eufyRobot Vacuum 11S MAX, Super Thin, Powerful Suction, Quiet, Self-Charging Robotic Vacuum Cleaner, Cleans Hard Floors to Medium-Pile Carpets, Black

I had a Roomba for a few years. He was named Bender and he wandered around like a drunk toddler, got stuck on chair bases constantly (dirty jokes apply), and if the smallest thing was wrong, he simply didn't activate for the daily vacuuming routine. There was a lot of fussing with the app and hostage level negotiating to no avail. I gave up.I decided he didn't last long enough to justify the cost so started researching more budget friendly options. After reading a ton of reviews, I chose the Eufy. I got the base model and figured if I hated it, at least it wasn't $700 down the drain. I love this thing. We named it M3gan and she gets things done. If, for whatever reason, she is not in a position to begin her daily run, she beeps at me so I can fix it. Then she does the run. She has picked up an absolute ton of dog hair and dirt. I have to stay on top of it, because there is a finite amount of space in her bucket and she does not come with a bag to empty into. That is okay. I can randomly pick her up when I walk by, dump her, put her back on the floor, tell her to go again, and she does. There is no app. Just a remote control and auto timer that you set with it. She's super quiet when she's not alerting me something is wrong. It's fantastic. I can go back to vacuuming manually once a week or so.I have two messy kids and two indoor/outdoor dogs that Never. Stop. Shedding. She is handling it like a champ. Yes, I need to maintain the roller (because there is an unholy amount of hair in my house). That is fine. It pops out super easy, I detangle it, pop it back in, and she's good to go. She has saved me so much time and kept the floor so much cleaner than I've been able to.I am so glad I decided to pick the Eufy. Sure, it doesn't have a fancy app, but you know what that means? No more screwing around trying to troubleshoot an app. That alone will save me hours per month. Yes, she bumps into things, but she gets the job done. I'll happly get a little agility training in dodging a vacuum that helps me clean the house.

Edited (10/22/19) and placed on top so others can see what has occurred since making the statements below~ Shortly after returning the robovac that was not working as intended the company made contact with me (they are very serious on having happy clients). They offered me a new robovac of the same model which I told them I had already returned and received a refund for. They stated they understood this yet would still like to send my a new one which I accepted after a few exchanged emails. This company went above and beyond much the same way I run my business. I learned a long time ago if your clients are not happy you can put your company at risk of failure. Now I don't know if they just sent my out a unit with a new battery or if there have been upgrades to said unit yet I will say this new one works like a charm. The only two issues I have every had since running this for about 3 weeks is it get stuck in two areas of my home however that is not of any fault or flaw to said unit. The areas are just that kind of area; one of the areas I simple moved the two throw rugs closer together and the unit stopped getting caught in the toe kick of the cabinet, the other is under a hide-a-bed when it is in use by getting caught on the loop leg whereas the unit get in a kind of see-saw predicament (this area I will be placing tape around the leg as a bumper so it will no longer be able to breach the area. Even with these two things being of no error to their manufacturing they had a suggestion that has worked for other (I was not interested in said suggestion because it seemed a bit ackward to me) and also sent my out a new brush for all the communication I have offered (they stated it helps them to make a better unit when they know what to look for) All in all I am very please with the unit; it runs strong and does what it is intended for. Great company to work with.(original comments) As an overall cleaning unit it did a fine job for it's price. It got the bulk of the dust and what nots off the carpet and floors of our home + family room in one 90 minute pass on it maiden voyage. It amazed me how much debris where on the floors for the first few mission of capture and destroy and such become less as time went on. I had it set so that it would go on after we left for work and the house always looked vacuum when we returned. I will forewarn anyone who purchased any of these type units that you must clean the brushes daily for about the first week, after that it was about about every few days for me yet I have long hair and a cat. Also the catch bin must be emptied daily (at least that was true for me) as well as a good cleaning of the filter in the catch bin to achieve maximum cleaning power. Because I already knew this it was not an issue for me. I was off work and heard the unit start and run for about 15 or so minuted then I no longer heard it so I got up to see if it got caught (which it had done on two occasions) or just at the back of the house. Nope, it had returned to it's base to recharge which under normal use should not of happened for 90 or so minuted. I thought perhaps my cat may of pushed it off it's charger so I charged up to a full charge and set it free again. Once again it ran for a short time then returned to it's base. I know from owning many battery operated tools that this is a sure sign of a worn out battery. Instead of opening the battery compartment to check the date on the battery (some battery tools are in the warehouse for long periods of time which means you get a worn out battery to start with) I decided for a new tool that this is unacceptable and returned said item. I will be looking at other brands to see if this is an issue before purchasing another.If it was not for the battery issue and the fact that the remote only worked when I was in the same room as the unit I would of been fully satisfied with the product and kept it even though the remote was limited. Again, this may of been a battery issue as the box came with batteries for the remote as well. Nice cleaning unit providing it stays charged.