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| Brand: iRobot
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $499.99
New (7) from $428.92
Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 1554
Color: Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13
Dimensions (in): 20.8 x 18.9 x 5.6
Model: 58001
UPC: 853816580019
EAN: 0853816580019
ASIN: B0011MITWM
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| | Vacuuming robot with spinning brushes cleans floors at the touch of a button | | | Bagless dustbin; filtration system traps allergens; anti-tangle technology | | | Built-in cliff sensors; on-board scheduling; wireless command center | | | Self-charging home base; 2 Virtual Walls, brushes, and filters included | | | Measures 16-3/4 by 21 by 5 inches; 1-year limited warranty |
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iRobot Roomba 580 Vacuuming Robot
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
 Why didn't I buy this earlier in my life! January 4, 2008
Belle (Louisiana)
136 out of 138 found this review helpful
I have two boys with friends and four large dogs that come in and out of the house leaving hair and fine dirt in their path. Now with iRobot Roomba 580, I have a meticulous cleaning service at the tip of my fingers. The potable remote control activates the cleaning service and the task scheduler allows one routine cleaning per day. I continue to be amazed at how much dirt and hair it picks-up even though we run it once a day. Thanks to iRobot, I have a cleaning partner who never complains and won't stop until the job is done!
~~~ HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS TOY
~ 1. First time(s) you run it, you will probably run it several times and watch it zoom under and around furniture. CAUTION: listen for the distress beep, to correct the problems when it gets stuck. Once corrected, the problem is eliminated.
Ex: Threads hanging under your furniture or bed, height of some appliances or furniture, electrical cords etc...
~ 2. If you have animals, run it several times a day while you are present to show them it's OK. We don't want them to consider it the enemy because it will poke them out of the way when it's vacuuming.
~ 3. If it is having difficulty docking...train it. Using the remote, start it from the docking station by pressing the "Clean" button to start it, press "Clean" again to stop it, then press "Dock" to resend it to the docking station. The second time, remove it from the docking station; place it several feet away from the station, pointing the raised button towards the station, press the "Clean", button then "Dock" button. It will automatically dock within 30 seconds, even if it does not go directly to the docking station.
~ 4. If you lose it...and you will lose it until you completely rid your home of obstacles listed in No. 1, press the "Clean" button, on the remote, to activate the beeper. Follow the sound!
~ 5. If the "Clean" button turns "RED"...it's running out of energy. Press the "Clean" button to stop it. Place it several feet in front of the docking station, pointing the raised button in the same direction as the station. Use the remote or the top of the machine to resend it to docking station by pressing "Clean" and "Dock" buttons. Use it again when it flashes a GREEN "Clean" button.
~ 6. Be nice and clean it after each use...it takes less than a minute. I always clean my machine, including the filter, after each use. I also pull the hair off the brushes. Make sure you close the brush cage well. I usually pull it up from the bars to check if it's closed properly. Improperly closed cage will generate dust bunnies under the machine instead of inside the container. It will happen to you at least once... Once a month, I clean the front black and white wheel by pulling it straight up like you would rollers on a desk.
~~~ PROS:
~ 1. You can set your schedule for each day and forget it.
~ 2. The vacuum is as loud as a hair dryer set on low except that you don't have to have it around your head while it does it's job.
~~~ CONS (according to my kids):
~ 1. Vacuuming is no longer part of their weekly allowance...it's been replaced by mopping.
~ 2. The docking station moves around on wooden floors which prevents the machine from docking properly 100% of the time. I corrected the problem by placing a rubber mat under the docking station. Now it has friction that prevents it from moving around.
~~~ ADVISE:
Buy the package with the most supplies (filters, brushes, corner broom) and find the best price on line using a coupon...it's worth the money. I received the following items in my package;
~ Wireless Command Center
~ On-board Scheduling
~ Self-charging Home Base
~ 3 Virtual Wall Lighthouses
~ Silver Faceplate
~ 11 Brushes
~ 7 Filters
Listed below are the approx prices for supplies you may need depending on the model you purchase...you do the math!
~ Wireless Command Center $59.99
~ Virtual Wall Lighthouse $39.99
~ Brush Cleaning Tool $5.99
~ Filter 3-pack $19.99 (2 pkgs)
~ Bristle Brush 3-pack $39.99
~ Flexible Brushes 3-pack $19.99
~ Side Brush 3-pack $14.99
~ Self-charging Home Base $69.99
Remember to register your machine on the irobot site to get access to their help files and participate in their blog to gain valuable information or experiences from other users. That's how I found out how to clean the front wheel!
~~~ NOTE:
I have my iRobot hidden under a chair and I keep the remote on the coffee table.
Not as ordered May 30, 2008
Mike Anisman (Ca USA)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
When I was ordering this I saw in a prior review that the item had been delivered to a prior customer without the accessory pack. I called Amazon and they checked and assured me that it would be delivered with this pack (value of pack $100.00). The item arrived without the pack. I called Roomba and they told me that this pack was the difference between the 560 and the 580.
That plus the $100 price difference. They said that the pack came in a separate package.
I called Amazon and explained what had occurred . The rep said she would have to check at the warehouse, that there was probably a whole pallet of these accessory packs in the warehouse that they did not not know went with the 580's. She said they would call back in several days. When they did not, I called and each time they said the warehouse had not gotten back to them.
I finally said that I had wasted enough time on this, so they offered me the options of either returning the Roomba, or waiting to see if it was in the warehouse or giving me a $100 refund. I took the refund which was applied the next day.
I don't know if they got this issue straightened out yet, so beware.
Excellent Product January 29, 2008
fourdognight (Kentucky)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
We live on a farm and have 10 cats, so I wasn't sure if the Roomba would be able to handle the amount of cat hair we generate daily. Fortunately, with a little extra maintenance, it does fine.
If you have multiple pets I recommend having a small and medium size Phillips Head screw drivers on hand, as the Roomba will eventually get pet hair clogging the gear box that holds the gears that rotate the brushes. The Roomba is well designed (modular)so it is easy to take off the bottom cover, remove the gear box unit, and remove the six small phillips head screws that hold the gear box cover on. It is easy to remove the gears and clean them. You will have to do this if you have cleaned the brushes themselves (including the hair that gets behind the little yellow bearing on the small brush)and you still get a thumping noise when the Roomba operates. The thumping noise is the anti tangle logic disabling the brushes as the Roomba thinks the clogged gears are actually the brushes tangled in carpet tassles or cords.
This is a great product. If your time is worth even ten dollars an hour and you clean daily, it pays for itself in two months.
Rosie doesn't pick-up poop! March 6, 2008
Doug (Mukilteo, WA)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
My Roomba, which we named Rosie (after the Jetson's robot), does not pick-up dog poop!! Rosie has been a great addition to our family. She has been doing an amazing job in keeping the dog hair from our carpets and kitchen floor. My carpets never looked better!! Last week, we had a little predicament! My friend brought their dog over while we all went to a birthday dinner. When we got back, their dog pooped on my carpet! The bad thing is Rosie started her daily afternoon cleaning while we were gone. Rosie mud bogged in the poop pretty dang good! She spread that crap all over my carpets and the side cleaning brush was nice enough to smear poop on my molding!! I thought Rosie was a gonner after this. All she told me was to clean her wheels. I had to take her completely apart and clean poop from every inner surface. That's not my feeling of fun! I didn't think she would work again! I just let her finish drying for the past two days and started her back up. She was a total champ! She's working perfect like usual. As for the poop, we did the best that we could to get it all out of the carpet. The carpet cleaners will be here tomorrow to get the rest of the job done.
I guess the morale of the story is your Roomba may enjoy mud bogging as a side from always having to clean the house, but it's like a kid and doesn't like cleaning up the mess when it's done!!
Love my Roomba April 6, 2008
Martha J. White (Beavercreek, OH USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I had some difficulty with my order of the iRobot Roomba 580 but Amazon came through with a settlement.
I really love my Roomba. I set it to run every day. With two young cats it's a lifesaver. I'm 70 yrs. old and running regular vacuum cleaner is very painful for my back. With Roomba there is no worries.
I've demonstrated my Roomba to a friend and she is seriously thinking of getting a Roomba now.
Thank you.
Martha
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