Robots that were used until 10 years ago almost exclusively in the industrial, aerospace and military, pull now also in the ordinary households in the form ofrobotic vacuum a.
We have some of the most popular robotic vacuum cleaner has faced in the framework of our comparison tests.
In an average German household day about 6.2 milligrams of dust per square meter on. The more people (or animals) live in a household, the greater the amount of dust.
Do please clear the dust on the floor of your home is not just normal wear such as fibers, rubber or leather particles. Above all, it organic particles contain: bread crumbs, dead skin cells, bacteria and fungal spores and pet dander. About such "food Carpet" rejoice then microorganisms like dust mites and molds , and against and the many other pollutants in the dust is only one solution: Clean, and as often as possible!
Especially the last requirement of the "as often as possible" can but best be achieved with a robotic vacuum cleaner. The laments alone even if he has to report for work on the day of 10x. The specifications given by us can be used in the private sector for almost all types of housing. From the comparison chart can easily be determined which robot is suitable for which apartment type. The picture shows the model Roomba 630 of the US manufacturer iRobot. All models of iRobot 600 series have an attached at the top of the device control panel to control the robot. The decisive factor is the ground of (hard floors, carpets) and as large as possible, free and flat surface for the robot. Stairs are still an obstacle for all robots represent, which they did with their crash sensors can detect. Bathroom only included the areas of operation, if their bottoms are completely dry. This rule of course you should check also for all otherroom types
, as vacuum cleaner robot solely on dry soils are used (otherwise we would like to buy a so-called. Wiping robot recommend). Depending on the navigation technology Suction robot up to 80 sq.m. clean in a single pass, then they must be recharged. In principle, therefore, the presented here robots also larger apartments with 4 or more rooms, clean, even if they are spread over several floors, but then increases the cleaning time, and the level of automation are here of course limits. Many of the robots but. capable of a 4-room apartment completely autonomous to clean in the absence of the residents, a benefit that comes especially when compared with devices that still need human support to carry
The maintenance of a vacuum cleaner robot is easy. The purchase of anthers does not apply because the suction container can be taken as a whole from the robot. Only the brush as well as the sensors and the filters have to be cleaned with the cleaning tool.
Also a ready to use battery needs to worry at the Saugrobotern. If the battery is running low, "run" the most significant modelsindependently to its charging station. They are supplied with new energy, so that they will soon return to the next labor input available. Robotic vacuum with control via on-board control panel or optionally by remote control. A control by remote control is a nice addition, but not really necessary.
Below for each manufacturer of the equipment in our vacuum cleaner comparison table a brief description:
Our comparison table for a detailed list and description of the main features of the device.
Furthermore, you will find the calculated final grade , the Amazon customer rating and the best deals for each model. Clicking on the final grade will take you to the detailed calculation of the score , the results from the category ratings and the percentage of the category in the overall result.
If you agree with a device, so you can purchase it via the specified online ordering. We ourselves do not sell products. Our goal is to provide you with useful information for an informed choice available.
We wish you every success in choosing the most suitable for you robotic vacuum cleaner!
Our comparison table for a detailed list and description of the main features of the device.
You will also find the calculated final grade , the Amazon valuation and the best deals for each model. Clicking on the final grade will take you for the detailed calculation of the score, the results from the category ratings and the percentage of the category in the overall result.
If you agree with a device, so you can purchase it via the specified online ordering. We ourselves do not sell products. Our goal is to provide you useful information to make an informed buying decision available.
Why do you need a robotic vacuum?
, as vacuum cleaner robot solely on dry soils are used (otherwise we would like to buy a so-called. Wiping robot recommend). Depending on the navigation technology Suction robot up to 80 sq.m. clean in a single pass, then they must be recharged. In principle, therefore, the presented here robots also larger apartments with 4 or more rooms, clean, even if they are spread over several floors, but then increases the cleaning time, and the level of automation are here of course limits. Many of the robots but. capable of a 4-room apartment completely autonomous to clean in the absence of the residents, a benefit that comes especially when compared with devices that still need human support to carry
How does a vacuum cleaner robot?
Chassis, sensors and navigation
The featured robotic vacuum cleaner having the shape of a flat cylinder with a diameter from 30 cm with a height of 7 cm and more. They have two side-mounted drive wheels and a steering wheel on the front side.
The drive wheels allow the robot due to its suspension driving over obstacles such as cables, carpet edges and other thresholds.
The iRobot Roomba 782 robotic vacuum cleaner has a sophisticated Cliff Detect system.
For a timely braking in front of stairs and other abysses multiple infrared sensors are responsible.
The navigation is done differently: most Staubsaugroboter determine their way through a room by means of the so-called ". Amoebae strategy ", by the longest possible straight exit routes and in collisions that are reported to them by their infrared sensors, which change direction so that the next cleaning route is the longest possible straight line likewise again.
The iRobot Roomba 782 robotic vacuum cleaner has a sophisticated Cliff Detect system.
For a timely braking in front of stairs and other abysses multiple infrared sensors are responsible.
The navigation is done differently: most Staubsaugroboter determine their way through a room by means of the so-called ". Amoebae strategy ", by the longest possible straight exit routes and in collisions that are reported to them by their infrared sensors, which change direction so that the next cleaning route is the longest possible straight line likewise again.
A slightly different form of navigation using eg the Samsung robotic vacuum: this is in the form of at the top built-in camera , an additional source of information about their environment. In the program for optimal room coverage both visual and infrared data are included in this case.
Important for automatic navigation are also thecrash sensors , of which different numbers there are, depending on the manufacturer and type. These cause vacuum cleaner robot as formulate professionals, "table dance" are -capable: You can make such a device on a flat table and let clean this without the robot from falling.
The cleaning process
Vacuum Cleaner Robot usually have several brushes and a suction device to draw dirt and dust in the containers provided. A distinction is made between side brushes that come in the cleaning of rooms and furniture edges edges for use with one or two counter-rotating brush rollers, which are attached to the underside of the robotic vacuum cleaner.
It is this combination of two purification methods, which can be extremely effective to Suction robot: first he worked with a brush carpets or floor and can then vacuum the dust so dissolved.
They themselves can best be seen when using your new robot once in a thoroughly sucked (with a conventional vacuum cleaner) space: it will bring still plenty of dust and dirt out, and not just because the brushes and the suction device so working hard, but because it is in contrast to humans with an infinite patience.Who wants vacuuming like to more than an hour at a stretch?
Navigational aids for the robotic vacuum cleaner
With respect to the navigation, there are some differences in the listed devices. If you have large rooms with free "play areas", so we recommend robots that after meanders strategy navigate: this ride in perfectly straight parallel paths through the room.
In contrast, when chairs, sofas, shelves or table legs difficult to navigate, it is better to use a robot to a random strategy navigated (it is also called Amoeba strategy ). As strange as the sequence of movements such robots also might look: it makes sense and mathematically thought out and adapted to the purpose of use optimally.
Some vacuum cleaners-robots with so-called. Virtual lighthousesdelivered (virtual lighthouses). These can be used in two different ways: once they are used, the robot to lead the way, so to guide him in a larger apartment from room to room and after work to send back to the charging station.
Another purpose is to set up a Virtual Wall , an artificial barrier zone so that prevents the robot from entering certain areas of your apartment.
You can also use combined these virtual lighthouses course by each running as before the second and third rooms of your apartment a lighthouse as a "field" and set another lighthouse in the "Virtual Wall mode" to prevent a play area.
Lighthouse as "Virtual Wall" in use: it shall be a restricted zone, which prevents the robotic vacuum access.
Lighthouses can be reversed also used as a guide: in this mode, they have the robot the way to the next room.
Lighthouse as "Virtual Wall" in use: it shall be a restricted zone, which prevents the robotic vacuum access.
Lighthouses can be reversed also used as a guide: in this mode, they have the robot the way to the next room.
HEPA filters for the robotic vacuum cleaner
When buying a vacuum cleaning robot that in the device -quality filters are used. It does not help if the robot vacuum cleaner captures the dust and the dust blowing in the air again. Mainly this fine namely - consisting of particles with a diameter of less than 10 micrometers - a health risk and must therefore be captured by special filters.
Most of the featured robots have a so-called. HEPA filter that meets these requirements.
maintenance
Business opportunities? Manufacturers, market and supplier
Dirt Devil
In the Chinese business group Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. (TTI) , the world's third largest manufacturer of power tools for the DIY and professional market (behind Black & Decker and Bosch), also bagless vacuum cleaners and in particular robotic vacuum sold in the area floor cleaning equipment, all under thebrand name Dirt Devil . This brand had to 2003 as an independent company, which was acquired at the time by TTI.
An Saugrobotern the company currently offers (mid-2015) 2 devices that are extremely cheap compared to other Saugrobotern and therefore do not have the same facilities or . have functionality but nichtsdestrotz the basic tasks of a robotic vacuum cleaner can perform reliably.
Dirt Devil . This brand had to 2003 as an independent company, which was acquired at the time by TTI.
An Saugrobotern the company currently offers (mid-2015) 2 devices that are extremely cheap compared to other Saugrobotern and therefore do not have the same facilities or . have functionality but nichtsdestrotz the basic tasks of a robotic vacuum cleaner can perform reliably.
iRobot
iRobot is still a relatively young company. It was of some robotics specialist, for 1990, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) established that the Institute, which has produced a number of celebrities from the fields of physics, chemistry and economics. The company provides, inter alia, robots for cleaning swimming pools and gutters ago, many devices are also used for various military and civilian purposes, in which a high level of safety for the users is required (for example, robots for bomb disposal).
Even in hospitals and practices can be found already telemedicine robot from iRobot. The robot of the company but are increasingly used in a typical household, as the example of robotic vacuum displays. Here are offered in 3 series (600, 700 and 800 series) robotic vacuum cleaner that are, but very powerful indeed expensive.
LG Electronics
LG Electronics is a South Korean company that manufactures products ranging from consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances. Who would buy a TV or a flat for his comoputer once, will remember the many LG's on the price tags.
In mobile phones, LG Electronics has become the world market leader and besides offering a variety of high-quality smartphones and tablets to. It is no wonder that the company is currently (August 2015) has 5 different robotic vacuum on offer.
Vileda
Everybody knows the saying "Vileda - wiped away and" the one already in the 50s of the last millennium with the legendaryVileda window cloth bandage! More and more of such from special synthetic leather (hence the name, derived from "like leather") produced cleaning cloths for different purposes in the household made Vileda one of the leading manufacturers of household products in the cleaning market.
Meanwhile, the company has a presence in more than 30 countries, since 2013, it has also to Reinigungsoboter.