We got one of these about three years ago. It saved our relationship.
The big complaint I always hear is "yeah but the pattern is random, it doesn't clean the whole floor evenly"
That is technically true, but the roomba cleans the floor for an hour, randomly, every day. This is a tremendous amount of cleaning. It pulls probably a pound of dirt off the floor every week, maybe more. Being able to have the floor cleaned - even randomly - for an hour, every day, makes a tremendous difference.
It might not get the spilled cat food for 2-3 days, but on day 4 it will get it. If you're only vacuuming once a week that is probably faster than a human would do it. It also vacuums all the weird spots, like under the sink in the bathroom, that you forget to check every week.
It also trains you to not leave stray socks, cell phone charging cables etc on the floor. Which is nice if you're not super super tidy.
The big complaint I always hear is "yeah but the pattern is random, it doesn't clean the whole floor evenly"
That is technically true, but the roomba cleans the floor for an hour, randomly, every day. This is a tremendous amount of cleaning. It pulls probably a pound of dirt off the floor every week, maybe more. Being able to have the floor cleaned - even randomly - for an hour, every day, makes a tremendous difference.
It might not get the spilled cat food for 2-3 days, but on day 4 it will get it. If you're only vacuuming once a week that is probably faster than a human would do it. It also vacuums all the weird spots, like under the sink in the bathroom, that you forget to check every week.
It also trains you to not leave stray socks, cell phone charging cables etc on the floor. Which is nice if you're not super super tidy.