I have got to say… this automatic vacuum/mop system really surpassed my expectations. I moved into a fairly large apartment that I was already dreading the idea of having to sweep and mop every day. Even beyond the normal tracking of dirt and debris into the house, my cat loves to kick all of his litter out of the litter box and then roll around in it like a little menace to society.To handle this behavior, I have had to sweep and mop the area where his litter box is every day, if not several times a day. That’s where this robot vacuum comes in, to save the day.I have a LOT of praise to give this vacuum, because I all but fell in love with it on day one, so buckle up.Firstly, regarding noise: I do not find the vacuum to be overly loud. Nowhere near as loud as a normal vacuum is. I can very faintly hear it roaming around from my bedroom if it’s in the living room, and of course it gets a bit louder once it’s near. Nothing too distracting, especially if you have the modes set to regular for the vacuum strength and moist for the mopping strength. Once you set the vacuum strength a little higher, it gets a bit louder, but that’s to be expected.Secondly, the most important aspect of all—cleaning power. WOW! Can this thing CLEAN! I was very pleasantly surprised at just how clean this little robot gets my floors.To start, the majority of the floors in my apartment are natural hardwood, some tile, and I have a few area rugs laid out here and there. I found it quite interesting to watch the vacuum notice the change from hardwood to carpet (and even just welcome mat) and adjust its suction and generally how it worked.I noticed an immediate difference in the cleanliness of my floors.As I mentioned, my little buddy loves to kick his litter around and that litter ultimately winds up everywhere. This robot vacuum has been a LIFESAVER for me as a pet parent!!In addition to it thoroughly cleaning the floors while I’m able to just relax and watch some tv, it also avoids obstacles (including my curious kitty) very, very well. I watched it, in real time, navigate through the door obstacles of my still-packed boxes, to make it into the hallway and continue cleaning. It picked up even somewhat larger items I didn’t anticipate it would have the suction ability to do.Additionally, the mopping feature works very well to give a quick, thorough mopping similar to a wand mop. You won’t get as thorough of a mopping as if you took out the mop and bucket, but it works well to sanitize and pick up dust and dirt as it goes. The mop pads disconnect easily to clean as well, so you can get a lot of life out of them.The voice that speaks to you from the robot lets you know when it’s starting to clean and when it’s finished. It also lets you know if it runs into any issues. For instance, when I picked the vacuum up, it announced that the wheels had disconnected from the floor. That is extremely helpful for knowing when it needs assistance.Thirdly, in regards to the app: the entire downloading experience was very simple and so was the set up of the robot vacuum. It took me a bit of troubleshooting on my router’s end to split the bands, since the vacuum cannot function through 5G and has to be connected to a 2.4G bandwidth. Once I was able to separate the bands on my network, I simply connected the vacuum to the 2.5G network and it was good to go. It took maybe 15 minutes to get it up and running and ready to vacuum. And it would have been even quicker if I hadn’t had to figure out the issue with my modem.Once you’re in the app, it’s really versatile in being able to tailor the experience to your own life. In addition to the vacuum mapping your apartment/home, and you being able to see that map and designate which rooms are which, you can also schedule the robot to clean whenever you like and in the manner you like.I personally prefer the mop to be wet and the vacuum to run on Turbo. It gets me a superb clean. The vacuum finishes cleaning my entire apartment in about an hour and I get to relax while it does so. It’s such an unparalleled experience to wake up to clean floors, and know you don’t have to clean them every day.Rather than cleaning every single day or twice a day, I do a deep mopping every few days and my apartment always smells lovely and I never feel any specs of dirt or litter on my feet while I’m walking around.I cannot recommend this vacuum enough. It really is something special, and a MUST HAVE for anyone who owns pets or doesn’t have time to spend hours sweeping and mopping!
