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Reasons to buy Neato Botvac D79 :
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USABILITY |
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DESIGN |
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Romba 985 is only 3.6 inches in height. Can clean under furniture that is above 3.6 inches but fail to clean under furniture below 3.6 inches tall.
Its height is 0.75 in or 19 mm - so it can clean under furniture.
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3000 square feet of floor space per cleaning cycle
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Built with a power-lifting suction that removes all dog and cat hairs from the hard floor, carpets and air through providing 10 times more of air power.
This is a high performance robot vacuum with a good suction power - It is ideal for homes with pets.
Features an edge sweeping brush – provides a 27 degree angle to sweep all debris away from corners and along walls.
It has a D-shape design & CornerClever technology which enables the robot to perform maximum hair pickup on wall edges and in corners
120 minutes of run time – adequate time to fully clean a small to large house.
60 minutes – very low runtime compared to other top of the range robotic vacuum cleaners.
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120 minutes
Romba 985 can clean hard floors and carpets – features an auto adjust cleaning head that adjusts its height to maintain close contact with the multiple floor surfaces. It will directly clean all types of hard floors and low pile and medium pile carpets.
Able to clean various floors and low profile carpets. Floors it can clean include; wood, ceramic tile, linoleum, laminate, vynil
It automatically increases cleaning power when it reaches carpets using power boost and Aeroforce cleaning system
Can clean large rooms but will sometimes require a recharge before completion
Since it covers 3000 Sq.ft per cleaning cycle, it can be used to vacuum large rooms within the range. However, if the room is above 3000 Sq.ft, the robot will auto dock, recharge and resume with its cleaning cycle.
Yes, will automatically dock and charge once battery is low or running low.
It automatically docks back to the charging station after 60 minutes
After full charge, Romba 985 will resume cleaning from where it stopped. It maintains track of its location. You don’t have to be around to restart it after charge.
After 120 minutes of recharge time, Neato D80 will auto resume and start from where it stop.
Features Smart Mapping along with vSLAM technology – allows the vacuum cleaner to effortlessly navigate the home while maintain track of places it has been and places it hasn’t yet cleaned. Can move from room to room on a single floor.
With its smart mapping and navigation system, Neato will scan and map room to room and create a cleaning plan.
Yes, through the cliff detect and objects detect sensors. Guides the robot away from or around objects and stairs.
Can easily manoeuvre around obstacles and detect stairs using its smart sensor technology. But you can also use boundary markers to keep the robot away from dangerous places.
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64 db – not noisy
When on performance mode or climbing a carpet, the robot uses an advanced Gen 3 motor. Provides the robot with up to 10 times more air power
High efficiency filter that is built with a unique material that captures up to 99% of mites, dust and allergens as tiny as 10 microns. Appropriate for people with asthma.
Maintains memory of where it has cleaned and where it hasn’t yet cleaned using the Smart Mapping and VSLAM technology while navigating the home.
It uses laser smart mapping and navigation system to scan and map the entire room - thus identify obstacles and cliffs for easy cleaning.
Romba 985 uses patented dirt detects system to remove dirt in areas with high concentration. Its sensors will distinguish concentrated dirt areas and command the robot to thoroughly clean.
Download the iRobot Home App and clean or schedule without any hassle from anywhere and at any given time.
Make use of the iRobot Home App to customize your cleaning to preferred schedule and also view the status of your home cleaning tasks.
Allows wifi connectivity to communicate to Amazon Alexa
Features a preset cleaning schedule of up o 7 times in a week. Your home will stay clean even when you are away.
Yes, you can create cleaning schedules for a week and the robot will follow that schedule even when you’re not at home. You don’t have to worry about battery life – this Robot can auto dock, recharge and resume without your help.
Voice command the robot to start, stop, customize cleaning and schedule using Amazon Alexa.
700 ml – quite big. It can accommodate large debris. But empty it once it gets full to maintain good performance of the robot.
Height of 3.6 inches low profile design – will easily manoeuvre to clean below sofas, beds, toe kicks and other hard to reach places.
3.9 inches tall – low profile design to fit under furniture, sofas and beds.
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700 ml – Quite large
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Comes with a Virtual wall which prevents the robot from going into restricted areas.
20.5 x 16.3 x 5.3 inches
12.7 x 13.2 x 3.9 in
13.2 pounds
9 lbs
• Auto adjust cleaning head for multiple floors and carpets • Maximizes its cleaning power – up to 10 times air power • Can be connected to wifi and Amazon Alexa • Patented dirt detect technology
• Has a virtual wall which prevents it from reaching certain areas • Has a D-shaped design which enables it to clean wall edges and corners better than the other robots • Can be scheduled • Has a big dust bin • Maps and plans its route • Auto docks when battery runs low • Auto resumes after recharging
• Bin doesn’t automatically empty when full
• Does not perform ZONED cleaning • Low run time • No Smartphone app • No Wifi Support • Does not support Amazon Alexa • No HEPA filter • Does Not Wet Mop • Does not perform concentrated cleaning
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