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leaky_wand t1_ja8d6ei wrote

Reply to comment by UniversalMomentum in Robots could do 39% of domestic chores within 10 years, experts say by euronews-english

turn on Roomba

walk away

hear it fucking the underside of your couch five minutes later

put up a virtual wall, reposition it, restart it

hear it chewing up the cord to your floor lamp

pull the brush out, unwind the cord, put the brush back in, restart it

it complains the brush is dirty

pull the brush out, cut all the hair off with scissors, get the hair out of the little cap hole thing, restart it

tiny container is full, leaves balls of stuff all over

pull out the tray, dump it in the trash, reinsert it, restart, walk away

Roomba starts fucking the back of a chair until it runs out of batteries

get out actual vacuum cleaner

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Nicksterr2000 t1_ja9cfop wrote

This mirrors my experience too, not to mention it seems to run for hours, and isn't exactly quiet...I'd rather just pull out my vacuum and do it myself. I had bought a roomba and the mopping one ended up selling them both about a year later.

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Jasrek t1_jabkp0q wrote

I program mine to run while I'm at work. Sometimes I'll come back and it'll be stranded somewhere, but 90% of the time it's back recharging in it's cradle.

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