iRobot Scooba experience

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Jubooo said:
Scooba got less problem with rugs as compared to roomba. Roomba will go over it and get caught onto the mainbrush or sidebrush. I basically change all those rugs into those floormat where the underneath is a big piece of antiskid like material. This way roomba will go over and vacuum it instead of tangling it.
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Yup.. guess that is the only way bah.. Roomba seems to have less problem with some of my mats which are anti-slips ones. It is those cheapo ones that have more problems.

Next step is to try out the virtual walls

I have seen articles that people DIY-ed their own virtual walls. suppose to cost less than $5 worth of parts. Anyone done those before?
 
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Brought it back in the check-in luggage. The box it came with is quite a size. Seems too big for the airline to allow carry-on. Anyway the box seems quite sturdy for some abuse.

For now I try to close the door when it is cleaning. I think I need more than the 2 virtual walls included in the package to cover all the forbidden territories, should have ordered more virtual walls.:s27::s27:
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not sure how yr place looks. what i do is to segment the rooms. i got 3 rooms in my place with a mini-corridor (with edges).

so i will do room 1 and 2, seperated by a lighthouse and block off the corridor with a virtual wall.

after it's done, then i go on with room 3 with closed doors.

think the 2 virtual walls are enough. just need to play around with the 2 walls.


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n going in thru those laminated mini kerb... if its not high enough, the machine will defintely goes over it. go n buy the batteries or use something to block the area. i am making use of my wii board hahhaaa
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erm, what do you mean by buy batteries? roomba can use the batteries to climb up? kind of like creating a mini ramp?
 
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HI there, is there any MO opening? Looking to get the irobot 570.

If not is there any web that I can order from?
 
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hawthorne said:
I think the main difference between 570 and 560 is that 570 supports the lighthouse, while 560 does not.
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If lghthouse is what you want, you can contact me at 81254240. I have both the 550 & 560 with lighthouse :)
 
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So far iRobot cleaner has been serving us well. Samsung Navibot is appealing though... And based on advertisement, it appears to be the closest competitor to iRobot. I will love to possess another one, if the price is right =:p
 
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where do you guys go to get yr brush replenishment?
any cheap sites to buy them?
 
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selling scooba 380 @ 550sgd (very cheap)

had modify for 240v usage. come with box and all the Accessories

reason for sale.. going oversea study liao soon....

interested can contact me at 81632351.. thanks.
 
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Remember your last trip to Korea, i was hoping that u get to see the Navibot there. In any case, it appears that the Navibot may not necessarily perform a better job than the roomba (according to feedbacks and the recent cnet video review). Roomba's vacuum + brush system is pretty effective in picking up dust and debris. If only it has a more intelligent mapping system ...



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Saw advertisement for the Navibot in today's paper. Sold by Mega Discount Store...700++...cheaper than local iRobot?
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