LG HomBot 1.0 Robotic Vacuum

LG Hom-Bot vs. Roomba 780
A couple of questions someone might have in evaluating whether the LG Hom-Bot 1.0 is right for them may be:

1) Is an automated vacuum robot right for me?
2) Should I buy this over a Roomba?

In answer to question 1), my thoughts on these types of devices are this. They are an awesome little tool to add to your vacumming arsenal, but not in my humble opinion a direct substitute for a full size vac. I now have a Roomba 780 and the LG Hom-Bot. For me these make excellent hard floor dusters adding another weeapon to keep the pesky dust bunnies at bay while allowing you to attend to other things.

Here are the pros and cons of the particular unit as I see them:

Pros:
* Super quiet. In comparison to the Roomba, it is like the LG isn't even on.
* Sleek and modern design. To me the Roomba design is slightly better, but the LG still looks quite good in my opinion.
* Automated vacuum. How awesome is that? Kicking off a little...

LG Hom-Bot 1.0 versus Roomba 770
I presently own two different robotic vacuum cleaners - the LG Hom-Bot 1.0 and also the iRobot Roomba 770. I will preface this review by mentioning that my entire house is floored with wood and tile. I have no carpet at all, other than a small area rug by the front door.

I received both of these robotic vacuum cleaners at no charge, as part of the Amazon Vine review program. However, robotic vacuum cleaners are expensive, and I try to base my reviews as if I had actually spent my own hard earned money on the product. With that being said, if I had purchased the LG Hom-Bot myself, I would have returned it for a refund and purchased another Roomba 770 instead.

I will list my thoughts about these two similar robotic vacuum cleaners:

~The Roomba 770 can be programmed to run at a certain time each day. For example, I have mine programmed to run at 3:00 PM on M,T,W,Th,F. On the weekends, it is programmed to run at 10:00 AM. You can use different times...

A nice little unit
Having had no previous experience of robotic vacuum cleaners, I had nothing with which to compare it, and no way of knowing what to expect in terms of quality and funcionality. I was quite pleasantly surprised. It seems well constructed and quite robust. Considering that it is powered by a rechargeable battery, one cannot expect it to vacuum with anywhere near the suction power of a mains-powered cleaner, but still, it does a good job. It can't reach into corners because it is round, so it can't really be considered a substitute for a mains-powered vacuum, but it's great for keeping the general floor areas free of small debris and dust.
It is not noisy at all, and moves around happily on its own, dealing with obstacles, wall prtotrusions, and transitions from tile to carpet, without any fuss. It finds its way around the home very well, and never misses a room. It also finds its way back to its charging station quite well, and it hasn't got itself lost yet.
The dust canister...

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