I got a Roomba for Christmas, and when I tried it on the ground floor of the house, there were too many rooms and it couldn't seem to find its home base to recharge. Tried a few times. Tried blocking off rooms. So Moved it to a small area (1 room)...just hit "go home" ...
-
Show this thread
-
2/ and it seems to have no internal map - just bouncing around randomly, zig zagging. I've read it takes a while to map... but does it EVER get competent?
8 replies 0 retweets 13 likesShow this thread -
3/ ok, had a little bit of success - moved a chair, moved some cables, and the robot found the base station ...but then tried to dock 4 times, road right up on the ramp, go to the right spot ...and spun around and left ... another 5 times.
1 reply 0 retweets 7 likesShow this thread -
4/ I was even holding down the base station so it wouldn't skid around (careful to keep fingers out of IR path). Then tried something else: move base station back 4" so it was solid against a wall. ...robot then docked. May try two sided tape or wood screws to secure base.
1 reply 0 retweets 8 likesShow this thread -
5/ And then after it docked, I emptied it, and flipped it overr to inspect. I've used it twice, and both times the three moving parts have gotten ENTIRELY bogged up with long hairs and linen threads. So had to hand cut those out. :( [ OTOH, my manual vacuuum has same prob >>
1 reply 0 retweets 11 likesShow this thread -
6/ I guess it's just a law of nature that if there are long hairs and linen threads on your floor, that every vacuum that's manufactured gets clogged and needs to be disassembled and have stuff cut out w knife. Kinda amazing there's not better tech in 21st century :( ]
4 replies 0 retweets 18 likesShow this thread
ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Mike the Grate
7/ Good feedback! I moved one chair and one cable, and performance got MUCH better, < 30 seconds.https://twitter.com/mikethegratest/status/1347552627660349440 …
ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs added,
-
-
Replying to @MorlockP
Our continually got stuck under the recliner, which sat halfway on and halfway off the rug. It was apparently JUST high enough to not trip the sensor, but low enough to catch it. Like a 15’ truck under a 14’10” bridge, but w/o a diesel engine to muscle through.
0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.