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When robot vacuums rose in popularity a decade or so ago, the idea of being able to remotely control a device to sweep, vacuum, and even mop your floors for you was undoubtedly appealing—and it still is. Unfortunately, not all robot vacuums are created equal, and, in my experience, many models simply aren’t worth the money or even the space they take up. I have nine pets (yes, really), so I realize that expecting a tiny robot vacuum to do all of my household’s vacuuming for me would be an impossible ask, but the lack of performance of all three robo-vacs that I owned ranged from lackluster, to abysmal—or worse, totally malfunctioning.
It seemed that unless you had lightly sprinkled the fine dust from a single cracker on a perfectly level hardwood floor with no furniture, pets, or children (or feet, for that matter), relying on a robotic vacuum of any sort was impossible if you wanted a clean floor with no headaches. Fortunately, I stand corrected, and that’s all because of EcoVac Deebot.