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.

Looking for some help. Dove into robot vacuums in 2023 with a Shark RV1001AE IQ and while it sold us on the concept of a robot vacuum the model itself leaves a lot to be desired. It just requires to much babysitting and maintenance at this point and I am ready for an upgrade. Some frustrations I am trying to rectify \- If it self empties I want it to actually work. With the shark 1/2 the time i try and start it I get an error and have to pull clumps of hair out of the vacuum to get it to work. Or just go with bags \- An user friendly setup and app experience (shark is terrible with this). I have a map set up but it likes to ignore that. \- ~~No mop function- Not comfortable with my laminate floors being mopped by a machine. We have to do it so infrequently a swifter wet jet and 15 min solves it. Not a problem I'm looking so solve so don't want to pay for that function.~~ Seems like this is just how they come now. So if it has it great I will prob not use it so performance here doesn’t really matter for my decision \- Want to run it at night with lower light and not hear it banging into everything imaginable while I'm trying to sleep (this isn't the biggest deal we can run it during the day but it would be nice) \- Brushes that deal with hair well. Too much time having to de tangle hair our of the brushes. Mostly my wife's hair which is reasonable long House is relatively small with all laminate floors and some area rugs. bout 1400 sq ft. We have a cat and will be getting a dog in the neat future. Budget under 1k but sweet spot is in the $500 area Any help would be awesome

I like my Shark IQ. It's model RV1001AE. Its rollers and mechanism are designed not to get clogged up with fur and hair. It's worked well and hasn't gotten dog fur or hair wrapped around its rollers. It's an old model, but I'm sure that they have current ones designed to work in similar ways. The place that I used it had tile floors and it had previously been occupied by squatters for at least a couple of years. There was an almost endless supply of hair, dog fur, and dust because they hadn't cleaned \*anything\* in that time.

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.

I just picked up the Roborock Qrevo Curv X. This is my 3rd robo vac and I think I finally got one that is actually "smart". Previously I had a cheap Rumba, then a Shark IQ, and now the Roborock. This new one is generational leaps better than the others. The navigation and obstacle avoidance is insane. I've been quite happy with the vacuum and pop performance in the week I've had it! I was able to get it integrated into Home Assistant, but I did have to run the vacuum and generate a map first, as well as logout and log back in to the app and agree to the terms and conditions before it worked reliably with the Roborock Integration.