Samsung JetBot+ Robot Vacuum w/Self-Emptying Station Review

Great on hard floors, easy to setup and maintain. Amazon Affiliate Product Link: https://geni.us/Qjl4H As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. #commissionsearned How to Remove Scratches on a Robot Vacuum's IR Sensors: https://youtu.be/VX02rGNtUiU The robot vacuum has a 13.5” diameter, 4” height, and weighs about 7 lbs. The silver disc on top of the machine at the back is the LIDAR laser guidance sensor and at the front you have touch sensitive controls for start and stop and a home button. The front bumper of the robot has three infrared eyes to help it avoid walls and large obstacles, though when the robot encounters an object, the bumper will cushion the impact and trigger a sensor to let the robot know it needs to change direction. The front half of the upper lid opens on a hinge and inside is the removable 0.3 L dustbin with HEPA filter. You'll also find 2 QR codes for setup and the product page on Samsung's website. The charging base station sits 21” tall, 10” wide and 17” deep. Underneath is a vacuum channel so that the robot can self-empty at the station; it's clear and removable so you can service it if anything gets stuck in it. On top, press the release button to open the station’s lid to access the 2.5L vacuum bag for long-term waste storage. When removing the bag, a sliding cover prevents dust and debris from escaping the bag before you dispose of it. The cover at the back of the station covers the air exhaust which also has a filter installed, which ensures that no dust or fine particles are released back into the air. When choosing a spot for the base station, it needs to be near an outlet but must have 1.5’ clearance to either side and 3 feet in front. fully charging the robot took about 4 hours. To control the robot remotely and adjust its settings, you’ll need to use the Smart Things app, Samsung’s smarthome ecosystem. Once added to the app, the robot will create a map of all the areas it has access to using its LiDAR sensor. After mapping, you can split up rooms using straight lines and create rectangular “no-go” zones for the robot to avoid, like around fire places and pet dishes or places where it might get stuck. The map it created is accurate, and when going around furniture and obstacles, the robot tends to tap them and redirect, rather than avoiding them. you can store up to 3 additional maps as well. However, this step isn’t necessary if you plan on cleaning the new area as a one-off run. For example, if I want to clean my second floor which is carpeted, I can just take the robot up there and start it; and it will create a temporary map for that run though you won’t be able to set any no-go zones as the map will not be saved. On hard floors, this robot vacuum is able to pick up a great deal of dust, debris, and hair. With daily runs, I only need to empty the station’s dust bin once every 60 days or so. On carpet the cleaning power and maneuverability is just so-so. While it was able to traverse medium-pile carpeting, it struggled in some areas where the carpeting is looser and has uneven wrinkles. It also doesn’t dig deep into the fibers to draw out embedded dust and debris, so things like string, fuzz, and long hair that is embedded in the fibers of the carpet tend not to get picked up. Even set on max suction, it only grabs stuff sitting on the surface of the carpet. However, the robot does a nice job getting right up to the baseboards at the walls without bumping them. I found that it contacts furniture and object in the middle of the room quite though often, especially if the obstacle is shorter than 3” tall, which can scratch the IR lenses and cause issues with navigation if severe. If you polish and smooth out these scratches, operation can return to normal. The app tracks the robot as it cleans and saves a history of its travel path so you can monitor its coverage. If your space is large and it can’t cover the entire mapped area on one charge, the robot will return to the station to charge, then pick up where it left off after fully charging. In lieu of a no-go zone, you can use the included magnetic barrier strip to prevent the robot from entering an area. For regular cleanings, you can run it on a schedule. You can also control the robot using voice commands with an AI assistant like Samsung’s Bixby. Overall, I think this robot vacuum does a nice job of cleaning my hard floors efficiently and regularly. The maps generated are accurate, and I can define no-go zones virtually or use magnetic strips to block its path. It’s good at avoiding walls and won’t get stuck often as long as you pickup cords and remove small obstacles prior to running it. But it bumps furniture and small obstacles pretty regularly so you’ll need to check the infrared eyes to ensure that they’re working properly As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases Amazon Affiliate Product Link: https://geni.us/Qjl4H