Ecovacs DEEBOT OZMO T8 AIVI Robot Vacuum Cleaner with Mop (Smart AIVI Object Recognition, Advanced dToF Laser Detection, On-demand Video Manager, OZMO™ Pro Oscillating Mopping System, 180min Run-Time)

Absolutely amazing!
This product is incredible! Some time ago when robot cleaners arrived I was very sceptical & judging by what I read they reall weren’t up to the job. Things have improved so I read the which.co.uk reviews they didn’t include this model but had the Dyson robot. I read a lot of reviews & watched a number of videos. As I have a small cleaning business the most important thing was the radar & object avoidance capability then the mopping & of course vaccuming effectiveness. The radar uses the latest Lidar system, used by the military & you may have seen documentaries where buildings have been mapped to preserve them online. The radar is very effective, however the Deebot can get stuck on cables or other “stringy” items, so it’s not perfect. Best thing to do is remove or place such items out of the way. It will easily find such things as chairs, tables etc & move around them. It will go into corners, provided there is enough room & the brushes will sweep into the corners. I have used a Tineco & Dyson cordless & this bot picked up more human hair & pet hair than those two rotary vaccume cleaners. The Deebot is very good at vaccuming provided your not trying to pickup anything much larger than a pea. It will pickup larger items but its best suited to a more tidy environment. It will easily vaccume up spilt coffee, sugar, peanuts etc. It’s ideally suited to going around large spaces, in my case a hotel, bank, job centre etc. Where it can help me as if I had another worker, leaving me free to do the more delicate stuff such as office cleaning. If you buy from the manufacturer as I did on Amazon (just look for their name Ecovacs) then the Ozmo osscilating mopping attachment is included at no extra cost. The standard attachment (included) doesn’t osscilate but just wipes the microfibre pad across the floor. The Ozmo system has a small motor & will scrub at 480 oscillations per minute. The scrubbing action is superb & does a much better job than you would do with an ordinary mop. It won’t damage your delicate wooden or polished floors & I find it a great help. It won’t fall off down the stairs as it has a sensor to detect the edge, in fact all the sensors are very good, just press a button & let Deebot scuttle off & do it’s job. It’s a bit freaky to see it suddenly come to life like a big beetle but after a few minutes you get used to it & it’s amazing how it works it’s way around. The manufacturer doesnt recommend using cleaning fluids in the container, as you can bung up the water outlets & void your warranty. So what I do is make up a solution of hard surface cleaner & put small puddles spaced about 6-10 feet apart & let the Deebot use the liquid to scrub the floor. Make sure your Ozmo reservoir is topped up as it will still pump out a very small amount of water (which you can adjust), you don’t have to lay down puddles as you can use the Deebot as is because the microfibre pad will pick up a lot of dirt. If you want the Deebot to vaccum then mop a combined floor then you will have to use the other reservoir without the Ozmo or use the Deebot with or without the Ozmo to vaccume then scrub (remove the Ozmo if doing your carpets). I’ve attached a video of it vaccuming in a well known national chain of opticians. It will also scrub any floor in exactly the same way using the Ozmo plug in resovoir. I am very pleased with this product but make sure it suits your environment as it’s no good for very small spaces full of clutter. As long as there is enough room for it to move around the objects it will avoid items & even go underneath them & do it’s job. It is extremely effective, quite quick in its movements but in order to be so thorough it will go back & forth quite a bit & take it’s time. I don’t use it to save time but to help me so I don’t wear myself out! All in all its a very good robot, in fact its so good I bought another one as it was on sale & the price had dropped by 100 ! I couldn’t resist that, so what more can you ask for? Btw they also do a robot window/glass cleaner, it’s called the Winbot, I will be checking that out next. Neither product is cheap but you definitely get what you pay for, so don’t go cheap. If you can buy it then do so, if not then save up & get it, it’s great. Btw, I’ve just read my review & realised it sounds like a promo from the manufacturer! Nooo I don’t work for Ecovacs, just happy to share the good news as it’s a great product.