iRobot Roomba 530

I'm the very proud owner of a Roomba 530, and I have to tell you it's just fabulous! I was very sceptical, but I am totally converted and would recommend this little gadget to anyone. Firstly, the Roomba is only small. About the size of a large dinner plate and only 4" high. It comes with a little docking station, to recharge the internal battery, and a lighthouse (more about that later). It's quite a heavy little thing, seems well built and looks extremely cute. Everyone I know has a 'pet name' for their Roomba, it is very tempting to give yours a personality and think of it like a member of the family (!), but I'll try to stick to the point ...  Read the complete review

Hello everyone and welcome to this review! I want to let you all know just how brilliant these little machines are! So what is a Roomba? Roomba is a round shaped powerful vacuum cleaning robot. It is designed to clean all floors including thick carpets and hardfloors with one press of a button. The roomba is a great vacuum for people who do not have time, are unable or simply do not like vacuuming. The Roomba maps out your rooms and cleans up all of the mess using brushes and a vacuum. The robot will also clean edges and corners by following walls. What do you get in the box? When I opened the rather small box I was rather ...  Read the complete review

We have recently bought a Roomba after being recommended one by a friend. I have to say it is excellent! We have a number of pets -- cats and dogs and we have a mixture of wood, laminate and carpet flooring. The little droid copes brilliantly with all of these and picks up teh dog and cat hairs really effectively. I was sceptical about how well it wound cope on the landing -- worrying that it might fall down the stairs. However, it has sensors which can identify the dissappearance of the floor and so it stops when it gets to the edge. A really neat feature is that, should it get caught up in something, or if a wheel get stuk (and even if it just gets too full) it ...  Read the complete review

How amazing is technology! The first commercially designed robot is anbsolutely fantastic! This has to be my top purcahse of 2009. For one thing, the look of the thing is not only a talking point for any guests, but it is just fundamentally cool (yes I am a bit of a geek!). The Roomba is futuristic & sleek in design, easy funtionality and compact. It's fascinating to watch and very easy to use and maintain. To clean one room takes about 25 minutes, so not the fastest worker. But if it means you can pop to the shops or go out to the pub while it does the housework for you, who's complaining?! It has a good function where it detects "dirt hotspots" ...  Read the complete review