bObsweep - Bob PetHair Self-Charging Robot Vacuum & Mop - Champagne

I read a lot of reviews and really had to look into my options with the robo vacuums. I settled on this one because of the price and had really great reviews. I've had mine for a little over a year now and have a love/hate relationship with my bObsweep vacuum. This is my honest review so it may be a bit picky. I have a 35 lbs super mutt who sheds a lot as well as I have long hair so this was bought to help keep down the hair and crumbs in our home between vacuuming. I am happy with the cut down of hair, but if I don't clean it after every use, the hair will get caught underneath the vacuum and drag around. Especially my long hair gets tangled in the brush preventing it from spinning. Not that big of a deal, I just have to clean it before I start it again the next time. Gets a tad tricky when I’m out and it will start alone as programmed. Cleaning the device is easy, you can easily clean every part and the brush parts but it needs it EVERY time before I can run it again or it will simply stop working. I do have an issue of it getting caught up under our dining buffet table which can be irritating since it should sense that it doesn’t have enough clearance. It'll bounce in between the dining table and chair legs back and forth to find an open spot for it to get out but I kind of lose patience in waiting for it to do it. I end up just picking it up and putting it near the base then it'll right itself. Most annoyingly (yes I’m a bit OCD) I'm not sure what pattern it has in its little system of the layout of my home but sometimes it refuses to go to certain places. I'm not sure if it has bumped into a dog toy, rogue dust bunny or whatever and decided it could never go back there again. It will go towards the middle of the floor sometimes and stop on a dime then take a right turn in a difference direction. It used to get stuck on a couple of kitchen mats so now we removed them to prevent it from doing that. I also had to remove the dog food and water bowl as it kept knocking them over and made a mess. Also I had to strategically place a few heavy objects to prevent it from going in certain places where it will get stuck. I have tried, to no avail, to unplug the vacuum to reset it and let it get another mapping of the house. I wish this came with virtual walls to avoid this. It may just be me... but sometimes it hits into walls, legs of furniture HARD with a big thud. Other times it will slow down and then lightly bounce off of something. I'm not sure the rhyme or reason behind it since the furniture hasn't moved since we bought it. While aesthetically I love that the top is glossy because it looks gorgeous (I have the red one), it does show dust or any little smudge like my dog bumping it with his nose. I feel like I'm always wiping it down so that it looks clean. I wish it was a matte metal so it would be less noticeable. Also it would be nice if it was a little quieter. I feel that, for my purpose, trying to cut down on hair and crumbs in between vacuuming bObsweep works well. Pros: easy to use, large dust bin perfect for pet hair, CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE BEST BY FAR! (Shout out to Ricky) Cons: gets stuck under dining chairs, weird random mapping pattern, hits things HARD, lacks virtual wall. Side note: I was given a Roomba 620 as a gift this past Christmas and it doesn’t even compare to my bOb: no programmable start, no remote, smaller dust bin and gets stuck super-fast with hair (dog and human). It now lives in the guest room unplugged waiting to be woken up only when needed on rare occasions.

This little "guy" is great. Just turn Bob on and wait for clean rugs and shiny wood floors. Seriously! I have run Bob for over an hour and the charge doesn't lose power. When Bob gets tired, he'll find his way back to the base to recharge. We have a little dog and two family members with long hair and he gets it all. The roller brush is better than any vacuum that I've bought over the years including Dyson, Electrolux, Hoover, and Oreck. I can pull the long hair out without any issues. The collection box gathers a lot of dirt/dust and packs it in well. No loss of suction when the cup is full. I've been running Bob for three weeks and have only done three empties. I have arthritis and difficulty manipulating anything small with my fingers. The bin cup is easy--super easy with a single button to press and a simple pull out to empty the bin and rinse the filter. A couple of more pluses... Bob is pretty quiet. The dog doesn't bark at Bob the way he barks and goes nuts with the "regular" vacuum. You can hear him running, but the sound is not intrusive. He'll bump around a bit, but the bumper guard is retractable and I haven't had any damage to furniture legs or walls. I have neck/back issues and the push and pull of a regular vacuum is torture on my spine. With Bob, he does the work and I just scoot things out of the way. This is a great item for someone like myself with limited mobility! I haven't taken the time to figure out how to program Bob and there's no need.He just figures out a path and tracks back and forth until the dirt is gone. I put him on AUTO with the UV light to disinfect and off he goes! The negatives? Not too many... I have few spots where the carpet is high with a pad underneath and he can get caught-up. The simple solution was to trim the padding a bit shorter than the carpet and it eased the bump without affecting the look of the rug. Depending on the distance between chair legs, he may/may not fit under the chair. He'll try his best! If you have low furniture like a shelf, you may need to dust separately. He's about 4 inches tall and will go under couches and any furniture where he can fit. He'll try his best in tight corners, but you may need to help with a dust/wipe afterward. Bob can "climb" the 3/4 inch tile threshold between floor changes from our wood floor to bathroom tile. The spinning edger brush looks flimsy, but it's not and spins well to clean along the edge at walls and moldings. There are many more pluses than negatives. It comes with a wet mop attachment, but I have only run it dry like a regular vacuum. This is truly a great item!

Pros: + Picks up tons of pet hair. + Handles changes between carpet and hard floor easily. + Large retainer bin. + Huge on-device LCD display. + UV light for sanitizing. Cons: - Slow charging speed. - Doesn't seem to map the floor. - Doesn't detect black furniture objects well. - Corner spin brush doesn't work well on carpet (have to take it off actually). - Has a hard time reaching the charging base sometimes. I've had my bOb for 4 months now. I bought my bObsweep after looking through all the good reviews. I've never had a robot vacuum simply because I have a small apartment to clean with lots of obstructions. After seeing good reviews on bOb, I went for it and bought one to try out. I was initially skeptical because bOb would keep running into the walls in my apartment, but after not paying attention to him, it seems like he went on his merry way and actually got to places I didn't think he would reach. He definitely picked up tons of pet hair and dirt off the floor. It was even more than my regular Dyson was picking up. Not sure how that's possible, but I'm not complaining! I did have to send my bOb in for service because one of his wheels stopped working, but the process was extremely easy and straightforward. It took a lot less time for service than I thought and bOb came back in an even better condition than when I bought him. I even have my own personal contact for servicing needs in the future. Pretty neat if you ask me. My only complaints about bOb is that he doesn't seem to map my floor area, so he runs into the same spots over and over. In addition, most of my black furniture does not pick up on his eyes, so he runs straight into them. Not a big deal, but I know it slows him down to have to turn around. Maybe a future revision can fix this? Overall, I'm really happy with my bOb and the service that I receive from their support team. I'll definitely be keeping him for the long run.

Let me start by saying that my first robot vacuum was a Neato, then a Neato BotVac, and then this bOb. I LOVED by Neato vacuums, but they regularly broke down after about 2 years so I thought it was time to move on and see how another brand would perform. So, compared to a Neato, bOb lacks quite a few features. The biggest feature I miss is that Neato kept track of the where it was and if it ran out of batteries, it recharged and went back to finish from where it left off. While bOb has an option on its base to start up again after a full charge, it just starts up from the base and cleans the same area again. The work around for this... I have to manage bOb quite a bit more and move it to where I wanted cleaned. I also do not appreciate bOb's completely random cleaning pattern. It does not move in any sort of regular grid pattern so therefore seems to take a long time to clean any one area as it zigs and zags all over. And for those of us that appreciate vacuum lines in the carpet, you will not get that with this vacuum... And finally, bOb is fairly tall so won't be fitting nicely under kitchen cabinets to get all the way to the kick plate, or any lower furniture (Neato was much slimmer). bOb also frequently gets stuck on the transition wood between bedrooms and main halls, so overall, bOb takes quite a bit more management and watching. A nice thing that bOb does come with though is a remote control, so in all the management and watching, you can easily grab the remote and navigate bOb off whatever the issue was. And I will say, the customer service that comes with bOb is stellar - you have a resource to ask questions of, they respond quite quickly, and when I had to send my bOb in for a major service it was not a hassle at all. If I had it to do all over again, I am torn between the Neato that functioned VERY well but only for two years at a time and this bOb, who with a lot more care and feeding, does get the floors clean in the end.

I received the BobSweep Pet Hair Plus in the color Champagne. The color is perfect with my home decor and I love that this is an option. The package arrived and I got a good laugh opening it to find Bob's "birth certificate". This is a fun, personal touch and made it very memorable from the get-go! Kudos!! I'm a mom with small children always at my feet and the instructions were easy enough that I could get him up and running quickly. I do feel that the instruction manual in my box was intended for a different model, as it describes cleaning options mine does not have and does not explain some of the buttons found on my model. However, BobSweep is user friendly enough that my 4 year old can operate it with the push of a button. I'm impressed with how thoroughly it cleans the floors and how well it cleans around edges and corners. Generally speaking, Bob does a good job navigating around the house by himself as well as finding his way back to his charging station once his job is done. The charging station is small and sits against the wall and I do not find it to be in my way. Bob does not work on shaggy rugs. He does best on high-low pile carpets as well as wood floors. Bob is equipped with an easy to clean dirt tray and my son actually finds this to be a fun job. I have noticed that it is important to keep the sensors clean as stated in the manual, otherwise Bob seems to get lost. The biggest area of improvement would be the sound. While Bob is not as loud as a typical vacuum, he is louder than expected so I do not run it while my children are napping or if we have company over. Overall I am happy with the cleaning Bob does, and it is so nice to turn him on with the push of a button and let him clean while I tackle other tasks or spend that time playing with my kids.

Have had one of the bobsweeps for a year and quite happy with it and thinking of getting my mom one for her birthday. I was surprised there are no reviews of this here, so thought it might be helpful to share some of the pros and cons. - it moves in random patterns but seems to cover quite a bit of space with each cycle. We live in a large size, 2-storey house with 5 bedrooms and usually have it clean downstairs. With 5 kids and two dogs, and over 2000 sqft to cover, we didn't expect bob to do a miracle, although what it does is in all honesty not too far from it. It doesn't get to clean the whole space and unfortunately doesn't remember where it left off but makes a significant difference , especially because we run it daily . We still use the upright often but not half as often as we used to. it's easy to clean the brushes and bin is super easy to dump but somewhat of a pain to clean the wheels: From time to time we have to remove the wheels to clean the dog hair from amassing around them which involves opening up the unit. This probably was my biggest disappointment with the unit. Do not have to clean the wheels as often, as brushes but I think this is a design flaw with the product to have to open up the unit to clean the wheels. It's not too loud , but you wouldn't want to be around it if you are relaxing or need to focus. It doesn't create significant noise when it's working Programming it is to clean is not intuitive but not difficult if you follow the instructions. The remote is nice and we use it quite often especially if the kids make a mess a we want to just do a specific area quickly. Overall, "bob" is quite popular in the house and two of our neighbors also got one recently.

I used it yesterday and again today I LOVE BOB!!! Hes my new man!! I have always been fairly healthy and active. I have fibromyalgia among other things going on. Way to young for my life to have come to a strong holt.  Vacuuming has been my worst night mare. I am a clean freak so its even harder on myself.  With having two cats one being a persian who loves to drop her "babys" as we call her fur balls. I really should/need to do a quicky vac everyday.  But feeling the way I do I have serious pain for at least 2 days after each time I vac. So yeah with that being said I really cant vacuum everyday. This little BOB has been here for two days, he has made me feel so happy just being able to keep up with the kitty's. I didn't post this right away it's now been a few weeks having Bob. And still the amount of vacuuming I have to do is only under and behind with detail, Bob really does keep up with the worst. I do have 98% hard wood floors, only 4 small throw rugs. Bob can vacuum the ones with rubber backing just fine. He will get stuck in a few places but over all I have NO problems. Bob does not make very much noise at all I think he's quiet. You can be next to him and still have a normal conversation. One of cats is terrified of vacuums and this one does not bother her. One review I read the person mentioned about having a can of compressed air on hand I totally agree do this! Dust is dust clean it out. Take your time getting used to how he works within your home you will have fun. I would love to have a second one for my basement. I will be getting one for my daughter when her home is done being built. Oh and Bob sends thank you gifts for adopting him, I love this guy. Thank you so much Bobsweep you have made my daily life a lot easier. Now if can you make a Harvey to clean my bathroom! I'll be all set. Thank you again!!! Bobsweep - Pethair Robotic Vacuum - Champagne (Beige

Me and my wife bought 2 BOBSWEEP PETHAIR vacuums at Christmas! One for us and one for my wife's Mom! I can't begin to tell you how impressed and amazed we have been every since we unboxed our gorgeous "Rouge" Bobsweep Pethair vacuum! "Bob" completely exceeded our expectations on his first run in our home! We just simply couldn't imagine that he would pick up so much cat hair,dust and dander off our carpet! We have 2 long-haired brother/sister tuxedo cats and they shed quite a bit of hair between the two of them! When you watch the Bobsweep Pethair in action it is really clear that he is a finely tuned machine and engineered at a high level with very quality parts! We have been so impressed with our "Bob" that I have talked 3 of my friends into purchasing their very own "Bobsweep Pethair" vacuums! The customer service is absolutely the very best I have ever encountered in my entire lifetime! Our remote control went out after about 5-6 weeks! I contacted "Gabe Aguilera" at customer service and he was "Top" notch from the very start and had me another warranty replacement remote control shipped out to me the very next day! Gabe was more professional and courteous and sincere than any customer service agent I've ever worked with in my life! I wish I could have the same level of "Customer" service with everything I've ever owned in the past as what I have experienced with Gabe/BobSweep! I really can't say enough about how satisfying it has been to purchase our Bobsweep Pethair robotic vacuum! Kudos to the company for offering what I think has to be one of the premier lines of robotic vacuums! My wife's Mom also lover her "Bobsweep Pethair" that we got her in the beautiful "Champagne" finish!