Who Has Time For Household Chores - The Vacuum Robot !

If you find vacuuming your home a tedious chore or never have the time to do it then a vacuum robot might be for you. Although there are a couple of other brands of robotic vacuum cleaner, the most well known is the Roomba series of cleaners developed by iRobot.

The Roomba vacuum robot range consists of the 400 through to the 600 series vacuum cleaner. There is also the Scooba which is used for the washing floors. And the Dirt Dog that is described as a heavy duty cleaner, ideal for cleaning garage floors and other utility areas of the home.

All the Roomba cleaners have a similar look to them. They are all disk shaped. The dimensions of each model varies slightly but all stand around 6 inches in height and have a diameter of around 15 inches.

They can be programed to clean a room (or even a specific area of the room) at a certain time each day or week. The Roomba is generally at rest in a docking station that serves to recharge the batteries. When the cleaning schedule is activated the Roomba will move to the room and start cleaning using a system of two rotating brushes. The dirt is sucked into a dirt pan inside the Roomba body.

The Roomba has various sensors so that it is aware of walls, stairs and different types of flooring. It can clean wooden floor, linoleum and carpeted rooms.  

Once the cleaning has been completed, the vacuum robot will go back to it's docking station and recharge the batteries ready for the next scheduled task.

This robotic vacuum cleaner can make cleaning the floors of your homes virtually carefree. Once you have set the schedule, you can forget about the vacuuming. With this said, it is important that you remove items like light cords or power cords to appliances like a computer before letting the Roomba loose. Simply move them above the 6 inches of the appliance and you should be ok. 

Although people do have some teething problems with their new vacuum robot, most report that the Roomba does the job. It will clean your home on it's own and even when you are not at home. It can make housework significantly quicker and easier.

Learn more about the Roomba 610 Professional Series vacuum robot

Find out about the popular Roomba 560 model

The in-between model 500 series Roomba 536 vacuum robot

Learn how people with pets can use the Roomba 532 Pet Series cleaner

The first in the 500 series of iRobot vacuuming robots, the Roomba 510 model

Learn more about the Scooba Floor washing robot for cleaning all the floors of your home  

Find out more about the Dirt Dog , if you want to keep your workshop spick and span

A great looking alternative to the Scooba is the Evolution Robotics Mint Automatic Hard Floor Cleaner

And another competitor to the Roombas that looks pretty good is the Neato XV-11 All Floor Robotic Vacuum System.

Background on iRobot, creators of the vacuum robot

Roomba is created by the company iRobot, the brainchild of former MIT Artificial intelligence graduates. The iRobot company is concerned with making practical applications of the robotic technology that was pioneered in the MIT lab in the 1980's. The robotic vacuum cleaning appliance was one of the first products to be developed and has been well received by consumers. The company strives to solve everyday problems using their knowledge of artificial intelligence and robot technology  and create new household appliances.

So easy that even the cat can do the housework !