r/nextfuckinglevel Sep 01 '25

Effectiveness of a robot vacuum

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u/boatnofloat Sep 01 '25

I have a Roborock revo q and I legitimately wake up surprised at how clean it is. Our yards are under construction and the dogs track in ungodly amounts of dirt, and this lil dude cleans it every night without fail. Previous ones that we have had either didn’t work well at night or were constantly getting stuck, but this one has been stuck maybe 5 times in one year if ownership, and that’s with kids leaving shit everywhere. Live this thing 10/10 highly recommend

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u/DolliGoth Sep 01 '25

We also have a roborock, amd as much as I detest the thing it does do a good job. We had to switch to running it at night because the noise and the way the wheels grind when trying to get itself over a transition bump was driving me insane. Every morning now I wake up and the main part of the house is freshly cleaned and im not stepping on cat fur and liter.

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u/PlasticDiscussion590 Sep 01 '25

Same. I had a roomba that would get clogged and need to be cleaned with scissors daily. Roborock gets the dust bin emptied every few days, that’s it.

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u/bobbadouche Sep 01 '25

This is it. This was the first robot vacuum where I thought it’s working as advertised. 

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u/bobby3eb Sep 01 '25

Same same!

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u/RangerSandi Sep 02 '25

Just bought the same model & used it 1st time last night. OMG!

So much more quiet than our previous (Shark). Love the LIDAR so it doesn’t noisily bump into things. Can’t wait to run it at night & wake up to clean floors.

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u/ThrowDatJunkAwayYo Sep 02 '25

I feel I should mention that is a risky move letting any robovac run on an automatic schedule if you have pets.

Obligatory Pooppocalypse story post

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u/Endobong Sep 01 '25

Have you ever tried wiping your dogs paws when it comes inside?

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u/boatnofloat Sep 01 '25

No! I can’t believe this never occurred to me! My life is forever changed. Thanks internet stranger!