How does it handle small objects & pets? Just curious is the Neato will attempt to suck up my son's matchbox cars, or vaccuum around them? Also, does it change its path if my cat or dog jump in front of it? How does it handle small objects & pets? Just curious is the Neato will attempt to suck up my son's matchbox cars, or vaccuum around them? Also, does it change its path if my cat or dog... » Read More How does it handle small objects & pets? Just curious is the Neato will attempt to suck up my son's matchbox cars, or vaccuum around them? Also, does it change its path if my cat or dog jump in front of it? « Show Less
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When it bumps into my dog such as when he's sleeping, it will turn and move, but the dog of course gets out of the way first. The vac will pause and change direction if it sees an object in its way, like me when I'm doing dishes. I love my Neato.
1264778
My dog absolutely hates vacuum cleaners, but doesn't get bothered by the Neato at all. I don't know if Neato will bump in to him, because my dog hasn't been within 2 feet of it after a couple dozen uses.
1264779
I'm not sure what it'll do with a matchbox car. but i'm guessing it'll push it out of its way until it triggers the front senor. Which will cause the neato to go around it or back up. If it does go under the neato, the vacuum openning or power isnt strong enough to suck up a matchbox car. But i'll be interested to see what it'll do with a ton of legos on the floor....as for pets...i own a medium size dog. the neato is pretty loud to get the dog's attention. and if it does bump into the dog, it'll go aroudn it.
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laser beam? If you are talking about the mapping technology, the "lasers" you see in the commercials are just to illustrate how it scans the room. There are no visible lights/lasers emitted from the unit. I have even turned the Neato on in a dark room just to see if there are any lights and there was nothing. If you look directly into the turret you can see some red lights in a completely dark room but they aren't bright enough to actually light anything up.
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I've got two cats, the first time or two they were a tad cautious around it. After that they pretty much ignored it, I think its the higher frequency noise that standard vacuum makes that tend to freak cats out, the lower frequency of the neato doesn't seem to bother them. I noticed my larger cat stalking the neato earlier while it was cleaning, didn't stick around to watch, but, there were no indignent howls or screeches and the neato finished the room w/o mishap.
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Hello Doreen, I use My other vacume cleaner (ShopVac or Rainbow water vacume) to suck out the fine dust out of the filter "on both sides of the filter" each time I empty the Neato ... I figure ill get about a year of use before I have to replace it ... Hope this helps . Ron
881982
In my experience, it works well for picking up pet hair from the hardwood and tile floors, and from the suede couch fabric...I tried it on my area rug out of curiosity and it didn't do very well. My biggest complaint, though, is in emptying the canister. You have to take the filter out and apart (the filter has 2 parts) to get the pet hair unstuck, and you have to use your fingers to get it out. I actually might return this dust buster because of this. I'm really disappointed, because I LOVE everything else about it except the emptying part with the pet hair.
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It does really well. You can crank it down to bare floor and if you lean the vacuum forward at all it will suction itself to the floor so hard you can't move. We usually use one setting above bare floor and it'll get dust/hair/lose dirt/etc. It doesn't remove jelly or other sticky food remnants that are stuck to the floor (with the kids under 5, this is an unfortunate reality at our house), but I don't think any vacuum does.
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It picks up everything well. Just make sure you don't turn it off right after to sweep up the litter. Let it suck it up for a few minutes, I have Maine Coon and he does kick it out everywhere. And as a side know it does pet hair really well also.
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In my experience, the 10 amps of power pull dust bunnies out from under dressers that I can't see or even know they are there. My dust bunnies consist of hair from both a Pomeranian dog and 2 cats and it gives me great satisfaction to know how clean my floor really is. Works really well for toe-kicks in the kitchen, too. Anything that is specifically targeted, like along edges and corners, wouldn't have a chance unless it's glued to the floor.
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IT doesn't. It doesn't mop. If tou're luvky, it won't touch it (because it doesn't exactly clean everywhere); otherwise, it'll smear it around, and you'll have to clean the irobot too
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Not sure I understand your question. Does it change/damage floors or carpets? No, not at all. Do you have to change anything on the vacuum to do carpets and floors? No. There is a switch on top to go from floor vacuuming to carpet vacuuming. The carpet setting propels it forward so no pushing and pulling. There are some detail attachment that can be changed, that go on a hose that snaps into the back. One is a gentle brush that will clean pet hair and dust from speakers, pillows, lamp shades, etc. Another one is for stairs and furniture, and another one for corners. They are very well made attachments that are easily put on, used, and detached. It's a great vacuum, no bag, lightweight, easy to use, does an incredible job, and no problems at all. Every time I use it I think about what a good buy it was and how much I hated my old one.
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Hmm, from what I found, the animals don't work well on the vehicle sets.... the different vehicles work across the vehicles sets and I'm sure the animals work across the animal sets.... but my children have one animal set- and one vehicle set (they have the garage).... and once in a while they will slide the animal around on the vehicle set, and (of course you can roll it along the tracks)... but it won't interact on the other set's "smart points"
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That's my question. I'm wondering if you ever found the answer. I have 4 dogs and 2 cats. I use a shop vac now, which works great but it blows hair that I haven't gotten to yet all over the place and up on my counters.
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Picks it up decently well - Turn it to the bare floor setting so that the brush isn't running, and it'll pick up most of it. I usually go over the bathroom with a broom and mop as well afterwards though, I like things sparkling clean! In the carpet it picks all the litter up.
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It can't do much when its "bigger" objects. It's pretty much just a moving box with a wet tower tucked under its belly. Its a floor mop after all. If it is your first robotic cleaning device that you are looking for, I highly recommend buying a Roomba first, its a vacuum cleaner, can get 95% of the dirt sucked up. Another note: My mint just broke down after 3 months. Currently in the process of sending it back for repair/replacement. Let me tell you the process isn't super smooth so far.
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Couldn't find the review you speak of, but I have realized that really can't trust or rely on the limited power of cordless vacuums. I own this and during use it picks up my cat food but when you turn it off, the food bits just fall right out, meaning it lacks adequate suction to fully draw into the collection chamber. I ended up just buying another "corded" vac for real usage and use this weak vac for dirty simple jobs, like my car. But, before I shutoff after using it "everytime", I hang it over a garbage can to let out whatever doesn't get sucked up, its pretty ridiculous. Hope this helps Couldn't find the review you speak of, but I have realized that really can't trust or rely on the limited power of cordless vacuums. I own this and during use it picks up my cat food but when you turn it off, the food bits just fall right out, meaning it lacks adequate suction to fully draw into the collection chamber. I ended up just buying another "corded" vac for real usage and use this weak vac for dirty simple jobs, like my car. But, before I shutoff after using it "everytime", I hang it over a garbage can to let out whatever doesn't get sucked up, its pretty... » Read More Couldn't find the review you speak of, but I have realized that really can't trust or rely on the limited power of cordless vacuums. I own this and during use it picks up my cat food but when you turn it off, the food bits just fall right out, meaning it lacks adequate suction to fully draw into the collection chamber. I ended up just buying another "corded" vac for real usage and use this weak vac for dirty simple jobs, like my car. But, before I shutoff after using it "everytime", I hang it over a garbage can to let out whatever doesn't get sucked up, its pretty ridiculous. Hope this helps « Show Less
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The neato is thourough, sometimes I want it to concentrate on a room that I need done asap, so if you put the boundary magnetic strip there it doesn't go in that room. I have one currently under my island in the kitchen, it can get stuck there every once in awhile.
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We have 2 small dogs and a cat and we were pleasantly surprised that the steamvac picked up the hair, however we did vacuum before steamcleaning. We did have to go over the carpet a few times to get it all up..but it does have great sucking action.
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Just got my Dust Deputy hooked up earlier this week. I cleaned the filter and collection bin in the shop vac before starting to use the Dust Deputy. The flow through the Dust Deputy is great. Almost nothing got into the shop vac collection bin. It is cool to see the heavier items spinning around inside the Dust Deputy while sweeping. As soon as you turn the shop vac off everything falls into the Dust Deputy bucket. I'm glad I got the Dust Deputy (Christmas gift that I specified).
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There's a lot of factors to consider. Roomba does a pretty good job of getting into corners because it has a side brush. Roomba is also much more tenacious, to a point where it's just brutal on your walls, furniture and carpet. Cleaning the sidebrush can be a pain when hair gets wrapped around it. You need to remove a screw and pop the brush off, then tweeze out the hair. Roomba will also clean for much longer than is necessary; going over the same areas repeatedly. I find this to be extremely annoying personally. Neato doesn't have a sidebrush. I thought this would be a major shortcoming of the Neato, but it turns out it's not been an issue at all. The laser guidance allows the Neato to get right up close to walls and corners. It's crazy; beyond anything I ever expected of a robot vac. Neato cleans more methodically and it has a much stronger suction so it does a good job of not missing any spots without having to use a brute force approach like Roomba. If you want the best robot vac on the market then get the Neato. The biggest negative for Neato right now is the price.