Robotic Vacuum Cleaners Reviews - Neato XV-11 Vs Roomba

Robotic Vacuum Cleaners Reviews - Neato XV-11 Vs Roomba

The advancement in the technology, have brought a great part in the lives of many people. One of the most popular technologies and flooding the markets today, are the robotic vacuum cleaners. The first robotic vacuum cleaner known as "Roomba" was first introduced on the Christmas season of 2002 by iRobot. The iRobot Company created and developed the robomaid and sold it for $200 each.

The first released of these robomaids have caught the eyes of the press that eventually created a lot of robotic vacuum cleaners reviews from a lot of its users. However, there are several doubts that were broken out about the value of these newly integrated technologies. Do robotic vacuum cleaners produce annoying sounds? How do they really work? Can they really clean and eliminate dirt in the house? How efficient are they when it comes to power consumption? Are they really controllable or they are just cleaning the floors while silently waiting for the robot apocalypse? Do people really need to deal with this annoying robomaid that roams around our home?

Not so long, positive robotic vacuum cleaners reviews from a lot of users proved that those little "Roombas" are really useful to people. Eventually, many electronics companies tried to develop and create their own robomaids with more advanced integrated features like automatic cleaning scheduling, navigation interface, automatic recharging features, and more. Today, Neato XV-11 All Floor Robotic Vacuum Cleaner is one the advanced robotic vacuum cleaners that covers and cleans the every inch and corners of the house. Most Neato XV-11 reviews say, "Neato XV-11 doesn't only clean more efficiently, it cleans smarter."

Neato XV-11 vs Roomba 780

Talking about the prices and sizes, Neato XV-11 costs $399.99 and having the dimensions of 15.5 x 15.5 x 10 inches, while Roomba 780 costs $599.99 and having the dimensions of 19 x 5 x 21.5 inches.

Functionality

Both the Neato XV-11 and Roomba 780 use infrared sensors, run in a logical cleaning path, detect dirty areas and avoid obstacles smartly. They both use acoustic sensors that allow the vacuum to focus the cleaning action on a dirty spot before moving on another area. Both also have HEPA filters that do not only clean the floor, but also remove particles from the air.

Performance

The Neato XV-11 has a high-performance vacuum that works in a precise and uniform back-and-forth motion. It picks up even very tiny specks, and can easily slide under the tables, sofas, and beds. It works on all types of floors - it might be on carpets, Pergos, rugs, tiles or hardwoods. Roomba 780 navigates from room-to-room, and leaves behind a healthier and cleaner air. Roomba 780 uses iAdapt Responsive Cleaning Technology, that allows the robot to thoroughly vacuum the entire house, including hard-to-reach areas under the furniture, removing up to 98% of dust, dirt, and pet hair from your floors. Both the Neato XV-11 and Roomba 780 are easy to set up and can clean the entire home very well at only 1 charging.

Features

Neato XV-11 has the Room Positioning System (RPS) which makes the robot smart, sees 360-degree view of the room, maps the floor well and avoids carefully any furniture, stairs and any other obstacles. Other features are:

Low-profile access - updates the robot's internet map to accurately detect objects which are higher than 4 inches and avoid it by carefully cleaning around without bumping off the walls and damaging the furniture.

Scuff-free navigation and large dirt bin - creates high-powered suction ability to thoroughly pick up dust and debris.

Self-docking to re-power - this allows the robot to return automatically to its base after cleaning to recharge itself.

The Roomba 780 has the state-of-the art capacitive touch screen LCD regulator that gives you control of the robot, whether with the touch of a finger or by using its infrared remote control. It has Dirt Detect™ Series 2 technology that allows the robot to find the dirtiest spots of the house and focus when performing the cleaning in those areas. It also features:

Virtual Wall® Lighthouses™ - it allows the Roomba to logically clean one area at a time, without missing any remaining dirt on the spot before proceeding to the next room.

Full Bin Indicator - this will let you know with when the Roomba is already full and needs to be emptied.

3-Stage Cleaning with AeroVac™ Series 2 - uses a 3-stage powerful cleaning system powerful enough to suck and pick massive pet hair, dirt, dust and other debris. It has a spinning side brush that cleans the edges of the walls, counter-rotating brushes that sweep the floor and a dustpan to jerk the gathered dust and debris from the floor.

Both have cleaning scheduler features used to set and schedule the robot everyday for cleaning even you are out all day.