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I purchased the roomba pro after reading about it on USA Today figuring I would get an unbaised opinion. The vacuum is awful. It picks up less dirt than our $30 hand vaccum. It gets stuck often, the tire tread broke on the first use (a regular problem, the roomba.com website provide instructions on how to crazy glue this together!) When I wrote to roomba, the offered to replace my unit (very nice, but I need something that actually picks up dirt). The concept of this vacuum is nice, but needs a lot of work. First it needs to function as a vacuum. I literally have to take my regular vacuum over the area i use the roomba on. Instead of saving time I spend more! This is just a fancy toy - do yourself a favor, buy a toy robot and a shop vac - you will get better value and have more fun!

I bought this for my mother for Xmas.
She made me take it back.
It barely cleaned her carpets and had as much power as a push along rug cleaner.
It did not bounce off furniture as shown and got stuck often.
It took 90 minutes to clean one room...not very efficient.
If you have pets this items is not for you.

This item is a bust for me. It doesn't work well with lots of furniture. It kept getting stuck in between the legs of the coffee table. Returned this item.

Yes it vacuums but not well and not anything big, if you want a robotic vacuum that does what your human powered vacuum does now, wait.

1. It will not pick up dog hair, instead pushes it around
2. Does not deal with changes in floor texture, like a rug on a hard wood floor, got hung up in the transition every time
3. Does not fit under any furniture except tables
4. Does not pick up anything beyond dust so grit like dirt will not be vacuumed
5. Works well in a room devoid of furniture, with a hardwood floor or one type of low pile carpet...forget anything beyond 1/4 inch
6. Basically, it is now slotted for re-gifting to somebody I don't like.