
With his software engineered entirely in the U.S. and Canada, Austin is equipped with Quantum Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (QSLAM), and pioneers Real-Time Computing (RTC) in robot vacuums. Austin respects your privacy: never does he send images anywhere—servers, cloud or otherwise—be it of your room layout or your cleaning habits. Austin boots in just 6 seconds—faster than any robot vacuum with LiDar—and identifies rooms at first glance, without wasting your time with an exploration session. Enjoy a detailed and color-coded map, and feel free to practice your drawing skills: use the app to draw any shape of NoSweep Zones or working areas when necessary or when bored, and Austin will follow. Use Alexa or Google to boss Austin around, or schedule a customized cleaning plan to send him to any area, at the time you choose. Austin’s quality build is backed by his unmatched 2-year warranty that also covers labor and battery.
Q: Does the robot vacuum require an initial exploration session to learn the house layout?
A: No, the robot vacuum does not require an initial exploration session. It maps on the fly using its SLAM technology.
Q: Does this robot vacuum work with a 5 GHz network?
A: Yes, this robot vacuum supports both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks.
Q: How long does the battery last on a single charge?
A: The robot vacuum offers a maximum runtime of 120 minutes on a single charge.
Q: What is the dustbin capacity of this robot vacuum?
A: This robot vacuum has a large dustbin with a capacity of 0.2 gallons.
Q: Can I control the robot vacuum with voice commands?
A: Yes, you can control the robot vacuum using voice commands with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant apps and devices.
Q: Does the robot vacuum have edge cleaning capabilities?
A: Yes, the robot vacuum is equipped with edge cleaning functionality.
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With his software engineered entirely in the U.S. and Canada, Austin is equipped with Quantum Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (QSLAM), and pioneers Real-Time Computing (RTC) in robot vacuums. Austin respects your privacy: never does he send images anywhere—servers, cloud or otherwise—be it of your room layout or your cleaning habits. Austin boots in just 6 seconds—faster than any robot vacuum with LiDar—and identifies rooms at first glance, without wasting your time with an exploration session. Enjoy a detailed and color-coded map, and feel free to practice your drawing skills: use the app to draw any shape of NoSweep Zones or working areas when necessary or when bored, and Austin will follow. Use Alexa or Google to boss Austin around, or schedule a customized cleaning plan to send him to any area, at the time you choose. Austin’s quality build is backed by his unmatched 2-year warranty that also covers labor and battery.

With his software and navigation code engineered entirely in the U.S. and Canada, Orb-i champions cleantech. Congratulations on discovering Orb-i, the epitome of economical, efficient, and unobtrusive cleaning. With an impressive 4.6-liter dock capacity, Orb-i can vacuum for up to 100 days without needing an empty or a bag replacement. And with a powerful suction of up to 5000 pa, he’s the perfect solution for tackling those pet hair-covered floors. Your secrets are safe with Orb-i, thanks to his commitment to privacy. Orb-i never collects or sends image data, cleaning habits, or map details beyond your device, ensuring that your personal data and cleaning routines remain secure and private. Orb-i's cutting-edge navigation system, featuring LiDAR and Quantum Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (QSLAM) with Real-time computing, means he understands your home with precision. There’s no need for lengthy exploration or training rounds—Orb-i quickly maps your space and gets straight to cleaning. Customizing and managing multi-floor maps is made simple with the bObsweep app. Easily control and adjust your map and Orb-i’s settings. For example, activate the auto-resume function, and Orb-i picks up right where he left off after recharging. Seamless integration with Bluetooth and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi allows for effortless Wi-Fi pairing. Thanks to TurboLift technology, Orb-i combines powerful suction with operating quietly, making it an ideal choice for households with pets. At under 60 decibels, it’s as though you have a silent cleaning assistant. Experience pristine floors and enhanced convenience with Orb-i—your intelligent, shiny, and privacy-conscious cleaning companion!

With his software and navigation code engineered entirely in the U.S. and Canada, Dustin champions clean tech. Congratulate yourself on a new level of lazy: Dustin’s whopping 4.6-liter dust station creates more room for your dirt than the robotic vacuum your neighbor fell for. Leave Dustin to vacuum for up to 100 days without sucking any of your time, and with assurance that you can trust this one with your secrets: Never does Dustin send images anywhere‑-servers, cloud or otherwise--be it of your room layout or your cleaning habits. Furthermore, any info you personally insert into the app (such as name and email address) is strictly stored on US-based servers. Nothing at all gets exported onto foreign servers (again, unlike your neighbor's expensive vacuum). An expert navigator, Dustin uses LiDar in conjunction with his unparalleled Quantum Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (QSLAM) with Realtime computing. No need to “train your dragon”--Dustin identifies rooms at first glance, and doesn't waste your time with exploration sessions. Enjoy the immediate, detailed, and color-coded map on your app, and feel free to practice your drawing skills: use the app to draw any shape of NoSweep Zones or working areas when necessary or when bored, and Dustin will follow. If a 150-minute vacuum session is not enough for your fancy mansion, set Dustin to resume where he left off after he juices up. And if stains and paw prints don’t quite match your decor, attach Dustin’s mop and fill up his 350ml reservoir, so he simultaneously adds a layer of shine, while vacuuming. Dustin supports Bluetooth and fast WiFi pairing to connect to a 2.4 GHz WiFi network. Use Alexa or Google to boss Dustin around, by simply talking. As a specialized pet hair vacuum, Dustin incorporates 4100 Pa of suction into a TurboLift technology, something you would never guess, judging by his quiet demeanor. At under 60 decibels on default setting, Dustin is a pet whisperer.

With his software and navigation code engineered entirely in the U.S. and Canada, Orb-i champions cleantech. Congratulations on discovering Orb-i, the epitome of economical, efficient, and unobtrusive cleaning. With an impressive 4.6-liter dock capacity, Orb-i can vacuum for up to 100 days without needing an empty or a bag replacement. And with a powerful suction of up to 5000 pa, he’s the perfect solution for tackling those pet hair-covered floors. Your secrets are safe with Orb-i, thanks to his commitment to privacy. Orb-i never collects or sends image data, cleaning habits, or map details beyond your device, ensuring that your personal data and cleaning routines remain secure and private. Orb-i's cutting-edge navigation system, featuring LiDAR and Quantum Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (QSLAM) with Real-time computing, means he understands your home with precision. There’s no need for lengthy exploration or training rounds—Orb-i quickly maps your space and gets straight to cleaning. Customizing and managing multi-floor maps is made simple with the bObsweep app. Easily control and adjust your map and Orb-i’s settings. For example, activate the auto-resume function, and Orb-i picks up right where he left off after recharging. Seamless integration with Bluetooth and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi allows for effortless Wi-Fi pairing. Thanks to TurboLift technology, Orb-i combines powerful suction with operating quietly, making it an ideal choice for households with pets. At under 60 decibels, it’s as though you have a silent cleaning assistant. Experience pristine floors and enhanced convenience with Orb-i—your intelligent, shiny, and privacy-conscious cleaning companion!
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Customers praise the PetHair SLAM robot vacuum's exceptional cleaning performance, ease of use, and effectiveness in removing pet hair. Many appreciate its smart navigation, mapping capabilities, and quiet operation, while some find the dustbin size to be a limitation and experience occasional Wi-Fi connectivity issues. The app is generally well-received, and users highlight the impressive battery life and strong suction. However, a few users note challenges with obstacle avoidance.
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So far Bob has been doing a great job cleaning our floors. He seems to do well on carpet, laminate, and tile. He does great keeping up with our shedding pets. The mapping is fantastic! As is the ability to mark areas Bob needs to avoid. However, he seems to do a good job at gently avoiding obstacles. We have another robot vacuum, a basic model, that seems to bang into things a lot and easily gets confused about where her charger is. Not Bob, he does his job and goes right to the charger when he’s done. The option to clean either a section or one room is great. I can tell him to go clean a room and then go do something else without babysitting him. Our other robot has been put into the one room we have with a step down into it, so she can’t get lost or confused. Meanwhile, Bob has run of the rest of the house. He can be set to full power or with low power mode he saves energy and can clean more. We’re very happy with his battery life and other benefit is that he comes with a 2 year warranty. We got Bob on a daily deal for a great price!
This review is from bObsweep - PetHair SLAM Wi-Fi Connected Robot Vacuum Cleaner, Phoenix - Midnight
Posted by RoxM
Apologies in advance for the long review! I just want y’all to have the full picture because these things are expensive, but they are worth the money! And so there’s no confusion, this review is not sponsored. I spent my own money, so I’m obligated to tell the truth, lol. Backstory: I purchased my first Bobsweep in 2020. It was the kind that you could operate manually with a remote. It wasn’t capable of using an app. I liked it, it vacuumed well, but I felt like I had to monitor it and most of the time I followed it around the room maneuvering it like a race car. If I let it go on its own, it just seemed to roam around in the same places and get stuck on things. So I liked it but… eh. I felt like it would take less effort and for me to just vacuum myself. Current product: I bought my mom a Bobsweep Phoenix in December of 2023. She has limited mobility and breathing issues so her space needs to be clean and dust free without the hassle and fall risk associated with vacuuming and the gaming thumbs needed for the first version of Bob with the remote. Functionality: What a big difference from the 2020 version. First, I loved that this version connects to an app so you can send it from room to room. You can separate rooms, label them, and draw no-sweep zones. When you first start it, Bob has to map out the house. Even if it doesn’t recognize a space as a “room,” it’ll still show up on the map and you can send Bob to sweep there by doing spot clean instead of room clean. [For the bedrooms in the back, it took about three times of vacuuming the space before I was able to label it as a room. If you’ll look at the pics, one of the bedrooms still has not registered to be a room, but I use the spot clean feature and cover the whole space and Bob vacuums there with no issue.] Phoenix changes seamlessly from tile/laminate to carpet. It even vacuums on the slant where the carpet and tile meet. This phoenix barely gets stuck on anything. Since I’ve had it, it’s only gotten stuck three times, each was because the suction was so strong it picked up a charger cord or something similar that got wrapped around the main brush, but it was easy to pull off. I also like that it shows how long Bob spends vacuuming each room because if someone mentions they’re coming over and I want to freshen things up, I know how much time I have to send the crumb goblin (Bob) before my guest arrives! In the unfortunate event that someone would be waiting at my house for me, I can send Bob to do his rounds, regardless of where I am, as long as Bob is connected to the WiFi- and indeed he stays on the ready. Customer service: Shout out to Carlo, a rep for Bobsweep. He is very knowledgeable and courteous. He even sent a follow up to ask how the new Bob is working. I’m not sure if that’s company policy or if Carlo is just above and beyond, but either way I’m appreciative. Great customer service should be commonplace, but unfortunately, it’s a luxury in 2024. Take away: OMG. We both feel like the house is always clean. Even if there are things out of place, a clean floor still makes the place look tidy. In terms of air quality, the air in our home feels so light and crispy. Normally, pollen season has us walking around looking like balls of mucus, but after running the bob more regularly, it really hasn’t been an issue. Who knew EVERYTHING settled onto the floor? I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t lol. I’m honestly shocked sometimes when I empty the dustbin because no way were we walking around on all that?? The best part is I can send Bob out to do his thing while I lay in the bed with the covers up to my chin and rub my feet together. I usually go to sleep right after I set him to go out because he’s not really loud and returns to the charging dock when he finishes the job. I love not having to monitor his every move, but if you’re into that, you can watch on the map and see Bob move across the floor in real time. If you look close enough, you can see the outline of your funiture/parts of the floor that Bob is unable to get to. It’s quite cool. After seeing how efficient the Phoenix worked at my mom’s place, I felt obligated to reward myself with the Bobsweep Phoenix for my own apartment. Highly recommended! [P.S any spots you see on the kitchen floor are scuffs, not dirt. bOb gets every scrap]
This review is from bObsweep - PetHair SLAM Wi-Fi Connected Robot Vacuum Cleaner, Phoenix - Midnight
Posted by KathrynT
I recently had the opportunity to try out the Bob Slam Vacuum Robot, and I must say, I was thoroughly impressed with its performance and features. This intelligent cleaning device has proven to be a valuable addition to my household, making my cleaning routine much easier and more efficient. Here are my thoughts on the Bob Slam Vacuum Robot: Design and Build Quality: The Bob Slam Vacuum Robot boasts a sleek and compact design that allows it to navigate effortlessly around my home. It is well-built with a sturdy construction, ensuring its durability over time. The robot's low profile enables it to reach under furniture and other hard-to-reach areas, effectively cleaning every nook and cranny. Navigation and Mapping: One of the standout features of the Bob Slam Vacuum Robot is its advanced navigation and mapping capabilities. Equipped with SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) technology, the robot creates a detailed map of my home, enabling it to navigate in a systematic and efficient manner. I was impressed by how accurately it mapped out my space and avoided obstacles without getting stuck. Cleaning Performance: When it comes to cleaning, the Bob Slam Vacuum Robot does not disappoint. It effectively picks up dirt, dust, and pet hair from various surfaces, including hardwood floors, carpets, and tiles. The robot's powerful suction ensures a thorough clean, leaving my floors spotless. The combination of edge brushes and a central brush roll helps to agitate and collect debris from corners and along walls. Smart Features: The Bob Slam Vacuum Robot comes with a range of smart features that enhance its functionality. I particularly appreciate the scheduling feature, which allows me to set specific cleaning times to fit my daily routine. Additionally, the robot can be controlled through a smartphone app, enabling remote access and control even when I'm away from home. The app also provides real-time mapping updates and cleaning reports, giving me insight into the robot's progress. Battery Life and Charging: The robot's battery life is quite impressive. On a single charge, it can clean for a considerable amount of time, covering a significant area before needing to return to its charging dock. The docking process is smooth and automatic, ensuring that the robot is always ready for the next cleaning session. Maintenance and Accessories: Maintenance is relatively straightforward with the Bob Slam Vacuum Robot. The dustbin is easy to remove and empty, and the filters are washable for long-term use. The package includes extra side brushes and filters, ensuring that you have replacement parts when needed. Overall, the Bob Slam Vacuum Robot has proven to be a reliable and efficient cleaning companion. Its advanced navigation, powerful cleaning performance, and smart features make it a standout choice among robotic vacuum cleaners. Whether you have pets, busy schedules, or just want to simplify your cleaning routine, the Bob Slam Vacuum Robot is definitely worth considering. It has certainly made my life easier, and I highly recommend it.
This review is from bObsweep - PetHair SLAM Wi-Fi Connected Robot Vacuum Cleaner - Midnight
Posted by DoryM