Gadgets - iRobot…floor cleaner

June 10, 2007 by kotoman

I know, this isn’t strictly a renovation gadget, but as I was leant one to test out, I thought an exception could be made.

This little beauty is brilliant. I unpacked it, added some cleaning fluid and warm water and pressed a button -being a bloke no manual was read, but frankly no manual is really needed. It starts in the middle of the room (kitchen) and circles it’s way around the floor. Firstly it vacuums the mess, then scrubs the floor and then dries the floor - all in one go.

I was stunned….and so were the cats. We all just stood there watching this 12inch wide ‘bug’ find it’s way around with tensors, getting under tables and around chair legs. The finish was fantastic too with the added bonus that it is always putting down clean water and sucking up the dirty.

At £300 it’s a little steep but I would go out buy one tomorrow if I had the funds. The only draw back was that I had to give it back and now the humble mop just doesn’t cut the mustard.

For more information go to http://www.irobot.com/sp.cfm?pageid=95. I used the scooba to do the testing.

Scores on the doors? 8.5/10