ILIFE V3s Pro Robot Vacuum Cleaner, Tangle-free Suction , Slim, Automatic Self-Charging Robotic Vacuum Cleaner, Daily Schedule Cleaning, Ideal For Pet Hair，Hard Floor and Low Pile Carpet,Pearl White

We've only had the A30 Pro for a week, but we are very happy with how it performs. The package arrived one day earlier than expected. The box and contents were intact and well packaged. No items were missing. The set up instructions were easy to follow and quick. Once we had the app installed, it was easy to see the mapped zones and schedule cleaning times, mark zones for sweeping and mopping, or only sweeping. It sweeps, mops and leaves the surfaces dry quickly. Not only does it perform well on the hard floors but also on the carpets. You just have to be careful of tassels/fringe on rugs, and wires/cables on the floor that can impede smooth operation. It is very quiet while operating. The device lets you know when it is starting and ending / returning to the dock with audible voicing. The only loud sound is when the device empties itself. I have motivated a couple of colleagues to invest in this device and a few more are thinking about it. We have named it "Dusty".

The media could not be loaded. This robot vacuum has become such a vital step in my everyday routine. It is ran every day, twice. This vacuum has not only made my floors cleaner but help me organize and put everything back to where it belongs, dog toys, blankets, pillows, shoes, etc.Every morning I pick up clothes, dog toys, shoes, and anything else on the floor or under the bed. I run the vacuum until it dies in the bed room. It is a little loud so I wait till everyone is up and ready for the day so it can work without people being in the bedroom. My carpet is low/medium pile so it does a good job of getting all the top hair, dirt, etc from the carpet. However it will leave huge fuzzies from dog toys. But it will move them out from under the bed so I can pick it up easier. I would suggest if you have carpet that you do a deep suction vacuuming atleast once a month to get the deeper dirt, but overall it works awesome. I even noticed it smells cleaner and my dust headache went away. I actually sleep better and wake up more refreshed. It also leaves a pattern in the carpet so if you leave it unattended you can see exactly where it went, and it had gone everywhere. Even under the bed, dresser, and nightstand.Before it dies I run it in the small bathroom we have for 10-15 minutes, I shake out the bath mats, and let it clean all that dirt up before I lay them back down for it to run over.At night I run the vacuum around our open floor plan living and kitchen area. We don't have a table but an island that the vacuum can easily go under. I clean the island, put the chairs & garbage can on top, pick up the dogs dishes & toys, blankets, and pillows. I run the vacuum in that area space until it dies, since I go to bed I'm not sure how long it runs but it always finds the charging port and is ready for the morning run fully charged. I noticed that if you turn off the lights under the couch it can get stuck since it's so dark so I put a small night light back there so it can "see". It goes under my ottoman as well. Since it's low pile carpet and hard flooring there is no pattern to check and see if it got anything but I have not noticed any areas where it has not gone. Definitely make sure you can pick up all that you can so it has more access.After each clean I empty the dust bin to see how much it collected. It only takes a minute and I like seeing each rooms progress. I'm always surprised on the amount it picks up since I run it every day.If you have bigger spaces or more rooms I would suggest making a schedule to do rooms every other day. Or get one for each floor, as they are cheaper than sharks, roombas etc. and is good quality.If you have built in carpet all over I would try the deep suction vacuum. I have a mix of tile, vinyl ( I think), and carpet. So the mop was not worth it.THIS VACUUM GOT DOG FOOD STAINS OUT OF MY LOW PILE CARPET. This vacuum could be your only vacuum if you have hard flooring and low pile carpet.

We're running two of these on the ground level of our house. One was purchased about a year ago, and works well enough at this price point that we ordered a second one.NOT having a wifi in these robots was a plus for us. Cell phones, TVs, and now newer cars already spy on us. I will not have vaccum cleaners, dish washers, refrigerators, etc., in my home spying on us too. Our thermostat does not have wifi capabilities. Damn corporations can keep their advertisements out of our house and away from our daughter. Government can suck it too. Yes, I'm one of those IT weirdos that runs a PiHole on my home network, blocks everything, etc. You should to.These iLife robots seem to be pretty 'dump'. Only comparison is that years ago we had a refurbished iRobot vacuum that we got at half-price (because it was a refurb) (these iLife robots we purchased new, not refurb, wanted to be clear). That iRobot last about four years. Batteries and these robot vacuums are better now, so these run longer per charge than that old iRobot. But...that early model iRobot would maintain a map of the house and could easily find its way back to the charger when it needed to. These things seem to bumble around the house in a completely random fashion cleaning, and when their batteries get low, they wonder around aimlessly looking for the charger. Most of the time they find their way, but not always. I work from home, and sometimes when I go upstairs for lunch, I'll find one cruising around lost looking for home. I'll use the remote to 'guide' it to the charger.These things seem to run for about 90 minutes on a charge. The first one is about a year older than the second one, and both seem to run for almost the exact same length of time. Hopefully that means the batteries are of a descent quality and will last a long time. The old iRobot I replaced the battery packs twice in four years. In the end that old faithful machine just got glitchy and we had to scrap it. Fingers crossed these iLife machines last longer due to advancements in technology. We'll see.Until I add an outlet to the laundry room, the two charging stations are sitting side-by-side in the guest bedroom. They must use reflectors to line themselves up with the charging stations while parking. Having the two chargers side-by-side confuses these things as they are trying to park. On occasion, when one is coming in to dock, if the other is already on a charging station, the incoming robot will go crash-up derby on the first one. On those occasions that I'm 'steering' a robot back to charge with the remote, I'll block its view of the other station with my feet so it will go to the one that I want it to. Seems to be a design flaw, but really likely a money saving decision. Keep in mind if you have multiples of these and place the charging stations next to one another, you can expect some problems. If you are easy going, then you'll be ok. If such things annoy you, try to place the chargers in separate rooms.If anything interrupts their job, say one gets stuck or tries to eat a sock, if you carry the stranded thing back to the charging station, you'll want to press the timer and the clock buttons on the remote again. Seems if they do not complete their task for any reason, they'll lose their programing for the next day. This is easy to do, using the remote to kind of 'reset' the programed start time and clock, but it was nowhere in the instructions. We figured it out through trial and error.I find the instructions to not be clear for clock time and programing a scheduled start time. Basically, you're looking at the remote to set the time and schedule a 'go' time, but the robots have to beep at you so you know they received the programing. You use the remote to see what you are doing, but if you are not within range of the robot while you are doing it, or pointing the remote away from the robots, they do not receive the instructions. Program your remote with clock time and start time. Then, point the remote in the general direction of the robots, and press the clock button twice (like you are going to set the time). The robot will beep with each button push as an audible confirmation that it received the message. Then do the same thing with the schedule button. Ours run at 9am so they can finish by the time I go upstairs for lunch. This way, I can rescue one if they get stuck or lost.Most of the time these guys cannot get over the transition strip between our bedroom floors and the bathroom tile floors; its a 'speed bump' that they usually cannot climb. On occasion they'll hit it just right and get into the bathroom (and then choke on trying to eat the bath rug). Know that they struggle with what I believe is something they should be able to get over.Replacement brushes are available. They don't cost the world, but I wish they were cheaper. The first robot needed a second set of new brushes at roughly the one-year mark. Note that they do come with an extra set of brushes, and we do appreciate that. Thanks iLife. Do NOT lose the little screw that secures the brushes. I'm a shade tree mechanic, and know to keep track of little fasteners, but I failed and lost one. Couldn't find a replacement anywhere. Tiny, close to 3mm in size, but an odd thread. We emailed iLife and asked about purchasing some, but they sent us two for free. Again, thanks iLife.Some amount of hair and dirt will find its way between the brushes and the body. Keep this area clean, and be sure to clean it out thoroughly when replacing brushes.We use the upright vacuum to clean the filter, and as a result they last well over a year easily.Since we have two of these that are about a year apart, I've noticed a difference in the software. The older one is easier to 'steer' with the remote; say I'm guiding it to the other end of the house at the start of its shift for example. The newer one will 'fight' me for control by immediately turning right after following my command to turn left. Very frustrating. As a software developer myself, I cannot understand why they would program it to do this. Me being stubborn and trying to 'best' a dump machine (I know, not a 'smart' move on my part), I keep telling it to turn left until after half-dozen times or so it finally stops fighting me. Almost as if it has to travel X distance before the programing just takes my input. I hope they fix this in later models.Not the 'smartest' robot, but at this price point, we went back to the well and purchased a second one. When we go for a third machine for the basement, I might try a different make or model. I miss the very old iRobot from years ago keeping track of where it had been and keeping a map of the house layout so that it would cover all of the floor, and so it could easily find its way back to the charger when low. These things are much cheaper now days, but seemingly way, way dumber than those that came before them. As long as you understand what you are getting, and can deal with the quirks, I can recommend this product. If you don't want to deal with lost robots wondering the house in search of a charger, or perhaps something that will simply and blindly follow your every command (with the remote), suggest you look for something else.