Carpet versus hard floors
Brush contact, airflow and hair resistance decide carpet results. Hard floors reward good edge pickup and a mop that manages dirty water.
Australian robot vacuums and mops
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Spinning pads versus rollers
Spinning pads scrub; rollers continuously lift dirty water and are better for tracked-in mud. Neither replaces occasional manual deep cleaning.
Kids, pets and cables
Camera and 3D systems avoid more objects, but every robot can eat a cable or smear an undetected accident. Floor preparation still matters.
Thresholds and split levels
Measure the tallest doorway. No robot climbs stairs, and most need to be carried between levels, often without access to the wash dock.
Dock maintenance
Auto-empty is not no-maintenance. Empty dirty water, refill clean water, wash the tray, change bags and keep sensors and rollers clean.
Camera privacy
Vision can materially improve avoidance. If a roaming indoor camera is unacceptable, use the finder’s hard camera exclusion.
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