At first I hovered over it like a helicopter mom but soon relaxed when I realized if it got stuck it would work it's way free. I don't use it when I am not home so it doesn't find the stray cat toy I always miss picking up. I have not experienced any issues.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I'm pretty happy with this Roomba. The dogs and kids drag in a lot of dirt and debris from the back yard, so it's great to be able to run this Roomba a couple times during the week to keep up with all that dust that otherwise sits on the carpet until the weekend. We have 2 dogs that don't shed a ton, but they do enough that we have to vacuum regularly, and I'm impressed how much hair this thing actually picks up in a single run. I downloaded the app, and I gotta be honest I don't fully understand the point of that integration. It's interesting to see how long the Roomba runs and how many times it detects dirt (BTW it was 96 the first time, haha)... but I don't find it all that useful. You can push a button to make it run, but I always like to check to make sure the floor is clear of kids toys and stuff before I run it anyway, so I don't really need to be able to start it remotely. My main complaint with the Roomba is that it takes a while to clean a room. It's not that big of a deal because clearly I'm busy doing other things anyway, but it takes an hour and a half to get the room done, and it seems to take random paths every time. I guess it must get full coverage of the floor that way, but it seems inefficient. Again though, that doesn't bother me too much, just interesting.

I am a teacher and work about 55 - 60 hours a week. We have a long haired dog that sheds like crazy. I used to vacuum once a week and still we had little hair pillows along the baseboards. I run creepy two or three times a week while I'm grading and my floors have never been cleaner. I love my room a and wish I had had it years ago!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We were very happy to welcome Rudy to our home! As we have two dogs who love to shed, Rudy got to work right away! This is a nice way to get some everyday cleaning in, knowing that being crazy busy, there would be no way we could vacuum everyday. However, having two dogs, it's not something we would leave out running when we are not home. One recommendation... these should come with googly eyes! We picked some up so Rudy could see better!

I have had this Roomba for about a year now and I hate it! It's way to loud, it hits everything in it's path and leaves a mark, it gets stuck under things and it's starting to start up earlier than I have it set to start! I have it set to start at 9:00 in the morning and it's now starting 15 minutes before 9:00! I will never ever buy another one for as long as I live! Oh and buy the way there is no way I can contact anyone if I need to ask a question about it! Now what kind of business is that? I hope everyone sees my post and thinks twice about buying this trash!

Love this little machine. I have yet for it to completely be successful during its nightly cleaning. It easily "falls off a cliff" or runs out of battery. So I watched to see for both ... concluded ... not edfientky using battery use wisely. It make one big swipe in one room, go to the next room and make a swipe through, then leave and go to the next room and make one big swipe then repeat.process. Would. E much more productive if it stayed in one room until job was finished.

We have a busy household. We do not take our shoes off at the door. Nor do we clean on a regular basis (the floors). This vacuum is EXTREMELY helpful to us. We have a 2300 square foot house, all hard floor. We can confine her to one room and she will let you know when the job is finished. Then we move her to another room. We have not yet purchased laser barriers to block a particular area of glass door slider tracks where she often gets stuck but for now we just avoid her cleaning that room by blocking that room with our own barriers like stools or chairs. She allows us to save so much time so we can do other things. And the floor feels much nicer to walk on rather than constantly stepping on sand or dirt (we are near the beach).

This device won't replace a proper vacuum or detailed sweeping; however, it is perfect in my household for the day to day traffic with two sets of muddy boots, three dogs, and one child. Personally, I track sawdust and dirt all through the house from my boots, my clothes, even my hair. No matter how well I try to dust off or scrub my boots I track in debris. My S.O. is constantly sweeping after me! I bought this for her so that her list of day to day chores is one item shorter, and the fact I save my own... tail... is an added benefit. Fella's, do yourself a favor and get this device! Objectively, the roomba and the sweeper arm do a great job of picking up the dirt that you would ordinarily feel during a midnight snack run. Is it 100% effective? No, but we are no longer sweeping twice a day and we have significantly fewer miniature dogs collecting under the furniture. It does have some noise but it's easy to carry a conversation over (try that with a standard vacuum). Overall, the product is perfectly priced for the benefits it offers. I'm not certain I would be as thrilled with the roomba with a carpeted house, but for hardwood it's perfect!

My sweet son and daughter-in-law got me this for Christmas - I have thanked them a dozen times because this product has made such a difference in my life. It is so easy to use and when I empty the bin I feel like my house is cleaner - it picks up a lot of pet hair - never knew my cat shed so much.

Our Roomba is like the wife my husband never had. She can clean 2 times/day (when the floors look spotless) and she still has a full bin when finished! Yes, you do have to pick up before she runs (but don't we do that when vacuuming, otherwise?) and yes she misses things on occasion, but let's remember she doesn't technically have eyes. We have 2 kids and 2 dogs-one of which is a German Shepherd who sheds enough fur daily to manufacture small coats and Roomba has significantly improved the cleanliness of our household! She's like part of the family!