Comments on: Woot: iRobot Roomba http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/ Jason J. Thomas' Weblog: Now with more cowbell! Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:18:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: JJT http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/comment-page-1/#comment-44629 JJT Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:08:13 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/#comment-44629 Mine does pretty well the two times I have let him roam free on my first floor. I will probably look into getting a second one for upstairs if I see this offer, but I am impressed. I want to run it one more time to see how it does, but I am impressed thus far. <br><br>As for hacking, maybe I will keep it simple--like make my Roomba internet-connected. I will do that, though, after my warranty lapses. Mine does pretty well the two times I have let him roam free on my first floor. I will probably look into getting a second one for upstairs if I see this offer, but I am impressed. I want to run it one more time to see how it does, but I am impressed thus far.

As for hacking, maybe I will keep it simple–like make my Roomba internet-connected. I will do that, though, after my warranty lapses.

]]> By: JJT http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/comment-page-1/#comment-43625 JJT Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:08:13 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/#comment-43625 Mine does pretty well the two times I have let him roam free on my first floor. I will probably look into getting a second one for upstairs if I see this offer, but I am impressed. I want to run it one more time to see how it does, but I am impressed thus far. As for hacking, maybe I will keep it simple--like make my Roomba internet-connected. I will do that, though, after my warranty lapses. Mine does pretty well the two times I have let him roam free on my first floor. I will probably look into getting a second one for upstairs if I see this offer, but I am impressed. I want to run it one more time to see how it does, but I am impressed thus far.

As for hacking, maybe I will keep it simple–like make my Roomba internet-connected. I will do that, though, after my warranty lapses.

]]> By: Paul http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/comment-page-1/#comment-44628 Paul Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:09:00 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/#comment-44628 I just let my roomba loose in the kitchen for the first time and noticed a nice feature. It got trapped a shoe rack I have from IKEA and instead of just spending its battery up trying to get loose it cycled off and on hoping that it would get loose that way and not use the entire battery. I have no idea if it would have worked in the long run because I noticed it and took steps to fix the problem but still a nice added feature I wasn't expecting. I just let my roomba loose in the kitchen for the first time and noticed a nice feature. It got trapped a shoe rack I have from IKEA and instead of just spending its battery up trying to get loose it cycled off and on hoping that it would get loose that way and not use the entire battery. I have no idea if it would have worked in the long run because I noticed it and took steps to fix the problem but still a nice added feature I wasn’t expecting.

]]> By: Paul http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/comment-page-1/#comment-43611 Paul Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:09:00 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/#comment-43611 I just let my roomba loose in the kitchen for the first time and noticed a nice feature. It got trapped a shoe rack I have from IKEA and instead of just spending its battery up trying to get loose it cycled off and on hoping that it would get loose that way and not use the entire battery. I have no idea if it would have worked in the long run because I noticed it and took steps to fix the problem but still a nice added feature I wasn't expecting. I just let my roomba loose in the kitchen for the first time and noticed a nice feature. It got trapped a shoe rack I have from IKEA and instead of just spending its battery up trying to get loose it cycled off and on hoping that it would get loose that way and not use the entire battery. I have no idea if it would have worked in the long run because I noticed it and took steps to fix the problem but still a nice added feature I wasn’t expecting.

]]> By: Paul http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/comment-page-1/#comment-44627 Paul Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:16:20 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/#comment-44627 I haven't and it is pretty low on my list of things to do actually. I haven’t and it is pretty low on my list of things to do actually.

]]> By: Paul http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/comment-page-1/#comment-43600 Paul Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:16:20 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/#comment-43600 I haven't and it is pretty low on my list of things to do actually. I haven’t and it is pretty low on my list of things to do actually.

]]> By: Carol http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/comment-page-1/#comment-43599 Carol Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:37:44 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/#comment-43599 So have you hacked the roomba yet? So have you hacked the roomba yet?

]]> By: Carol http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/comment-page-1/#comment-44626 Carol Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:37:44 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/#comment-44626 So have you hacked the roomba yet? So have you hacked the roomba yet?

]]> By: anonymouscoworker http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/comment-page-1/#comment-44625 anonymouscoworker Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:54:49 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/#comment-44625 I have laminate floors, and the roomba cleans about 600 sq feet every day. My situation is slightly different than Paul's. We got 2 scheduler walls with the roomba, and have been using them since day one. The battery life can be extended by running the roomba every day and letting it fully charge before the next run. Also, it's important to clean the wheels every few days because trapped dirt and hair will clog the wheels and wear down the battery. We never vacuum anymore unless people are coming over. The roomba has been completely awesome in that regard. I'm especially happy at how well it does on cat hair, but you don't really need to worry about that. I have laminate floors, and the roomba cleans about 600 sq feet every day. My situation is slightly different than Paul’s. We got 2 scheduler walls with the roomba, and have been using them since day one. The battery life can be extended by running the roomba every day and letting it fully charge before the next run. Also, it’s important to clean the wheels every few days because trapped dirt and hair will clog the wheels and wear down the battery. We never vacuum anymore unless people are coming over. The roomba has been completely awesome in that regard. I’m especially happy at how well it does on cat hair, but you don’t really need to worry about that.

]]> By: anonymouscoworker http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/comment-page-1/#comment-43598 anonymouscoworker Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:54:49 +0000 http://www.baltimoremick.com/blog/2008/02/28/woot-irobot-roomba/#comment-43598 I have laminate floors, and the roomba cleans about 600 sq feet every day. My situation is slightly different than Paul's. We got 2 scheduler walls with the roomba, and have been using them since day one. The battery life can be extended by running the roomba every day and letting it fully charge before the next run. Also, it's important to clean the wheels every few days because trapped dirt and hair will clog the wheels and wear down the battery. We never vacuum anymore unless people are coming over. The roomba has been completely awesome in that regard. I'm especially happy at how well it does on cat hair, but you don't really need to worry about that. I have laminate floors, and the roomba cleans about 600 sq feet every day. My situation is slightly different than Paul’s. We got 2 scheduler walls with the roomba, and have been using them since day one. The battery life can be extended by running the roomba every day and letting it fully charge before the next run. Also, it’s important to clean the wheels every few days because trapped dirt and hair will clog the wheels and wear down the battery. We never vacuum anymore unless people are coming over. The roomba has been completely awesome in that regard. I’m especially happy at how well it does on cat hair, but you don’t really need to worry about that.

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