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hey I'm seeing that's right Chris and we're looking at the Samsung powerbot vr9 thousands is a new thousand dollar robot vacuum from Samsung not the first one that they've done but their newest and like you can see it's a little different than the Roomba and neato models I've got here this one's got the cyclone force turbine like motor sitting here this copper part along with the translucent bin sticking out and that's unique that's different from these two would kind of hide the bin beneath the hood I like that approach quite a bit you can see when there's a clog you can see when the bin is full it needs to be emptied with room Bonito you've got to check it's under a hood you can't just see it on the flip side though it is a larger robot vacuum it's over 5 inches tall it's got about an extra inch of height over these two models so it's going to have a tougher time fitting underneath your sofa it also doesn't have a handle and that comes into effect because it's a heavier vacuum it's over ten pounds you can pick the Roomba and the neato up with one hand pretty easily thanks to the fact they've got handles but the Samsung power bot doesn't have a handle you're going to need two hands to really pick this thing up now the power botton navigates a lot like the nito does it figures out the lay of the land and then goes up and down and rose and in a very neat orderly precise fashion and that works pretty well I was impressed with how it found its way around our test space and how it picked up all the stuff that we asked it to although it did have some trouble finding its way around the sides of the base station so up against the wall next to the base station there were some spots that got missed and quite a few of my tests you can also navigate the power bot using the remote you can steer it manually like a twit car or you can shine this laser dot on the floor and tell the robot vacuum where you want to go it can track that dot and go right to it that's a cool feature might be helpful if you have a specific spill that you want the robot vacuum to address other features include a dust sensor here that'll tell the vacuum to work a little harder tacks and dirty spot your carpet along with this silence mode that'll quiet the vacuum that haven't run at a less rigorous output to minimize the sound I like that that's a nice feature if you're watching TV overall I was satisfied with the power box performance it kept up with Roomba and neato in my test although it never beat them and that was a little disappointing given that it cost a thousand dollars these cost six or seven hundred there's also the neato XV signature pro that costs 450 those are much more affordable and they managed to keep up and even beat the power bots in performance tests so which it was a little better and also talked that the robot vacuum aight get integrated into smart things connected home platform with that camera that it uses acting a sort of a roving security droid that can check out areas of your home while you're away so i might wait to see how that develops see what dyson brings to the table see if there are new models from Roomba and neato this year and for now probably passing on this power bot thanks for watching check out the rest of our reviews at cnet.com for CNN appliances I'm right Chris