Neato VX-11
My little new companion has grown on me. It’s one of the most intelligent vacuum robotics out there. It was developed by Neato Robotics and it cost around $399 on Amazon.com. It’s a bit pricey compared to the other vacuum robots out there, but this unit is so fast and efficient that defiantly earns my praise of worthiness.
Right out of the box, it pretty simple to use. It comes a docking station, the unit itself and a couple of manuals. It’ll require an initial charge of about 2-3hrs right out of the box before it’ll be ready to vacuum your house.
Overall, it did a pretty great job vacuuming. It covered ever square foot of the house and the floors feel… a whole lot cleaner. After 3 rounds around the house, the amount of dirt it collected started to decline in the trash bin compartment. The best part of the whole unit is that it returns back to its charging station after its done! It’s completely hassle free. The only thing you have to worry about is scheduling the vacuuming cycles and emptying the trash bin after each vacuum.
But i will advise you to tidy up the house and pick up any socks or toys off the ground before it beings its cycle. And the vacuum does run a bit loud. So it’s probably not best to schedule the vacuum while you’re watching football or baseball. you can set it clean any area around the house instantly by double clicking the start button and it’ll be off in its way.
I found it vacuumed a 50×60 living space with 4 rooms of furnitures in about 1hr or so. It’s pretty efficient i might say!
Here are some video of unit in action :
Here’s another video showing the various obstacles Neato had to surmount:
