robot, 23 Watt, Red

very good robot luckily i didnt pay loads for an irobot because it works the same love it, works on medium lenght carpet, lets hope it lasts as long, my sister bought roomba 620 at the same time for double the price hers is bigger and more expensive looking material but mine is shorter so can go in smaller spaces, looks cheaper but very strong hit me on the foot so i know, dust compartment is smaller so i have to empty more often than her is not a good design pieces of dirt falls of as you take it out but everyone should have a robot hoover our one is called good boy and since he arrived we are happier family, single mother with twin boys, 3 year olds operate it empty it and clean their own mess :)

Very pleased with this cleaner. It is basic but useful.It will never replace my upright vacuum cleaner completely but I have noticed I've been able to greatly reduce the number of times I have to get the upright out thanks to this robot. Does not have frills like more expensive models such as scheduled cleaning, intelligent room mapping or automatic return to charging point, but then again it's at least a quarter of the price of most of these models so that is to be expected!ProsKeeps the floors clean with minimum effort, can be safely left to get on with hoovering while I do something else.Very simple to operateEasy to empty the dirt bin and cleanLong run time (~80 mins) on a single charge which is enough to hoover several rooms.ConsSmall capacity dirt collecting bin, you need to empty it after each roomFairly weak suctionQuite loud when operating

I bought this robot 3months ago and fall in love straight away! Works very well, despite being quite erratic with changing directions. My cat is not bothered with it at all. It never fall down the stairs.Unfortunatelly I noticed after few uses the battery didn't hold its charge. It was able to work for shorter and shorter time and needed constant recharge. Now, after 3 months the charge lasts for about 15-20 minutes max, far cry from the promised 80-90 minutes!I will attempt to return it now, very disappointed. I think the idea of cleaning robot is excellent so I'm going to find more reliable model.

I wavered between 3 and 4 stars for this review. I also have had a couple of roomba robots so I'm able to compare it with them.There are a lot of good things about this robotic vacuum. First of all, the price! Secondly, it will do a good job of cleaning the carpets (unless it's got stripes). However, it doesn't have a program to follow the skirting boards of your room, so you might find that it misses the edges. The carrying "handle" is really badly designed and it's difficult to carry. Finally, emptying and cleaning it is very finicky. Unlike the roomba, where you just pull out the rubbish bin, swing out the filter and empty the dust into a kitchen bin, for this device in addition to pulling off the rubbish bin, you also have open a whole series of panels, each of which will have some accumulated dust. Like the roomba, after a few uses you have to remove and clean the main brush and the beater bar. The supplied cleaning tool isn't very efficient for this, so instead I use one that I got for a roomba.Yet despite the downsides, I still rather like it.BTW, if your carpet has black stripes, as do all of mine, then for this device (and the roomba) you have to defeat the cliff sensors. Once you've done this, you can't use it on the top landing because there's nothing to stop it rolling down the stairs and possibly getting damaged. The cliff sensors work by shining an infra red light downwards and picking up the reflection from the carpet. If there's no reflection, it assumes it's about to fall off a cliff edge and backs up. However, if the carpet has black stripes, it mistakes the stripes for cliff edges and won't go over them! To defeat the sensors you have to arrange for some of the light to be permanently reflected back upwards so it always thinks there's carpet there. I was able to do this using just four drinking straws! It's a little more difficult with the roomba, needing tape and bits of paper.

I got this specifically for a room with hard floor which is separate from my house and paid around £80 including delivery (from the German Amazon website) for it. For the price I paid, it is adequate for my purpose but its WAY WAY below what you get with a Roomba.If you are thinking of paying the current asking price here £190, don't! Pay a bit more and get an entry level Roomba or pay less and get a good second hand Roomba on ebay or whatever.. The Roombas have far more power, much bigger waste bins, are quicker to empty, take rugs and doormats in their stride and are self docking.If you have a small but completely open area with few obstacles and no rugs or mats, the Vileda might be useful but order from the German Amazon website instead - look for the Amazon warehouse deals (currently 103 Euros ie around £72). You will have to pay postage from Germany (around £5) and either replace the plug for a UK one or use an adapter but worth it for the savings. You would also have to deal with German Amazon if you have problems, but all this is worth it for the savings.