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hey guys so today I'm here with a review of the iRobot Roomba 560 the room of 560 is a fully automatic robot vacuum cleaner it does a very respectable pick not perfect job let me give you a tool okay so taking a closer look at the room but you'll find that it does have a button right here which this was go ahead and you can pull out the dustbin and you change the filter all that kind of stuff and it just slides right in and out now you have a couple of buttons on the device itself you have the schedule button as well as where you can set the clock or you can do the day the hour in a minute and then over here you can do the spotclean you just do the standard claim which what you'll usually do you can click this button to have it returned to the dock and coming right into the front of the robot you'll see that that's had a little sensor here which kind of helps it navigate find the dock and find the virtual walls in his entire front piece is pressure activated so when it runs into a wall go ahead and depress a little bit should cause any damage and they'll go ahead and just turn around and get back on its way now we're the major part of it is of course is going to be on the bot back bottom water lock on it so one of the biggest questions I have gotten is how to do when you hit a corner for example because obviously since it was round Genelia hill to the square corner well that's where this brush comes in I basically this brush go ahead and spin thanks go ahead and pull some of the debris whatever it would be in the corner or it can be picked up I bend this work very well you know I mean wasn't perfect but it worked just fine to me and didn't really have any problems with it and a couple of other things I really would like to mention is that the design that overall is very very well done that's totally sealed so you don't need to worry I know with some of the previous rumors you actually have to worry about dust you know causing problems water but not the case whatsoever so up front you'll see there is a little wheel when you go ahead and it spins around to help it navigate and then you do have two fairly large drive wheels I should do have some nice suspension so you know if you're driving over you know whatever it is this will be able to get do pretty well shouldn't get loaded all that stuck and of course here is the you know the major part of it where the vacuum is where I'll actually go ahead and suck up all the dirt and debris the Roomba comes with a dump that charges it while it's not amused so all you need to do is plug it into an outlet and place the dock in an area where the Roomba can get in and out to turn on the Roomba all you need to do is click the center button and let the Roomba do the rest once underway the Roomba is surprisingly thorough it will often bump into furniture and then stop and change corpse however it is very gentle and shouldn't cause any damage one thing you should keep in mind is that your floor needs to be as clear as possible of obstacles such as cushions Cheers and chords well in general this isn't a major problem as usually it just slows down the Roomba clarium surge protectors and cables is certainly the most important thing as you may expect from such a compact package the Roomba is not quite as good as a normal upright vacuum however it does do a respectable job it can often take quite a while to finish vacuuming but since you don't need to do any of the work it wasn't a big deal to me one thing to note is that there are several Roomba models made specifically to deal with pet hair so if you have several animals especially if they shed you probably want to look into one of them I didn't have much trouble however the Roomba is going to do a good job if you have a smaller house or apartment but if you live somewhere larger it likely won't be able to finish in a single go the battery is rarely a problem as when it is low the Roomba automatically stops what it's doing and tries to head home to the dock keyword try this more than once after watching it slowly make circle after confused circle trying in vain to find the dog I gave in and just brought it back myself what might be a problem is the relatively small dustbin which can fill up fairly quickly if you're in need of a major claim again as long as you run it regularly it shouldn't be an issue one feature I wasn't totally sold on or the virtual walls the 560 combo 2 and in theory they allow the room but to know when a room is complete and move on to the next however in practice this didn't work very well for me sometimes is not able to see the sensors but when it does it seems to work decently meaning to place the sensors around your house and finding a place where they aren't in the way and yet still can be seen by the Roomba is a bit of a hassle however you can set the room but to start a vacuuming on a schedule however I usually prefer to keep an eye on it it's amusing to watch as it drives slow steady circles around the floor all the while bumping into things and immediately turning around and getting back on track a few times it appeared to be stuck between the corner of the room and a chair as the chair legs confused it however it eventually found its way out and got back to work overall I really enjoyed my time with the Roomba being a major geek I love the idea of having a robot do work for me from that perspective the iRobot Roomba 560 did a stellar job it did admirably cleaning it's quite entertaining to watch and he's designed very well I personally didn't mind even with the odd problem or oddity as it kind of added to charm however that's the main reason why I cannot recommend this to everyone while the Roomba does have quite a good job it's not quite as easy as just hook it up and forget about it you'll need to clean the filter and empty the bin quite often and occasionally go rescue it value proposition is also a bit of a tricky subject as well currently on Amazon the Roomba 560 goes for about 300 dollars and while that seems very reasonable to me considering what you get of course an ordinary vacuum will be much cheaper and generally do a better job if you're fine with your current vacuum then the Roomba isn't one to be a revolution or a must-have gadget for me in a lot of other people though I think the iRobot Roomba 560 is a great way to get yourself onboard the robot train to lazytown I mean it's a good vacuum