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expired Posted by eljeferocks • Apr 17, 2022
Apr 17, 2022 5:30 PM
Costco Members: iRobot Roomba i8+ Robot Vacuum w/ Automatic Dirt Disposal
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for this model (i8+), it uses camera & VSLAM (uses the camera to determine where it is, to construct a 3D map), not random bouncing
but because it doesn't have lidar, it will "SLAM" against your furniture to determine where it can go (it's more like a touch/bounce, not a hard slam). usually your furniture will be okay
if you don't want marks at all on your furniture, look for lidar robots (those sometimes do touch/bounce against your furniture, but not as badly as a VSLAM robot)
vslam camera vs lidar (there are some robot vacuums that use both lidar + camera for object avoidance)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O8VmDi
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The BBB J7+ deal is better if you don't care much about Costco return policy
As for the i8+, big fan of the bag thing. I thought I would not but I will say it is nice not having to empty it daily. I got 3rd party ones for about $1 each. The ability to mark rooms on the app is top notch. That way you can tell is specifically where to clean. The biggest issue I have ran into is when it gets stuck, if you place it back on the stand yourself, it does not seem to work properly and start charging. This is something I just noticed recently and getting it unstuck and pushing the send home button seems to work.
Overall it is a great vacuum and I recommend it. I do not have a J7+ so I cannot compare it but it is worth every penny for the Costco warranty.
also, Check the robot vacuum reviews, there are measurements of noise dBi, get the lowest one?
As for the i8+, big fan of the bag thing. I thought I would not but I will say it is nice not having to empty it daily. I got 3rd party ones for about $1 each. The ability to mark rooms on the app is top notch. That way you can tell is specifically where to clean. The biggest issue I have ran into is when it gets stuck, if you place it back on the stand yourself, it does not seem to work properly and start charging. This is something I just noticed recently and getting it unstuck and pushing the send home button seems to work.
Overall it is a great vacuum and I recommend it. I do not have a J7+ so I cannot compare it but it is worth every penny for the Costco warranty.
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What about per month?
https://select.irobot.c
Same environment and you have roborock s7 navigating around it like a pro or even an old school 960 roomba will navigate it just fine.
LiDAR is just one part of the discussion. It means nothing if the navigation AI is trash and the hardware design of the robot is trash.
Buy a reliable branded robot, and stay away from trash. Robotics programming is hard man, these companies with no experience think they can replicate it but ends up producing a garbage toy.
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