J adore….
Ce robot est fantastique :
trs facile a installer, vous le brancher, vous tlcharger l’appli, vous suivez pas a pas les indications et c est tout bon…. (si jamais vous n’arrivez pas a vous connecter la premire fois, il faut rteindre et relancer l’appli). La premire fois que vous lui demanderez de ntoyer il dcouvrira tout seul son environment et circulera entre les pices et les couloirs pour retourner se ranger bien sagement.
Si vous voulez lui demander de ntoyer une pice en particulier, pareil, trs simple soit vous lui indiquer la zone nettoyer via l’appli (mais il faudra au pralable crer une carte d’tage). Soit vous le poser l’endroit en question et lui demander un netoyage de zone, il vous rendra alors 4m nickels.

Concernant la puissance d’aspiration, bluffant galement ( mais effrayant, je n’avais pas conscience de la quantit de poussire qu’on accumule chaque jours.). En mode prcaution, il prend environ 50 min pour 45 m. (avec beaucoup d’obstacles).

Enfin concernant les obstacles, il se dbrouile plutot bien sauf avec certaines chaises si jamais leur ouverture entre les pieds est trop similaire la largeur du robot (dans ce cas il risque d’avoir du mal s’en sortir, mais jusque la il a toujours trouver la solution…)

L’appli enfin est pas incroyablement intuitive mais on fini toujours par s’y retrouver .

Seul point ngatif, il n’est pour l’instant pas disponnible sur google home ( contrairement a ce qui est indiqu) et il faut passer par un protocole IFTT…

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Davvero notevole!

Fa lo stesso casino di un tagliaerba a motore ma in compenso pulisce come un’aspirapolvere a corrente.

Ha potenza da vendere ed una spazzola molto efficace che lo rendono efficacissimo persino sui tappeti a pelo lungo (ne abbiamo uno by Ikea alto 2.5cm e va via che una bellezza)

Il software abbastanza evoluto e permette tante cosine interessanti (che per il momento non ho sfruttato) ma ha uno algoritmo tutto suo per decidere come pulire casa:
passa dal bagno alla sala alla cucina cos, quasi x noia, per poi doverci tornare x finire…mah?

A breve prover anche la mappa multipiano anche se non ho capito se serve tassativamente la base aggiuntiva.

Fino a qualche mese fa avevo un Roborock S50 (che mi si rotto dopo 3 mesi e la garanzia Gearbest mi ha fatto maramao 🙁 ) e devo dire che dal punto di vista pulizia il D7 vince a mani basse, mentre per quanto riguarda la deambulazione l’S50 aveva davvero una marcia in + (il D7 direi che soffre di labirintite)

Col senno di poi ritengo che il D7 sia davvero un ottimo acquisto (che rifarei) che consiglio vivamente.

Leggo che la spazzola del Folletto Vr100 (che sono sempre Neato. O meglio Folletto ha acquisto Neato) in grado di ridurre notevolmente il livello di rumore del D7 (che, ripeto, davvero importante).
Sto valutando se acquistarla…

I set the vacuum on a daily clean schedule while I’m at work and I’m really impressed with its ability to negotiate the nooks and crannies in my apartment.
Battery life is really good, the self charging is a great feature too.
Highly recommend.

Bot is the best thing since sliced bread. I ask him to clean when I want. He just goes and does his vacuuming without a fuss. I move everything g for him first so he has a clear run. 35 square meters in 30 minutes. If you hate vacuuming as much as me. Get the D7 Neato as it connects to your 5g WiFi. The others don’t. Absolute LOVE my Bo

Let me start by saying I like this robotic vacuum a lot. It cleans both carpets and hard floors very well and is relatively quiet (it is a vacuum though so some noise has to be expected) but not quiet enough to use during the night. I don’t have any mats to test but it has absolutely no problems crossing door thresholds with a 1cm drop. The first few times I used it, and while trying to create the maps for no-go lines, it did get confused a couple of times and ended up doing circuits around the bedroom. That said I haven’t experienced any navigation problems since then. I also like the way it cleans. First it goes around the edges of an area and then it fills in the area by going up and down in rows rather than the randomly bouncing around that other robo vacs seem to do. When it’s finished it will return to the dock and start recharging. I normally empty the bin after it has cleaned the whole house but you can set a timer in the software to remind you after x number of minutes use. When cleaning I use the Extra Care cleaning mode which means it goes a little slower and tries to leave a slight bigger gap between it and walls, furniture, etc. It does a pretty good job of not bumping in to things but occasionally will thump something, normally when reversing out of a tight spot. If you have really expensive furniture then can I suggest you get a cleaner instead :o). The D7, unlike D5 or D3, can be set to clean either in Turbo or Eco modes. Eco mode is supposed to make the battery last a little longer by reducing the cleaning performance slightly and be a little quieter too. When I tried Eco I couldn’t hear any difference and as it cleans my whole house on one charge I’ll stick with Turbo mode.

The no-go lines maps are very good in that they allow you to block off areas where you don’t want the vacuum to go e.g. pets feeding bowls, expensive furniture, etc., without having to use physical barriers such as the provided magnet strip. The D7 and D5 support up to 3 no-go line maps where the D3 supports 1. However, I am disappointed in that to use no-go line maps you have to start cleaning with the robot sitting on a dock. Not a problem on the floor that has the included dock installed but to use your no-go lines on other floors you will have to either move the dock every time you clean or buy more docks at 50 each. You are not told this in the info above or on Neatos website. Naughty. When it starts it moves forward off the dock by about 1ft and then scans the room to identify the map so why does it need a dock? Maybe it’s needed if it has to recharge part way through cleaning.

With the latest software update you can now divide your maps up in to zones e.g. kitchen, dining room, etc, and have it clean a single zone. I don’t have any use for this but others may find it useful.

Another useful feature is the ability to schedule automatic cleans while you are at work or the kids at school but it can only clean the floor it is on, it can’t climb stairs obviously, and if I had pets I wouldn’t clean with schedules just in case they had had a little accident (don’t even think about it).

So would I buy the Neato D7 again knowing what I now know? No, I would save loads of money and buy a D3 instead. Buy it when it’s on sale and you could even buy two, one for each floor, for less than the price of the D7.

Works well and a great improvement from the earlier model

Ho acquistato questo prodotto per il mio appartamento.
Si installa facilmente e si connette ad un ottima App che viene frequentemente aggiornata con nuove funzioni. Utilissima quella appena uscita che permette di selezionare l’area (esempio la stanza) senza bisogno di mettere e togliere ogni volta barriere fisiche o virtuali.
La forma a D permette il montaggio della spazzola davanti all’apparecchio invece che al centro come nei robot rotondi, migliorando la capacit di aspirazione negli angoli e negli anfratti.
La potenza di aspirazione buona e adatta per chi ha animali a casa. Ha un filtro per le polveri sottili e lo svuotamento del serbatoio dello sporco facile cos come quello della spazzola laterale (che si aggancia a calamita) e di quella principale.
Il sistema di guida laser, attualmente la migliore tecnologia, molto preciso e lavora anche al buio. Il D7 ha le ruote motrici che si sollevano e gli permettono di superare piccoli ostacoli, si blocca solo se la spazzola cattura ad esempio fili elettrici che ne impediscono la rotazione.
Insomma al momento il robot sul mercato pi avanzato.
Difetti? Come tutti questi apparecchi, meno ostacoli incontra, meglio e pi velocemente lavora, pertanto consigliabile preparare un p la stanza da pulire. La stessa cosa che si farebbe passando un aspirapolvere classico. Ci sono poi modelli leggermente pi piccoli e bassi, le dimensioni sono sempre una scelta frutto di un compromesso, ma si rinuncerebbe a molti dei pregi che si trovano nel D7.

Just replaced my Neato XV after 6 years where it has worked without problems and still works. Even though the XV was very good, my new Neato D7 cleans even better and is really smart with no-go lines, zones etc. + mobile app.

Have always been happy with Neato as it just works, which was not the case for my previous vacs from iRobot, which didn’t last long and started to behave strangely after 1-2 years by going in only one direction or completely failing. Neato is also much better and faster as it vacuums in regular patterns.

Easy to set up by following the instructions. Just need to install the app on Android or iPad/iPhone, it’s serial number (on base) to register it, plus the network password and it does the rest. For a basic run, just press one button and it sets off on its little cute route.
I’ve a complex house layout.Living room has a central staircase, an office with boxes, the Xmas decorations are up, several trolleys and bits of furniture etc. The only consistent problems it had were with wires or laundry on the floor (my fault). I’ve had no problems with WiFi connection dropping out so far.
It’s firmware is pretty amazing, it rotates, tips etc if it senses it’s stuck, to extricate itself. I loved it that it did the vacuuming under my desk (and under various bits of furniture) which is always a pain.
Changing room layout, eg moving chairs about, doesn’t seem to phase it. It appears to recognise newly open bits and cleans them fine.
Noise, it makes a typical vacuum noise but not as loud as any regular one I’ve owned and I was able to blank it out while working from home. Rosie (the dog) doesn’t come running when it’s working tho she’s met it just once and was a bit barky. She’ll be fine if we don’t make a fuss.
I managed to get it to lose itself by moving it out of the laundry room and into the kitchen. It tried its hardest to find its way home but gave up. I was alerted by the mobile app. If it’s stuck then it should be carried back to base or just moved within a foot of the problem area.
After downstairs, I moved the whole kit to my bedroom to test it there. It did a lovely job except when it got stuck under my shower (my fault, I couldn’t replace the tray cover after flooring was installed). It really got jammed under there and needed digging out of the corner. It did recognise the room as a new floor plan automatically. After that I used the included barrier strap.
Re floor plans and zonal cleaning. When trying to set this up in the app, even though it’s done several runs and returns a report and floor map it seems that one needs to run a separate, special mode to build tha map for zoning purposes. I’ve not tried this yet.

2nd Jan 2019. Update (pardon the geekiness, but I’m a software dev. Very impressed by the programming)
Floor plan took 2 attempts to set up because the unit got stuck first time round and needed manual carry to base. Perfect floor plan was created on the second attempt.
I’ve got 2 zones set up. The main area has its NW corner ignored because the unit keeps getting stuck under a dining chair. I’ve defined the hallway as a separate zone for cleaning. The whole downstairs is set as one area and is cleaned 2 days per week, the hallway zone is cleaned daily. Works perfectly.
Cons for this are that the options don’t seem to get stored reliably. But they’re so easy to set up it’s no biggy.
I may be wrong but when the unit get’s stuck it always seems to turn in one direction in its attempt to fix. e.g. anticlockwise. Maybe the firmware should also try clockwise.
Also, complaining just because Im a nerd/geek, it would be nice if the firmware checked for getting stuck under things (ie, in my case, when it got stuck under the shower tray rather than backing off)
Family increasingly embrace the robot, and we’d love to be able to personalize it with furry ears and a little nose 🙂

I have read some reviews on Amazon claiming theirs broke down, but so far I have been fortunate – in that mine is still working well. I use it a 3 or 4 times in my converted garage with wooden floors and it is amazing how much dirt it picks up. The android app works great and it has mapped the whole room and works flawlessly to help cut down my cleaning work every week. I got it on sale too at half price during a lightning sale so I am pretty chuffed as it is very expensive.

Purchased this during Black Friday and it cost 400, absolute bargain. I have it upstairs and it’s used everyday and it copes with the complicated layout really well (I have a different robo vac downstairs). The syncing with Amazon Alexa is a piece of cake. Love the way it sends you a message when it’s finished cleaning and you can see where it’s been. I just love this machine and cannot believe it’s taken me so much time to get one.

Dballage: parfait, rien dire
Installation: trs simple mettre en place (Connection au wifi ultra simple, Programmation ultra simple partir de l’appli,etc…)
Aspiration: vraiment trs bien
Notifications: ds que le robot a termin sa tache, il envoie un mail automatiquement, avec la carte de ce qu’il a aspir, gnial !!!

Autres: la limite de ce robot est sa hauteur (10 cm), et chez moi, j’ai un canap qui fait 9,5cm de hauteur. Une partie du robot arrivait passer sous mon canap, mais le robot se bloquait au niveau de la tourelle ronde situe sur le dessus.
J’ai contact le support de Botvac, qui m’a conseill de mettre en place des lignes virtuelles pour viter que le robot se cogne, car la tourelle contient les capteurs lasers et qu’ long terme ces chocs risquent d’endommager le robot.
J’ai donc dcider d’acheter des PATINS qu’on mets sous les pieds de chaises, que j’ai empils et colls sous les pieds de mon Canap.
Depuis, le robot passe intgralement sous le canap.
Ayant un chien qui perd normment ses poils, le robot est programm tous les 2 jours 10H30, et je peux vous dire que a nous a chang la vie !!!
J’attends toutefois de voir la longvit du produit (entretien des filtres et autres consommables), mais en conclusion, je suis trs satisfait du robot D7 connected.

J’ai dcid d’acheter ce robot sur un coup de tte. Un chien qui perd ses poils et qui me remplit un Dyson chaque jour (je grossis le trait, mais ce n’est pas trs loign de la vrit !), des enfants qui jouent comme des enfants, un temps pourri qui fait entrer de la terre dans la maison (bien souvent par les pattes de Monsieur Toutou qui perd donc aussi les poils), qui aprs schage, devient de la terre disperse dans toute la maison… Coupl cela de bosser temps plein, le burn-out n’tait pas loin.

J’avais dj test deux robots aspirateurs : un d’une marque totalement inconnue, qui m’avait t offert = calamit. Un e-zicom pet quelque chose = passez votre chemin aussi. Ce dernier e-zicom tait d’ailleurs toujours branch mais je ne lanais mme plus.

Bref, je me plaisais depuis quelques semaines baver devant ce Neato D7 ou l’quivalent Roomba, cumant les forums, blogs et avis de clients. Puis arrive le Black Friday et une norme promo sur ce modle. Gentil-mari, qui en avait lui aussi ras-le-pompom de passer l’aspirateur, l’achte.

Et nous voil recevoir le D7, avec ct, la brosse spciale animaux (tout en plastique).
Premire impression : le colis est super lourd ! Et en le dballant, ce robot pse un sacr poids en effet (comparativement ce que je connaissais). Une finition au top aussi.
L’installation est simple : enlevez les plastiques protecteurs, branchez la base, posez l’aspirateur (et dans mon cas, j’ai donc chang la brosse pour celle “animaux”).

Tlchargement de l’application et l : catastrophe. Impossible de finir la synchronisation du robot. Je n’ai toujours pas la rponse, mais la connexion aux serveurs Neato n’a jamais fonctionn. En revanche, avec le tlphone de Gentil-mari, a a fonctionn du premier coup (mme modle de tlphone, mme os… pas cherch comprendre). Nous utilisons le mme compte, donc j’ai pu juste entrer mes codes sur l’appli, et le robot m’est apparu, bien synchronis avec mon compte. Le robot fonctionne donc avec nos deux tlphones portables, sans besoin de le synchroniser de nouveau (contrairement ce que j’ai lu sur un commentaire).

Je lance donc le D7 pour sa premire opration de nettoyage, et je monte l’tage. Je redescends 30 minutes aprs, et l, chaque marque que je descendais, je dcouvrais un sol propre, sans poil de chien, sans miette, sans rien. Et le robot tait bien beau sur sa base en train de se recharger. J’avais reu sur mon tl sa carte de nettoyage.

Pour quelqu’un qui devenait folle de passer l’aspirateur jusqu’ trois fois par jour, j’ai eu un vritable sentiment d’euphorie. Ca peut paratre totalement exagr, mais je suis convaincue que d’autres se reconnatront dans ce mini-tmoignage. J’adore mon chien, mais ses poils, oh secours la panique ! Il lui suffit de marcher dans la maison pour que l’on puisse le suivre la trace rien qu’en regardant les poils au sol. Alors voir qu’en un passage, 30 petites minutes, ce robot ds sa premire utilisation a aspir la totalit de mon rez-de-chausse, franchement, j’en aurais pleur.

Nous l’avons maintenant depuis 15 jours et je ne m’en passerais pour rien au monde. Il est programm pour se lancer peu avant que l’on arrive, de sorte qu’il vienne de terminer son nettoyage quand on rentre. La maison est juste nickel.
Je n’ai pas encore test le multi-cartes (pour paramtrer plusieurs tages) mais je n’ai aucun doute sur le fait que ce sera tout aussi bien.

Il est noter qu’il nettoie parfaitement les coins, les pieds de table, de chaises, etc. Il se cogne trs peu, il se repre parfaitement, n’a pas de dplacement alatoire, il vite les obstacles et sais retourner sa base de faon simple et pragmatique : en ligne droite ! Il ne passe pas sous mes meubles cause de son tlmtre (la partie ronde sur le dessus), pour autant, il avance assez sous chaque meuble pour nettoyer le plus loin possible, sans cogner le tlmtre. Il russit monter sur les tapis ( poils courts) et les aspire mieux qu’un Dyson.

Un bmol cependant : il arrive que l’appli ait un message d’erreur de temps autre. Il suffit d’attendre et a finit par revenir, a vient des serveurs Neato. Et en attendant, vous pouvez toujours lancer le nettoyage en appuyant directement sur le robot.
Sans mentir, sans exagration, a nous change compltement la vie. Il nous enlve un stress et un nervement que nous avions chaque soir en rentrant. Et si j’avais su plus tt quel point ces engins sont efficaces, j’aurais saut le pas depuis bien longtemps !

It does navigate around without too much of an issue and can get out if stuck in most of the cases. Thou I had an issue when it drove itself under the dining chair and failed to get out.

It cleans great, thou can miss bits near edges. It is super easy to clean it and remove hair or any debris that stuck around the brush. Really brilliant design.
Was super easy to setup and get it going.
I love the software part with ability to see room and where it have been. Ability to set virtual boundaries is superb.
And just have received that they have added ability to set zones and clean specific zones.
So it is getting better and better.

To wrap it up. I love it, software makes it brilliant, but can benefit if navigation logic is improved. Like cleaning under a chair should be trivial for it.

Before this bot, I bought an iRobot R691, which didn’t quite do the job for me (details in my review), and struggled with my room layout. So I returned it, and I bought this as a replacement, which ironically was cheaper on the Black Friday deal.

To compare each bot is like comparing a Bently to a Ford; different beasts as represented by the prices (ignoring the one-off deal), but even then, I’m impressed by how much better this bot is

It maps out the area, and efficiently covers every corner; it handles the transfer from lino, to the carpet and onto rugs absolutely no issue whatsoever. The first day I used it, It did get stuck when it tried to climb onto my fireplace, but this was solved simply by the magnetic strip they send (could also be solved by the app “no go” lines, but TBH, I found the magnetic strip an efficient solution)

The cleaning efficiency and ability is awesome; I have two cats and this thing gets every hair. I take it upstairs once a week and it trotters about as I do the choirs and avoids the stairs efficiently.

A solid week on and I couldn’t be more impressed; I use it on a timer for before I get up and has the downstairs spotless for that day. Anyone who says that this is a gimmick has no idea; it is a time saver and a great assistant; of course, it doesn’t replace the main vacuum cleaner, which will be needed occasionally too deep clean and get under the furniture, but for a day to day vacuum it is brilliant; if you are like me and tend to get behind with the choirs (for me it is due to the day job), then you will notice a real difference, and personally it is a great feeling to get up and come home to a clean floor

The app is easy to use and has some great features; every morning I look at the map to make sure it hasn’t missed. Some features I will never use but can see how they can be useful

I’ve never seen the battery fall below 50%; the capacity seems fine (and a daily routine means it is more than big enough for a 3 room downstairs clean every day.

Niggles…

1. The edge cleaning isn’t as good as the iRobot; it is the only point it falls short on aginst that bot; the side brush is smaller, and although the D shape helps for the edges, you can see the odd spec directly under furniture where it missed; it is only minor

2. Set up was harder than I thought it should be; instructions say that you connect it to the base and then should hear some noises, but in reality, nothing (no noises, no lights) happens for 15min making you wonder if it is faulty; you can’t set it up until it strikes up, but after which it is fairly straightforward, and only a one time operation

3. The price – I know it is good; it’s top of the range, but I just couldn’t justify recommending it at 800. Wait for the deals; I got this in for 400 on Black Friday 2018.

Conclusion; I bought this as a bit of techie fan, maybe in the back of my mind I was expecting a gimmick, but far from being a gimmick, I have found the bot to be efficient and timesaving. 10/10

J’ai longuement hsit entre un Neato D7 et un iRobot 960.
Mon choix c’est finalement port sur le Neato, pour sa navigation ultra prcises grce son tlmtre laser (mme dans le noir), son intelligence relativement impressionnante et son logiciel interne volutif !
Mais aussi parce que chez Neato pas de camra filmant 24h/24 votre vie prive comme sur le iRobot 960 !

Aprs quelques rglages, des petites squences de nettoyages, et une grande premire utilisation dans toute la maison, le rsultat est impressionnant !

– Navigation trs prcise.
– Pas trop brusque dans ses dplacements.
– Nettoyage de zone en zone : le robot se concentre sur une grande surface prcise avant de passer la suivante.
– La programmation du nettoyage par slection de zone est prvue pour bientt sur le D7 (info sur le site de la marque)
– Retour la base intelligent : il connais le chemin pour rentrer.
– Dure de la batterie excellente ! de plus si la batterie est trop faible pour finir le travail, il retourne se charger (juste la charge ncessaire) avant de repartir terminer son Job. Cette dernire fonction est uniquement disponible sur le D7 ce jour il me semble.

Quelque cheveux on tendance s’enrouler autour du balais brosse, mais cela me semble logique est invitable pour tout type d’aspirateur robot quip d’un systme de balais rouleau rotatif.
Un petit inconvnient qui ne me drange pas et presque invisible face la performance incroyable de l’aspirateur maintenir des surfaces propres !
NB : Le nettoyage du balais brosse (dmontable) est trs simple.

L’application est galement simple et intuitive avec une cartographie du nettoyage trs prcise.

Une table basse (avec tagre) trop basse de quelques centimtre ? Des tampons pais sous les pieds et le tour est jou ! Il est impratif d’adapter votre maison un minimum votre aspirateur robot (en le regardant faire sur les premires cycles de nettoyage).

A robot hoover. Something we were all dreaming of when we watched Back To The Future II back in the 80s. Now it is a reality. If you are tech savvy this is pretty simple to set up. You like the vacuum to you phone of tablet, configure the space it is to clean – the hoover sweeps across the surface to assess how big the space is – then you are away.
Every time you come to hoover, the robot remembers the space and just gets on with the job.
In terms of ease of use this is a 10/10. In terms of cleaning, obviously this does not have the suction power of say a Dyson, but the results are still incredibly impressive.
We currently have this configured to hoover the upstairs of our house, and we are very impressed with the results.
The only downside, compared to other vacs, is the price. But you are paying for convenience. This would be ideal for a home with big open spaces.

I bought the device via Amazon Warehouse as a previous customer return, in hindsight probably a mistake the vac itself would often reboot itself and then strand itself in the middle of a room. We reread the other reviews and decided to return and replace the item with a new one, in hindsight our best decision.
It is frankly awesome, the device is really smart and gets everywhere. It does an amazing job and is quieter and more efficient than others I have seen. Because it moves in a very deliberate way, and definitely slower than I would vac a room, it does a MUCH better job than our very expensive Miele vac. I can’t recommend it highly enough, just make sure you buy a new one!

This Neato unit is the first robot vacuum cleaner I’ve come across that actually works, and it does surprisingly well. However, it does have a few issues, so it’s worth bearing these in mind before purchase.

Setup: This is one of the things that’s great about Neato. It’s easy to set up and use, and I had it up and running within five minutes. You just turn it on, install the app and connect it to your wifi network. It then gives you the option of doing a mapping run, which is recommended as it allows you to define all your no-go areas etc and specific room boundaries from the start. Only issue is that I made the mistake of not doing this and then couldn’t find the option to re-run it anywhere in the app, so in the end I completely reset Neato, which prompted me to run the mapping run and it worked fine.

Suction: Neato has much better suction that I thought, and is completely fine as long as it’s run regularly. If you want to quickly vacuum the living room before guest come round it’s not quite as effective as a regular vacuum cleaner, but it still does a good job.

Navigation: Neato’s navigation is excellent, and the app works really well. However, Neato does manage to get caught on something quite often – probably around 50% of cleans are interrupted by Neato getting stuck, particularly on chair legs and on the piano. I don’t really have the confidence to set it off when I’m not in the house, but actually this works out OK, as I use it to do vacuum cleaning while I do some tidying, and that way I’m on hand if there are any problems.

Other features: The app itself is great, aside from the issue of not being able to re-do the mapping run. Neato also works with Alexa, which is really cool. You can’t rename Neato to whatever you like (I had fantasies of saying “R2D2, please clean the house”, which is a shame, and I couldn’t get it to do specific rooms, you have to just ask Neato to do some cleaning and it will clean the whole floor or wherever you have defined in the app.

Overall: A great, helpful device that makes the keeping on top of the cleaning a much easier task.

So, nachdem ich meinen neuen Helfer jetzt ausgiebig getestet habe, schreibe auch ich meine Erfahrung, um anderen bei der Entscheidung zu helfen!
Als erstes vorab:
Die Aussage, dass der Roboter sich nach meiner Wohnung richten muss ist Quatsch! Wenn ich per Hand putze muss ich auch den Blumenkbel beiseite schieben, den Vorhang anheben und die Waage im Bad verrumen, um darunter wischen zu knnen…
Wer dann (im kleinen Rahmen!) seine Wohnung so logisch gestaltet hat, so dass man selber als Mensch wischen/saugen knnte, der hat das bestmglichste getan, um Robi freie Fahrt zu geben!

Bei mir hngt der Robi brigens ber das 5Ghz Netz am WLAN und seitdem hat er kein einziges Mal sein WLAN wieder verloren!

Nachtrag:
Leider hat er doch das WLAN mal wieder verloren…

Ansonsten fhrt er wirklich logisch die 75qm Wohnung ab und bleibt NIRGENDS hngen! Dauer ca. 55-60 Minuten.
Falls er mal ein Hindernis anfhrt ist es wirklich eine sanfte Berhrung und ein sofortiger Stopp!
Muss er mal zurck fahren, um aus einer Situation wieder heraus zu finden, so kann es schon mal passieren, dass er leicht aufsteigt/hochfhrt, dadurch ist aber noch nie was zu Schaden gekommen. Deshalb fr mich nichts negatives!

Wichtig ist nach der Ersterkundung des Saugroboters die No-Go-Linien einzuzeichnen, um zu bestimmen, wo er nicht hindarf!!! (Habe ich ber mein Tablet gemacht und hat prima funktioniert). Dabei kann ich einfache Striche ziehen, aber diese auch verbinden, um z. B. ein Viereck zu erhalten…
Funktioniert 100% zuverlssig…

Die Lautstrke des Roboters im Normal-Modus ist vollkommen in Ordnung, da ein normaler Handstaubsauger auch kein Flsterer ist.
ber die Lautstrke zu meckern, ist meiner Meinung nach einfach nur dumm.
Wahrscheinlich haben diese Leute selbst noch nie gestaubsaugt…

Mittlerweile kann der Robi auch einzelne Zonen, die ich selbst definiere anfahren, da er die Zonenreinigung spendiert bekam! Sehr coole Sache.
Da wre das einzige Gemecker, das es selbstverstndlich sein sollte, dass ich diese Zonen mit frei definierbaren Formen anlegen kann! Knnt aber bestimmt beim nchsten Update!
Und wenn man den Robi evtl. ber die App komplett ausschalten knnte, um einen sogenannten Deep Sleep Modus zu aktivieren (dadurch knnte man Akku sparen…).
Aber das ist jetzt Jammern auf hohem Niveau!

Im Groen und Ganzen ist der Neato D7 mit Sicherheit der beste und zuverlssigste Robi, denn es zur Zeit am Markt gibt…
Ganz klare Kaufempfehlung!

P. S.: In irgendeiner Rezension habe ich gelesen, dass der Robi nicht im Dunkeln fhrt, dass ist milde ausgedrckt absoluter Bullshit!
Selbstverstndlich fhrt er auch im stockfinsteren Raum!

Mine lasted just over two years, though after a year the rubber o ring that is used to drive the side brush failed – I simply replaced it with a rubber band that lasted. (requires specialist tools to open a D7) When it finally failed it simply said ‘reboot me’ and refer to customer service. I did not bother with CS and decided to replace (bought something different with favourable reviews)

Other than the brush episode it worked well with daily cleaning of over 40m2. The D7 worked well with lips between rooms, rugs and pet hair. It was also very easy to maintain – every few days emptying the dust bin and every couple of weeks removing anything snagging the rolling brush. Battery life was fine the entire time I had it. And device always returned to the dock.

BTW Re the software updates – don’t use them – once it cleans for you well, stay well alone form any software updates: stop the app from updating the device – after the first update for us, the D7 stopped cleaning outside corners very well – clearly the algorithm was changed as it made no attempt to delve back into corners like it used to, instead giving a couple of inches berth to an outside corner – a tad annoying. For me the the software updates were the reason to try something different.

A final note that may be of use I bought mine on a prime day so got it for half price – significant savings given its price at the time of almost 800.

I am disabled and permanently in a wheelchair. because my hands have very little function hoovering my flat was becoming impossible . I did a lot of research and finally settled for this amazing little machine. I can now keep my flat as clean as when I was able bodied. the only problem I have with him is that when I’ve removed no go Lines he doesn’t recognise the fact so now there are places he won’t clean. it’s not possible for me to empty him but I have help once a fortnight and the waste container just about last that long. he’s not a luxury for me but a means by which I can retain independence. I wouldn’t pay this much for a vacuum cleaner and wouldn’t pay this much if it was just a gadget.

“Rosie” is the best. Very good quality cleaning. Whiever remember the Jetsons, will recall Rosie.

Getting setup was REALLY simple. Remove from box, plug in base station, place robot in front of the station and push gently into the charging contacts and let it boot up with some glowing LEDs.

Whilst it does so, get your phone out and download the app. Follow the instructions (complete with videos) there and voila, 5 minutes after opening the box you’re sitting there like an over excited child with a new toy on Christmas day.

To use the ‘no-go’ lines on the app you need to let the bot do a clean first. It comes with the ‘old fashioned’ magnetic tape to allow you to quickly mark a no-go area for one off cleans or if you need to re-map an area. Off the bot trundles, powering up and heading around the edge of the room first. When it reaches a doorway it’ll head through it and back, finishing the first room and then the other rooms one by one.

Now, for the important parts… can you leave it to its own devices?

I have a rug with tassels in the middle of my lounge floor and I’ve got to say… I’m impressed with how it handled it. It would suck them up, immediately realise and you hear the blades stop spinning, the suction stops and the bot reverses back to free itself and tries again from a different angle. Once it’s worked out the edge, it simply seems to avoid the problem area.

Most of my furniture is either quite high (eg coffee table) that it can happily navigate around or low (sofa) that it cleans right up against. The exception is a treadmill which is the exact perfect height from the floor that the bot can get underneath right up to the laser range finder unit that sits about 1cm proud from the top. And this is where you find a flaw… the lasers work by detecting the reflection back, simple physics… but when they hit something reflective the laser doesn’t scatter and get picked up, it will bounce like a mirror… the edge of the treadmill is black, shiny plastic and it doesn’t seem to detect it properly.

So the bot trundles under the treadmill and gets about half way in before it starts to jam. It sits there, realises it’s not moving after about 4-5 seconds and backs up, again then trying from a slightly different angle. It still doesn’t get itself fully jammed, nor need human help. It figures out that something isn’t right and attempts to correct.

So in the lounge, it’s happily handled random boxes left on the floor, my slippers, trainers, the aforementioned tassels and a 1cm floor height difference between my lounge and kitchen. Sometimes it gets up that little step, other times it hits it and stops dead in its tracks. Again it realises, backs up and tries at an angle with each wheel then able to get a purchase on the lip and off it goes. In the kitchen it’ll happily work itself around clothes airers etc I may have out on any given day.

So navigation is sorted, it has yet to get itself stuck with no help requested from me.

So cleaning…. summed up, pretty damn good. I have two cats who I swear shed their body weight in fur every month. My Dyson regular cleaner is pretty good at getting stuff up but of course that requires me to use it, which is a flaw in any design 😉 I hadn’t vacuumed for the week before getting the D7 (I knew it was coming so wanted a good test!) so wasn’t too surprised when the bin was absolutely rammed full after it’s first sweep of my lounge/kitchen. I emptied the bin and set it off again, this time getting about another 2/3 of a bin from the two rooms. With a daily schedule now setup it keeps on top of the fluff, perhaps getting 1/4 to 1/3 of a bin on each of the daily runs. I can therefore empty it every 2-3 days without worrying.

Biggest downside – it doesn’t climb upstairs 😉 You can just pick the bot up, place it on another floor and hit the go button. It’ll figure out the rooms and do a normal clean. It’ll send you its usual cleaning map of where it’s cleaned at the end of the cycle as normal but it won’t be able to do its no-go lines. Those only work on the floor where the base-station is. You would need multiple units if you wanted otherwise but these are far too expensive for that!

I love this bot. It does a great job, my carpets are clean, my kitchen tiled floor is clean. It’s quiet enough you can watch TV in the room it’s currently cleaning. Two cats watch it from a distance without going all ninja on it. It’s navigation seems to do a good job.

Downsides? The price, it’s at least 2x the price it should be and that’s coming from someone who absolutely loves it. I’d buy another for my upstairs but as it stands I could only just justify the cost for downstairs that has more foot traffic and for keeping it clean for visitors etc and even then, not at retail price (aka wait for a GOOD sale!). I’d have never have bought it at regular price… even now knowing how good it is. Older models are almost identical, same laser navigation, same decent cleaning power – yet the top of the range units are 2x the price now compared to just a few years ago. If it lasts anything less than 5 years I won’t even consider replacing it with another Neato as that’s the absolute minimum I’d expect something of this price to last.

I have waited quite a while to purchase a robotic vacuum. I tested the Dyson 360 eye (good suction but terrible navigation so back it went). I also tested an early roomba (before they got intelligent navigation) and that went back as well. I always thought having to lay out magnetic strips (older Neato’s) or beacons (Roomba) was a poor solution so when the D7 came out with no-go lines I took the plunge…read on for my 1 month review.

Unboxing and setup
Not overly packaged and no assembly to complete other than removing a moisture absorption pack and a few protective films. Setup was very straightforward via the app. Make sure you site the charging station so that the robot has a good connection to your Wi-Fi. If you want to start cleaning cycles or communicate with the robot during cleaning cycles from the app the robot needs a strong Wi-Fi connection and it supports both 2.4 and 5GHz bands. It will clean without a Wi-Fi signal (I have 1 dead spot in my home) but you wont be able to communicate with the bot via the app.

Navigation
The navigation on this unit is excellent. On its first trip out it pauses a bit to scan the rooms as it enters new ones but I found its edge cleaning accuracy, obstacle avoidance and general ability to work a series of rooms in a methodical fashion impressive. It didn’t miss any areas. Once you have done your first clean and you have a map saved you can add no-go lines. I had to do these a few times to get the exact placement correct (testing with a cleaning cycle after each change) but once I got them right the robot is very good at skirting around them. Note you can only store 1 map (edit 2 Aug 2018 – you can now store up to 3 maps, each with their own no go lines but always need to start cycle from a charging station which you can now buy separately) so you can only store no-go lines for that single stored map. I have a 2 story place (and don’t want to purchase another bot) and set it all up for the lower floor but I then just carry it up to the upper floor and initiate cleaning cycles using the button on the unit. When its done I just return it to its charging station on the lower floor. Note that the no-go lines ONLY work when you initiate cleaning from the app. I use the ‘extra care’ navigation option which means it runs a little slower to get around the space (around 7%) but is gentler in terms of when it touches obstructions. The unit gets under most furniture in my place – the Dyson 360 eye was quite tall so poor at getting under most units. When the clearance is on the boundary of the advertised height it sometimes get stuck but only where there is a variable height on the underside of a piece of furniture (i.e. where a sofa sags a bit towards the middle). Watch it on the first run and use no-go lines to keep it out of areas where there is potential for it to get stuck.

One thing it does experience a bit of trouble with is some narrow, angular chair legs…it tries to climb them for a while before giving up.

Cleaning
Suction is very good in both eco and full power modes. I use eco mode which is sufficient – unless you have pets or just lots of stuff to pickup its probably fine for most houses and uses less battery – do a few runs and experiment. I also tried the full power mode but for me it didn’t really pick up much more and it was a little louder and used approx. 20% more battery.

Maintenance
I use a handheld mini-vac to clean the filter after 2-3 runs (will depend on how quickly you fill the bin) and also take out the brush to clear out hair caught up in it – it’s a 6-7 min job once a week. Its worth doing this regularly if you want this to run efficiently. I do wish the filters were washable (Neato – if you are reading this please consider this as a future feature request!) as they are on the Dyson. Filter replacements are relatively expensive 20+ for 2 original Neato filters and you are recommended to replace every 2-3 months. You are also advised to replace the roller (25) and side brush (12.99 for 2) every 6-8 months depending on usage – just consider these costs when looking at total cost of ownership.

Summary
I have to say I was reticent about buying the unit, thinking it would not meet expectations and have to go back. I’m pleased to report its a keeper. It wont work for all houses, particularly very cluttered places or places with lots of deep, loose pile rugs (the roller will get stuck on these) but for me it has genuinely made life easier (some ‘smart’ gadgets just seem to end up being a pain in the butt but not this one).

This probably wont completely remove the need for your primary home corded/ cordless vacuum but I haven’t had to use mine in a month on the floor the D7 is being primarily used on.

Spend the time on setting it up properly, utilize the no-go lines (game changing feature) and maintaining it and it will work a treat. Recommended.