The Robot Vacuum I Bought for Under $200 — One Year Later

A sleek, white robotic vacuum cleaner operating on a hexagonal tiled floor.
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  • The vacuum bounced off baseboards, navigated under the couch with surprising competence, and somehow found a charging cable I had lost months ago by e…
  • More importantly, they stayed cleaner, because the robot runs every single day.
  • I’ve had to cut hair out of the brush roller more times than I can count, but that’s more a commentary on Gus than the vacuum.
  • For a small apartment or a single floor of a house, this works fine.
  • If you have pets, hard floors, and a budget under $200, a simple robot vacuum is one of the best quality-of-life purchases you can make.