i, I just bought a Rhumba 805 today which was on sale at Costco with a coupon with $50 off. It was originally $379 but with the coupon it was $329. I have to download the app. It was partially charged and when I pressed the button on top of the unit, it started doing its thing. It’s pretty neat. I’m anxious to download the app and see what the thing really does. A sighted friend who was with me said that it looked like it picked up pretty well.
Esther Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+! > On Dec 4, 2017, at 11:09 AM, Kay Malmquist <kay.malmqu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I like the Roomba but am not up to date on the current models. I have an > older one and my partner was a sighted guy and he was very impressed as to > how well it cleaned. We have always had animals around from a couple of > dogs and a few cats and birds and it kept up with the hair nicely. The > newer models have fans that pull the hair and dirt in to the cleaning pan. > I still would go through the house where there is carpet every once in a > while with an upright vacuum and do a deep cleaning but as far as keeping > the hair and feathers down you can't beat it. The app is super and very > accessible. Other people could tell you currently what are the best models > to get for pets. Yes, in my opinion they work. Back in the day, I trained > my guide dog to find Henry, which was what I called the downstairs Roomba, > when he got lost and couldn't find the charger. She loved finding that > little beast for me. Now,any more that isn't as much of a problem and you > can program what rooms it will do and in what order. It will go back to the > doc and charge itself if it needs to before it is done and then resume its > task. > > Kay Malmquist > kay.malmqu...@gmail.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, December 04, 2017 9:35 AM > Subject: RE: Is Roomba Accessible? > > > Hi Scott, > > I was also interested in these robotic vacuums, but my Mom bought a Neato > connected vacuum last year after she had hip replacement surgery and was > less able to do stuff for a while. I know Sandy from Ireland is a huge fan, > but after seeing it work at my Mom's house I wouldn't buy one. She has a > medium sized border collie and probably after every second cleaning she has > to completely take the thing apart, clean out all the little brushes, make > sure the sensors are clean and so on. They do have a good-size house (maybe > 1,300 or 1,400 square feet on the main fllor, but the kitchen and living > room are very open, then there is the entry way with stairs going into the > basement and a hallway going towards the master bedroom, it is the only > other room upstairs except for a small bathroom (just toilet and sink) for > everybody to use and the bathroom that is connected to the master bedroom. > The bedroom is quite large. > The Neato can't clean the entire upstairs on one charge and I have seen it > go round and round visiting the same places all over and not going to other > places. Maybe the house is too complicated, quite a bit of furniture, rugs > and a few odd corners and angles but while it will clean OK where it goes it > is definitely not super-impressive and at least in my Mom's house it gets > stuck at least once or twice during each cleaning. > I know you asked about the Roomba, maybe your place is smaller, but with > two dogs I'd not set my expectations too high and just in case I'd ask what > their satisfaction policy is. I had a central vacuum installed a few years > ago and my wife and I decided that spending 15 or 20 minutes a couple of > times a week to vacuum is not reall that big of a deal so no robotic vacuum > for us at least not until they are even much better than they are. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Scott Rumery > Sent: Monday, December 4, 2017 6:37 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Is Roomba Accessible? > > Good Morning, > > I am interested in getting an Roomba vacuum cleaner for our house for > Christmas. Does anyone on the list have one and if so which model would be > best for a house with 2 German Sheppards. Also, is the app accessible with > VoiceOver and what about setting it up when it is first taken out of the > box? Both my wife and I are blind and we do not have any sighted help in the > house so I would have to get the unit set up on my own. 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