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The most complicated part of setting this up was actually unpacking the vacuum and the home base. There are multiple pieces of tape that have to be removed and various clear pieces of plastic covering the numerous sensors this vacuum uses that have to be removed. Once I had everything unpacked and the home base plugged in, I downloaded and installed the app. In the manual it instructs you to fully charge the vacuum prior to use but I wanted to see how this worked. The first thing that surprised me was that it actually speaks...I wasn't expecting that (never had a talking vacuum before). The next thing that surprised me was how meticulously it mapped the level of the house I set this up on. I decided to use it in the lower level. The vacuum took over 30 minutes to map the area. I had one spot where it was just a little too tight to get around some furniture, but I later fixed that. It was very impressive how it mapped the entire area which consisted of a bedroom (it even mapped under the bed) a bathroom, a workout area and a recreation room. It was perfect, even including the type of flooring. I then asked it to clean while set on maximum and it started to do its thing. About 20 minutes into the job, it announced its battery was low and that it was returning to its base to charge. It docked perfectly and dumped itself into the station and started charging. Awesome!
The next day I asked it to clean again. This time while it was cleaning, I decided I did not like where the homebase was, so I unplugged and relocated it. When it had finished, it went to where the base had been, and searched the area thoroughly when it didn't find the dock there. I thought at that point it would simply error and shut down, but instead it began searching the level for the base and found it after about 5 minutes. It then docked and dumped itself again and has not had any issue finding the new base location since. Again, awesome!
After a couple days, I moved the furniture just enough for it to reach the spot it couldn't. The next time it ran it actually discovered it could get into that area, mapped it - adding it to the map in the app - and cleaned the area. The technology in this would make even the best self-driving car envious!
Maintenance on the unit includes what you do on a typical vacuum plus some extras. The typical maintenance includes changing the bag when it is full, removing long hair that gets tangled in the power brush and front pivot wheel, plus cleaning out the dirty water tank if you use the mopping function. Not so typical maintenance includes wiping down the numerous sensors and replacing the whisker sweep and mop heads when it needs it. None of this is difficult or time consuming to do.
The vacuum does a good of cleaning I have it set to maximum power when vacuuming and to the standard mopping setting which works really well. It has started to save me time too. When we first started using this, I would sit and watch it to see what it did, so it really didn't save me any time. Now I just tell it to clean and let it go do its thing. On maximum it is not quiet, but not overly loud either. I can hear it from one floor away, but not two. There is a quiet setting, but we really don't have a need for that, so I just leave it on maximum. It is not a cheap device, so the longer it lasts is important for when it comes to value for money. I do recommend this vacuum.
