Shark - IQ Robot Vacuum with Self-Empty Base (RV1000AE Series)

I run mine every day as it’s on a set schedule. If I need it to run a second cycle I’ll do that too. Mine are Shark brand (have 3, one for each floor) and the original one is over 5 years old. I replaced the battery and it’s as good as new. For reference I have 2 dogs and a cat that shed a lot.

Mines an original Roborock Q Revo which isn't sold, it does a solid job. Would i buy Roborock again? Don't know its dependable and does avgood job. I'm not thinking about replacing it. Had a Shark RV1000AE before the Roborock. It was still working great, but I wanted mopping. The problem with review sites is they are an initiates only no long term performance (in general) and reliability. I watch reviews to see what features are available and evaluate which ones I want. Example spinning mop vs dollar mop. Swing out side brush vs no swing out. I look at obstacle avoidance details and ability to handle floor height differnces. My kitchen is 1/2 inch higher than the living room and hallway and same with the bathroom. TZhey both have pretty wide slopped thresholds. The 3 inch wide threshold for the bathroom is much easier to get over and easier on the bot. Last thing after I narrow it down to a couple of models I start looking for info on reliability. My house has hardwood, tile and slate floors with a couple of throw rugs and we only have a small dog and no little children. Carpet cleaning isn't as important as hard floor cleaning. If I had a lot off carpet it'd be different.

I have three floors of primarily hard flooring to clean. Sweeping has largely ceased to be a thing due to my robot vac. It does area rugs decently as well. It’s not heavy enough to really get down in the fibers so I pull out the real vacuum every couple weeks and do over the rugs.  I don’t use the damp cloth “wiping” feature because my upper floors are slippery and the robot spins in circles over its own tracks once it has wet the floor. In my basement, my tiles are kind of rough and I don’t think damp wiping would be effective so I don’t use that part either. When it’s time to unleash the robot vac, I do a quick run around for any large enough items or debris that it’s gonna choke on and remove them. I sweep dust and debris out of the corners where the robot wouldn’t fit out onto the main floor. Then I run the bot and come back later to empty. (Usually done before 90 mins) They make ones with vacuum bases that empty themselves. It’s convenient. If you get a vacuum base, get one with washable base filters instead of a vacuum bag that needs replacing after every fill. My friend bought an expensive one that vacuums and mops with spinning pads that self empties, self rinses, and dries its mop pads back on its base with heated water. He seems to like it. His house is all wood-look tile. Unfortunately his has vacuum bags as consumables. I also worry spinning action might swirl some missed grit around on any more delicate flooring. I’ve got a Shark IQ with the self-emptying base(vacuum only),  a secondhand Roomba 890(vacuum only, manual empty every use), and a Yeedi K700 in white and rose gold coloring(he’s pretty). Yeedi has the optional mop bin with the wipe cloth I don’t use. And is manually emptied every use. They make it simple to pass a mop myself after the robot does its run. 

I have had two of the shark iq ones that auto empty themselves for 5 years. Had to replace the batteries this year but they have been the longest lasting robot I’ve had. They’re only $130 or so refurbished on Amazon.

Don't get a roomba. I got the J7+ for the pet and toy friendly avoidance options and half the time it isnt running because of a clog in the vaccuum bin or base station. The bin is usually easy to fix, but this last time it was the tube that goes to the bag (another expense i didnt have with the shark) and that required disassembly. It also burnt out its suction fan in the first month I had it, prompting a warranty replacement of the part which meant had to disassemble the unit, install the new part, and send back the defective part. Incredibly frustrating. Comparatively, my shark IQ that I sent to the basement for eating too many toys runs consistently and clogs *maybe* once every 3 months, but the shark app sucks nuts, and the model I have uses the black strips for keep-out zones so it just ran everywhere and I prayed it didnt eat any cables. Its very robust about going up and doen ledges, but it is also way more prone to tracking pet messes about, that happened once with a pile of cat vomit and I was a little traumatized.

I have the J7+ and it does get up pet hair well on hard floors, BUT it clogs constantly. It can't handle any debris larger than a quarter in diameter at most without it getting stuck in the bin due to the size of the emptying tube. I have a kid whose paper scraps freqently end up on the floor and those clog it about once every 2 weeks and prompt me to have to take apart the base. If I dodnt spend so much on it Id have thrown it away by now. My shark IQ did not have that problem, but its app sucked and it runs over a lot more stuff. It has eaten and unloaded barbie shoes into its base, wheras the roomba i always find the shoes in the unit when it throws an error.

After several frustrating years with my Shark IQ, and just a week with my Roborock, 1000% suggest Roborock.

I got the Costco Roborock Revo Q (I think that's what it's called). Super happy with it. Can't tell you about any of the others but for sure get one with a mop. I had the Shark IQ and it kept chewing baseboards and banging hard into stuff. And yes, get it at Costco obviously. Costco is the best because of the return policy.

I have a Dream L40 Ultra (I think that's what it is) and it only cleans my first floor, which is maybe 800 sqft? I couldn't imagine not having that thing mop and vacuum every night. It's amazing. We first got a robot vacuum (Shark IQ) right after moving in because my wife wanted to vacuum every day and I thought that was crazy, I'm not spending 15 minutes each day to make lines in a rug. I will never go back, and in fact I bought my family L40 Ultra's when they were on sale for Prime day because it's such a game changer in keeping the house clean.

I have one roomba, it tackles the dining area, kitchen, and living room. This is the downstairs where the cat litter can get tracked around. My roomba takes an hour to run and is still 60% full.. I’ll do it again immediately after. I’ll run another one at night time and maybe a fourth. It takes two charges for 4 runs. My upstairs I just ignore and handle that with the tineco

Oh and to specify!! I don’t have a roomba, I have a shark iq something. I just call it roomba since well, I feel like everyone just refers to the automatic mini vacs as roombas. Different brands may have different battery life :)

Little to none. Not paying more for it to spy on me less, I'll just cut it off at the knees like I do my SharkIQ ones. They work just fine, can still remap and run their schedules. There would never be a time where I'd want to use their crap app to tell them to go out when I'm randomly somewhere else, so no need for cloud.