The media could not be loaded.
This combo robot vacuum and mop machine arrived very well-boxed. It comes with the main vacuum, a docking station, a power cable, a pair of mop heads with an extra pair of pads, and a corner brush.
The only assembly required is pushing on the mop brushes and the spinning brush. You also have to put the ramp on the docking station and plug the docking station in.
There is a QR code that you use to install the Roomba app on your phone.
Everything goes together very easily.
The dock comes with a clean water and dirty water reservoir, which are used to clean and moisten the robot's mop pads. The robot also uses a dust bag when it empties its dust bin. An extra dust bag is included. These are disposable but easily cleaned for multiple uses.
From the app, you get the user manual, and it walks you through the setup.
The first thing you need to do is create a map of the area. This is very fast, and it mapped the whole area I wanted to use in less than 10 minutes. This robot uses lidar, which is a huge improvement over past Roomba robots. It was very accurate and easily mapped around an island in the kitchen.
I wanted to set the vacuum/mop in an area that has a vinyl floor with multiple throw rugs of different thicknesses on it. I knew this would present a challenge for the robot since I wanted it to mop and vacuum the floors and only vacuum the carpet.
There are options to vacuum only, mop only, vacuum then mop, and vacuum and mop. I wanted to try the vacuum and mop option to see how well this vacuum detects carpets, and figured this is the faster option for vacuuming and mopping.
You can select each room and tell the robot whether you want a deep or normal clean. You can also select the intensity of the suction, as well as if you want to do 1 or 2 passes of cleaning.
After you make your selections, you start the robot. The robot announces each of the steps it is going through, which is very nice. The voice is clear and easy to understand.
So, it was not time for the big test.
I started the vacuum and mop mode and was very fascinated watching how the robot would sense the carpet and raise and stop the mop pads and only vacuum. It did this perfectly even on some very thin carpets.
The robot would periodically go back to the docking station, clean the mop pads, and put fresh water on them.
I was very impressed with the job that the robot did. It vacuumed the carpets nicely and vacuumed and mopped the hard floors very well.
Once finished, the robot went into the docking station, cleaned the pads, and then dried them.
It seems to use air to dry the pads, but I do not believe it is heated.
I am very happy with this robot. It is one of the best I have ever used and works exactly as it should.
The app is decent and one of the better apps I have used.
I love the carpet sensing feature since it does not require me to set up any mop zones and is totally automatic. It cleaned perfectly a room with a combination of hard floors and carpets.
The water reservoirs are easy to open and clean. You can use detergent in the clean water bin, but I only used water. Roomba recommends only certain cleaners to be used in the docking station.
I do recommend this Roomba vacuum and mop combination.
