iRobot Roomba 410 Intelligent Floorvac Robotic Vacuum Cleaner, Red
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Manufacturer: iRobotBrand: iRobot
Edition: Kitchen
Audio: English (Original Language)
Model: 410
Color: Red
Publisher: iRobot
Studio: iRobot
Music Label: iRobot
Product features:
- Entry-level robotic floorvac with dirt detection and infra-red cliff sensors
- Auto adjusts to any floor surface; 2-hour continuous cleaning; easy-to-empty debris bin
- Edge-cleaning sidebrush; stasis sensor; virtual wall for confining to designated area
- Battery charger, 1 virtual wall, and filter pack included
- Measures approximately 13 by 4 inches; 1-year warranty
Description of iRobot Roomba 410 Intelligent Floorvac Robotic Vacuum Cleaner, Red
Sporting a bold, solid-red exterior, this entry-level robotic floorvac is easy to use and includes an array of convenient features. Simply press the "clean" button and the unit will vacuum the whole floor, adjusting automatically to any floor surface including wood, tile linoleum, and low-to-medium pile carpet. The vacuum's artificial intelligence determines the room size and adjusts the run time to ensure that it cleans the entire floor. Integrated sensors detect dirt and will increase the focus and intensity of cleaning in that area, while infra-red cliff sensors in the non-marring bumper detect stairs to keep the unit from falling, as well as furniture and walls for cleaning right up to the edge.Tools and Hardware Reviews of iRobot Roomba 410 Intelligent Floorvac Robotic Vacuum Cleaner, Red
Customer Review: Look Daddy , it's R-T-Doot-1!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
March 2010: Still working great. No tones but I am still using the same battery and the same filters/brushes. It will not roll across our new rug that has dark colors and blacks. Stops at the blacks. Thinks it's going to fall down stairs?
Nov 20th, 2009 update: The tones have stopped. Never beeps for us anymore. Dust buildup? STILL using the original brushes and filter. I keep cleaning them out. STILL using the original battery. Much the same run time. Still does a great job. Still loving this little critter. Understand that we run it once a week. If you are running it daily then I expect you'd wear it out faster. Cheers!
Update 06-27-09: Still kicking! Still have had no problems whatsoever. Have not had to buy any parts either. Same brushes, filters, etc. Still need to clean it thoroughly after every second run. Takes about 3 mins.
If the battery is charged 100% and left to sit for a few days the charge begins to fade away. Found out that is a characteristic of that type of battery. Not a problem. Normal. Still vacuum the floors with a good fullsized vacuum and then follow up in a day or two with the Roomba. Roomba always finishes with a full dustbin of additional debris that it finds under furniture that the fullsized vacuum can't get to. Feels good to know that all that additional dust, hair, and debris is picked up. Also have come to rely on the Roomba to do a better job cleaning in my kids' room that they would themselves. I ask them to clean and run the vacuum. Then we send "Hazel" (the Roomba) in to do another cleaning cycle and the dustbin is usually nearly full again.
Update May 20th:
Still kicking. Original brushes and supplies. No problems. Battery looses it's charge if it is not used for a week. There is still a charge, just not much. Accroding to reading I've done - this is normal for NiMH batteries like the Roomba has. We've bought a second invisible wall. Still enthusiastic about this robot.
Update: Jan 05
I can see where some of the Roomba's weaknesses are now. I'm interested to know if the higher priced models are made of better stuff or if they are made from the same parts bin.
I want this Roomba to last b/c it continues to do an impressive amount of work.
The average person is going to run this thing and dump out the debris. Occasionally the average person would clean the brushes. Then after a period of time dependent on the amount of use vs the amount of debris picked up it would stop working and all sorts of negative things would be said about the quality of the Roomba products. I want our robot to be the one that lasts 400,000 miles.
We had our first glitch. The Roomba like any piece of machinery large or small makes a certain sound when being used. When that sound changes there are reasons. Maybe the gears are broken in (run in) and doing their job better and quieter. Or maybe something is not working right.
Our Roomba's side brush quit working. I noticed the change in whirling noises last night.
I took the brush off and like the bottom brush bushings - there was hair wrapped around the motor shaft. The job required 1 screw driver and 2 mins. I cleaned it up and the Roomba is working again fine but I could not get all the hairs. I think I'll remove the whole motor assembly and use a hobby knife (X-acto type knife) to cut out all of the hairs.
Now ask yourself if you want to do things like this. Also I noticed a great deal of dust being pushed into the robot towards the front from the dust bin. This happens when the debris container is full and the Robot keeps working. Remains to be seen if this is a problem that will hurt it long term. Pulling the cover off to clean the side brush motor will also give me a chance to blow that out too.
Whenever any of the motors cease to spin the robot will stop and indicate a problem with a tone.
Anyhow my interest in this robot continues but I can see where another kind of person might begin to lose interest right about now. I think I'll start looking closely at the drive wheels to make sure they aren't starting to wrap hairs and threads around themselves as well. It might be that if everything is kept hair and thread free that the robot lasts a long, long time.
Update: (1 week later) - Hazel is still picking up a full load of debris and pet hair every time we use it. UGH! I had no idea there was so much pet hair in our house!!! No problems with Hazel and we continued to be fascinated by it. DO NOT watch a piece of dirt and wait for a Roomba to pick it up. It will make you crazy. "Hey you robot! You missed that piece of dirt by two inches! Come back here." If we leave the room or ignore the Roomba eventually that piece of dirt will go missing as intended.
The dog is slightly worried by the Roomba. Of course everything worries her a little if it rolls towards her dogbed. Remote control cars do the same. Our 1st cat rushes outside to avoid the "kitty grinder" and the 3rd cat (the smarter one) follows the Roomba around to watch it. The 2nd cat simply goes to higher ground and falls asleep.
Back to the original review...
Our youngest calls it R-T-Doot-One... (R2-D2)
I purchased our Roomba with a certain amount of trepidation after reading the user reviews. Lots of reviews from sorely disappointed folks and lots of reviews from elated Roomba owners.
Are the folks who are having troubles trying to pickup gravel with their Roomba? Are the people who are happy with their Roomba simply fascinated by their new toy? Would we in the end find any utility in the Roomba at our house? Stay tuned...
Our main goal is pet hair control. We've got an English Setter dog and three cats that are all inside/outside animals. Our house is fully carpeted but with materials already on hand we are transitioning to wood/tile flooring.
Our Roomba quickly arrived and the kids were immediately fascinated. We had to wait until the battery was charged and just like Christmas Eve, that seemed like FOREVER. I gave in after about an hour and put our new Roomba "Hazel" to work. If we got to watch it for 10 mins we'd be satisfied. The kids were even eagerly helping pickup the toys and what-not so Hazel could do its thing. (update they continue to help pickup so "Hazel" can clean the carpets! Wow!)
After 15 mins we turned it off and were amazed at the animal hair "Hazel" found - somewhere. Our big upright vacuum does a good job (I thought) so where did all that hair come from? From under the furniture I suppose. I do move the furniture some times when I vacuum. The next day we sent "Hazel" throughout the house. I'm happy to report each time we checked it had gathered a full load of dirt and hair. On the other hand I'm embarrassed to report that there was so much hair to pickup. Having seen that we will always have a Roomba b/c obviously it's cleaning in places that the big vacuum cleaner is not.
"Hazel" has ingested a Matchbox car without any side effects. Also was easy to retrieve the toy unharmed. On two occasions "Hazel" tried to pickup two items it could not and it just turned off so we could rescue it. One was a dryer sheet and the other was a foam dart. We left "Hazel" running while we went to the store and when we got back the kids had great fun looking for it (we didn't get the charging station). It was in the dining room "getting some sun" with a low battery. Again more hair and dirt. You'd think I never vacuumed before "Hazel" came to live with us. The amount of hair and debris is starting to decrease after a few days of "Hazel" working hard. I especially like the "heavy cleaning" feature. It finds a dirty spot and will do circles until it gets the worst of the crumbs or dirt and then resumes it's rounds.
The Roomba does requires some maintenance. The kit comes with a "letter opener" tool that is used to easily cut the hair and threads wrapped around the rollers. It takes about 4-5 mins to get it all cleaned up and put back to together at it's worst. Be sure that you don't loose any of the roller bearings in the garbage can. They slide off and can be put on the counter or table while you clean the robot. I nearly lost one. It appears that if this isn't done every few uses it might put a strain on the motors accelerating the wear and tear. Your mileage may vary. The bushings seem easy to replace if they ever need it so I have high hopes that the Roomba will last. We are good to our stuff and always get long life out of them so I hope this still applies here. The battery is a concern b/c batteries wear out. It is a heavy thing but I was happy to see that the replacement isn't that expensive and the after market also can supply batteries. Like the Linux software community (free Microsoft Windows alternative) there is a large tinkerer following of the Roomba so expect some creative uses or upgrades.
We received one IR barrier that came with it. I want a second one. We've got several rooms that have two entrances. You can also make a small barrier with scrap wood that will lay across the doorway. The barrier works well but if used in tight quarters I found that some of the IR light can bounce off of a shiny door and confuse the Roomba. In my small laundry room it caused the Roomba to do circles. I aimed the barrier away from the wall directly across the doorway and the problem went away. In my son's room we switched from aiming it at the semi-gloss door to aiming it away from the door towards the door frame (switched sides of the door frame). It did a very good job of not getting hung up on wires and rugs. Once it got stuck. Every other time it would back away sometimes dragging the cords with it. My fault for not putting them out of reach.
This product has made us consider the purchase of a "Myrtle" in a few months (Scooba). I could even imagine a 2nd Roomba allowing us to clean multiple rooms at once perhaps. I'll update this review as the "Hazel" gets some more miles on it. Of course your opinion may vary depending on your expectations and patience for cleanup maintenance. We're thrilled. Even my wife who so patiently accepts my obsession with all gadgets needed or not is impressed.
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