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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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I feel like MAYBE irobot has the best suction or straight up cleaning ability but as far as usability I feel like they are riding on name recognition a LOT.
I set up a family members i8 and was really surprised how bad it was. I mean at least it's not random bump and grind like the old models but it really wasn't that great and it would get stuck behind doors and in closets a lot.
I feel like MAYBE irobot has the best suction or straight up cleaning ability but as far as usability I feel like they are riding on name recognition a LOT.
I set up a family members i8 and was really surprised how bad it was. I mean at least it's not random bump and grind like the old models but it really wasn't that great and it would get stuck behind doors and in closets a lot.
I had a lot of luck with an old Neato botvac except the battery was NiMH and would develop a bad memory every few months and was the old bump style and definitely knocked some things over. I might look and see what they have going these days.