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It’s legitimately because they are gimmicks. They will never get your floor as clean as a push broom. They replace the lowest hanging fruit of the cleaning cycle which is already very easy, which doesn’t require you to move things out of the way. If you actually want a clean house, the robot vac will do about 10% of the work.

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KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Lol, no.

Without my roborock I’d have cat hair everywhere.

You either don’t have pets or you enjoy sweeping every day. Either way, it’s obviously not for you, but that’s no reason to be disparaging about the tech.

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- volvoxvsmarla@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  We are thinking of getting a roborock (any recommendations welcome). I don’t expect it to do a deep clean but as it is right now, we have a kid, and ergo, there is sand and crumbs everywhere. We live in a three room apartment. There is so much sand and dirt in the corridor oh my god. I vacuum it two times a day. And then there are crumbles everywhere. I just don’t want to feel like I am walking on literal egg shells most of the time. My back hurts from vacuuming so often and it is loud and unhandy. Will a roborock handle the superficial crumbs, dust, sand? If yes that is enough for me. I need it as an addition to regular cleaning, not as a substitute.
  
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  - KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Yes definitely, my cat loves carrying his litter out of the box and the vacuum sucks it all up, you will just need to be mindful about emptying it regularly. Though the new and expensive ones clean themselves out. Ive never used the mop function on mine, but they’re also better on the models with the fancy base station as it changes water for you.
    
    I’ve had mine for almost 4 years now and it goes once a day. It also survived a bunch of diatomaceous earth that it ended up needing to suck up.
    
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    volvoxvsmarla@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I’m not sure what exactly regularly means when it comes to emptying, but if it is once or twice for a run of a 70 square meter apartment that is absolutely fine with me. With cleaning, I don’t mind once a day. Do you think that would be enough? Also, may I ask what model you are using? I’ve read so many professional reviews but somehow a stranger’s opinion on the internet feels more authentic xD
    
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    zeca@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Ive read horror stories about robots like these spreading dog shit all over everything
    
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- socsa@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  No the reason I know they are useless is because I had a hairy dog. I’m sorry you don’t move things out of the way when you clean, and that there are piles of hair wrapped around every cord and behind every obstacle in your house.
  
  But more to the point, yes. I clean quite frequently, because I enjoy both having pets and a clean home.
  
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  - 3abas@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    You don’t have to be so rude.
    
    I’m sorry you leave things on the floor and have a cluttered home. I’m sorry you you have cords all over your floors. I’m sorry you have so many obstacles on your floors, like you don’t clean up your kids/pets toys and have to move them only when sweeping. I’m sorry you’re so disorganized and lazy.
    
    But more to your point, my floors are always free of obstacles when the roborock runs, because I always pick things up and don’t leave them on the floor. Because it takes care of sweeping/vacuuming twice a day, I have the time and energy to focus on other cleaning tasks. As like you, I enjoy both having pets and a clean home, but I additionally enjoy a tidy home.
    
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    KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    They’re just an asshole, best not engage.
    
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    socsa@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Meh, you started it
    
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- echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  You obviously don’t have stairs. The moment you introduce any level disparity in your property and suddenly the product is utterly useless.
  
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  - 3abas@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    No it’s not, you just need one for every floor. Or just one for the dirtiest floor (with most foot traffic from outside)
    
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InFerNo@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I have very little home automation, but a vacuum robot is one of them and they work great. Mopping and vacuuming.

It’s tedious work out of our hands and I’d say it’s more than 10% because you have to do it all the time.

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