Horror stories from robot vacuum owners mostly stem from two fixable mishaps: They accidentally bought a dinky robot vacuum or merely haven’t set their very capable robot vacuum up for success in the settings.
For those who resonate with the first statement — you need to upgrade from your ancient five-year-old Roomba, for example — I’ve vetted a handful of good robot vacuum recommendations. (I’ve even curated a list of cheap robot vacuums that actually work well, if you still want to pay a price similar to your current clunker.)
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But for those who purchased a robot vacuum more recently — as in, you did your research and know your model has more potential than you’re seeing — there may be some robot vacuum features that you’re just not fully taking advantage of. These settings, like suction power adjustment or customizable cleaning zones, are kind of hidden in plain sight in most robot vacuum apps. We knew they were there at one point, but it’s easy for our conscious mind to go full hands-off mode and expect a robotic vacuum to do everything right, right off the bat.
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