iRobot - Roomba (Original)

I have the original roombas but now two mop and vacuum euphys. They work good but I hate that they mop and vacuum at once sort of. I’d prefer all the hair to be gone before mopping occurs. Apparently most vacuums don’t have this feature.

I'm an 83 year old electronics engineer. I'm part of an anti-Roomba cult. In 1963, I built 2 motorized turtle-like creatures, half the size of a modern Roomba, that would enter a room and bounce off objects until they found their way back out. For old times sake, five years ago I bought a 1st generation Roomba at a rummage sale that did the same. My carpets looked like they were vacuumed by a spider, spinning a web while on LSD. It's been done in spider labs. My Roomba was relegated to my carpeted garage, but managed to escape its light barrier. I caught it halfway down my driveway, on its way to the street. I donated it. Unlike Elon Musk, I like Lidars. My newest robot vacuum uses one, plus a camera, and hardly ever collides with anything. It vacuums in (almost) straight lines. DO NOT buy a robot vacuum without BOTH Lidar AND a camera that sees both visible and infrared light, so it can avoid objects in subdued lighting.

The first Roombas did this, but it is no longer possible without an app. Evolution, they call it.

I have one basic Roomba that moves around randomly and another that supposedly maps the space. The cheaper, random movement robot is vastly superior in all ways.