Shark - AI Ultra™ Robot Self-Empty Robot Vacuum (AV2511AE)

I love my shark. I've had it for 3 years and no issues. I copied the whole description...lol..."Shark AV2501AE AI Robot Vacuum with XL HEPA Self-Empty Base, Bagless, 60-Day Capacity, LIDAR Navigation, Perfect for Pet Hair, Compatible with Alexa, Wi-Fi Connected, Carpet & Hard Floor, Black"...I got mine off Amazon

I have the Shark AI Robot Self-Empty XL. I like it a lot! It was about 300 or so. I’ve had it for about 1.5 years. Works just as good as the day I bought it. 2 dogs, 1 cat, hardwood floors with area rugs, 1 story, 2300 sqft!

That’s the only thing; I had one too and it worked good.

After three years, I just had to get rid of our shark AI becasue our pup had an accident, and well the rest is history. I loved our shark and while I'm inclined to purchase the same one again, I'm wondering if there is something better for no more than $500.

I had our bagless Shark for three years with no issues

My home sellers gifted me their shark AI Vac. This is my first robot so nothing to compare it with but he is truly life changing. I have 4 dogs and a cat. LVP floors throughout with a few area rugs. I schedule “Lurch” to clean the whole house daily in the app. There is also an option to matrix clean rooms which I use for the area rugs a few times a week. He has been hard at work for 6 months. Does a great job with minimal intervention needed. As you can imagine with so many pets the 60 day dustbin fills up in days. I’m amazed by how much dirt is collected and how clean the house stays. I do clean and use the stick vacuum weekly to get areas the robot can’t do, behind doors and under some of the furniture. Really minimal dirt and hair found. Prior to the robot missing one day of sweeping or vacuuming would result in dog hair tumbleweeds and even when I did manage to keep up daily tasks the weekly deep clean was a lot. Considering upgrading to a mopping robot and like the shark enough to consider its newest model. The plain vacuum is often available on Amazon for less than 300 dollars

Robot vacuum was life changing. 4 big dogs and a cat. shark AI with self empty bin. It amazes me just how much filth this thing picks up. I manually clean once a week, have a bissel pet vacuum that seems to work fine for places the robot can’t go

Good unpopular opinion apparently. I had a coworker that would vacuum without glasses and miss half the floor. I feel the same way about robot vacuums I currently have the top of the line shark with ai and can’t it to work reliably, maybe I don’t have the best setup. I kinda prefer pulling out my shark, or Dyson and knowing for a fact it’s clean.

What about a Shark Matrix? They self empty and hold a lot of dirt and do a good job cleaning. I have the Shark AI (which is $279 on amazon) and I love it. Dustbin is big and no bag required, super easy to dump. It has a few filters that you need to find and clean, but I really like that too. It's got some HEPA stuff. It works hard and doesn't freak out too often; the app is pretty solid.

I use two mid-grade robots to keep my main floor clean and I rarely haul out my old manual vacuum. My Shark AI is loud, but a total workhorse. No mopping. The Yeedi cube I have mops and cleans- poorly at best. You're looking at the models I am. The Yeedi parent brand is Ecovacs, just for reference. I loved my oldest Yeedi, it was super tough. I'm hesitant to invest in another Yeedi, but people do love them! They probably got better since my last purchase. Roborock S8 (MaxVUltra) is the other one I've looked closely at... but sometimes people say not worth the cost. Investing $999 in a vacuum is a big deal! The Eureka J15 looks cool. The Dreme X40 is the best discounted price on Amazon right now. As the robots get better, I really want one that vacuums and mops well. I have kids, cats and dogs, plus boys who cheat and don't take their boots off when I'm not home. I work a ton, so I really want something I can set and monitor from my office while I'm away.

I love my older Shark AI for vacuuming. I have 3 dogs and 2 cats and that thing is amazing, and tough. I have a new i3 and it still can’t touch the capacity the Shark has for vacuuming.

I LOVE my old Shark AI. It's a vacuum only and still cleans better than my new fancy robot. I love how big the bin is and that I don't have bags. I am also a 'zero waste' person as much as possible. Wash and reuse the HEPA filter.

I'm still using it. I was really hoping the 3i P10 Ultra would get me down to one robot, but I can't seem to quit the shark. It is not smart, but it is good.

Our iRobot j7+ has been going strong for 3 years. It occasionally pukes out whatever it just collected but overall does a great job. We also have two shark AI in the basement and on the bedroom level - they’re just not as good as the roomba. Fine but not as thorough.

I sometimes wonder if I have the best C20 ever released, as after 14 months I think it works as well as the day it arrived, and I'm always surprised when people cite bad reviews. Are my expectations for a robot too low? No idea, but I think this machine is really good for the price. It handles our long haired dogs and humans well - the cutter comb really works. The only place it is less brilliant is object avoidance, but it's WAY better than our Shark AI, and also has an infinitely better app. Here's the user review I wrote at 5 months: https://www.reddit.com/r/RobotVacuums/s/A8hllOT4MB

I have a Shark AI robot I only use in my living room, because it handles a soft area rug in there well. I hate the Shark app because it crashes/glitches almost every single time I use it - I open it, it freezes, it reboots itself. Sometimes multiple times in a row. I can't run the robot without it, so it is a hassle. The functionality is fine, it just doesn't work very well....

My Shark AI robot vacuum goes over most area rugs with no problem. I love it so much! I bought a second one, a vacuum-mop version - this one can be programmed to go around the rugs when mopping. Now all have to do is to take the time to set those parameters up.

I have a Shark AI vacuum only and I love it! Was $150 on Facebook Marketplace. We use it for our carpeted lower level. However, after only a few weeks, it has stopped returning to its dock when its battery is low - each day, I have to go find it and carry it back. Then I picked up a Shark vacuum-mop and it’s been a fair amount of problems. I am going to use it while I research better vac-mops.

I have an AI Shark and it picks up hair from the carpet. I also have a Shark 2-in-1 Natrix vac-mop for our bamboo floors and it is FULL of dog hair after every run (it’s furnado season for our American Eskimo mix), for me, the Matrix does not have a big enough dust bin. The AI has a nice big self-emptying dust bin. I got them both on Facebook Marketplace for $150 each.