Dyson - Spot+Scrub Ai Wet and Dry Robot Vacuum - Matched Black/Blue

The Dyson Spot+Scrub AI does an excellent job cleaning both hardwood and carpeted areas. Paired with an easy to use app and low maintenance design, this robot vacuum is a great way to keep living spaces clean with little effort. Set up In the box there is basic documentation demonstrating the initial steps to prepare the unit and connect it to the Dyson app. The app contains short videos showing steps on how to clean and maintain everything. It’s relatively straightforward to use and takes just a few minutes to update the firmware - following that is getting the floor mapped. Mapping was pretty quick as the robot briefly scanned each room and moved on. Scheduling Options include different clean types for vacuuming and washing (or a combination of both), vacuum modes (auto, quick, quiet, boost), and hydration level (how much water used when mopping). There is also a setting for wash repetitions - how many times the robot will wash the floor (1 or 2x). One slightly minor inconvenience is that when creating a schedule for a floor with many rooms, the user needs to select the vacuum and wash options separately for each room. Cleaning During the cleaning process, the app will display what the robot is doing at each stage. Further in the settings page there is an option to wash floors with hot water only, and a separate toggle to clean with or without cleaning solution. I made the mistake of putting in regular Pine Sol which made the robot leave suds everywhere, but thankfully I was able to easily pour it out from the dock and use water as the recommended alternative. In my case, the robot will clean about a total of 390ft (takes about 1.5 hrs) or so, and part of that includes a living room area with a low pile rug in which it transitions from mopping to vacuuming without much problem. Unfortunately due to the height of my kitchen cabinets it cannot completely reach into the toe kick area. There were two cases where it did have trouble with obstacles - once was its attempt at climbing out of a small space under the TV console (hardwood floor to the pile rug) but after a few tries it got itself out without assistance. Another instance was when a walking pad/treadmill was moved into the middle of the room during the robot’s cleaning session and it became confused - bumping into the treadmill constantly. Once I was done with my exercise it went back and cleaned the area though. Other notes The overall sound it makes while cleaning is not as loud as I had expected (I left the vacuum mode on ‘auto’). Although it can be heard from another room, it’s still quieter than the typical vacuum noise. When the vacuum mop roll is being heated and dried on its dock it does make a whirring sound every few minutes, presumably coming from the mop roll being rotated over time. There is also a slight heat that the dock gives off - not a lot, but it’s noticeable as it takes a few hours for the drying to complete. One other thing is that so far after 3 cleanings I'll need to refill the water tank - not a big deal in my opinion as I take the dirty water bin out and give both a rinse at the same time. Overall, it did a great job cleaning and mopping - my floor feels less ‘gritty’ and smoother for sure. I was surprised by how much dust was collected in the dock after the first cleaning. Coupled with its low maintenance design, the Dyson Spot+Scrub AI is a robot vacuum worth considering for anyone looking for a vacuum robot.

1. Takes hours to vacuum and wash a one bedroom house 2. Drops dirt on floor when moving from hard floor to carpeted room 3. Leaves center of floor dirty while covering corners 4. Becomes offline any time 5. Dirt drops at charging station

I’ve owned this AI powered Dyson wet and dry robotic vacuum for about 10 days now. Here’s some things I think you might find interesting, broken down into Good, Ok, and Not So Good categories. First, the Good: 1) The vacuum power is impressive, especially when set to “Boost” mode. I honestly think it compares favorably to most cordless stick vacuums on the market. Even “Auto” is sufficient for daily cleanings. 2) Edge cleaning is good. The bristles actually do a good job reaching all the way to the walls. 3) App provides lots of options for cleaning. From easy “set it and forget it” settings, all the way to customizing the vacuum strength and number of mop runs on a per-room basis. For example, I can set the vacuum to run on Auto on all the hard floors, then kick it up to Boost for the carpeted rooms. And the mop function allows adjustment of the amount of fluid used, along with the number of passes it does, all on a per-room basis. The Ok: 1) The original mapping was just so-so. I appreciate that it was really quick—it did my 4,000sqft house in about 1.5 hours. It took my previous robovac over 4 hours, not including the recharge part way through. Additionally, I feel like it did some rooms really well, then really botched others. For example, my entry way is square, not two stacked squares with an odd offset. The AI only does a mediocre job of putting the map together, so be prepared for a lot of map tweaking and adjusting. 2) Mop performance is good when the device has a clear path, but will leave large areas unmopped if something confuses it. I have a rug (runner) in the middle of my home’s main hallway. On either side of the rug is hardwood flooring that needs to be mopped, about 1.5 vacuum sizes in width. The mop does a great job cleaning the wood that borders the walls; however, it completely bypasses the wood closest to the rug (likely because it doesn’t want to wet the carpet). But it seems to me that it could make parallel passes along the rug if it wanted without soaking the rug. It doesn’t want to, at least not yet. Maybe an update will help that. 3) Like most robovacs I’ve experienced, the bristles will knock small and lightweight debris any which direction rather than pick it up. I sat and watched the vacuum bat around a fluff of pocket lint three or four times before I manually picked it up. This was on the Auto setting. The Not So Good: 1) The vacuum is large. Larger than my previous vacuum, especially in height. No big deal if it’s a little taller though, right? Wrong. This thing is tall enough that it doesn’t fit under roughly half of my cabinet ledges. I’ve attached a video showing the vacuum struggle to get underneath my standard height kitchen cabinets to clean up to the kick panels. In my kitchen, most of the daily debris from cooking ends up underneath the cabinet overhang, close to the kick panels…exactly where the vacuum can’t reach. To remedy this, I need to sweep under the cabinets before the vacuum runs. Bummer. 2) The Boost setting on the vacuum is pretty loud. I like to run the vac during the night when my family and I are asleep; however, the boost volume is loud enough to wake us up. Seems like this would be even more bothersome when running the vac during the daytime if you work from home. Just an FYI. I now run the vacuum on the Auto setting and that seems to do a good enough job. Final review: For the money ($1,200 at publish date), I feel like this is simply a “good” option in the robo cleaner realm, but maybe not yet “great”. I realize all robovacs have gotten crazy expensive over the last few years, but I’m not sure the AI and overall cleaning experience the Dyson vac provides are truly standout worthy reasons to purchase this over a cheaper option. However, if you have the money and you’re a fan of Dyson products, you will be well-served by the Spot + Scrub AI robovac. It does an admirable job cleaning (albeit with some caveats), has a really good app that provides plenty of programming options, and will eventually have lots of third-party components that will reduce the cost of maintenance over the years. For that, I give it 4 stars.