Shark AV911S EZ Robot Vacuum with Self-Empty Base, Bagless, Row-by-Row Cleaning, Perfect for Pet Hair, Compatible with Alexa, Wi-Fi, Gray

I looked at pros and cons of many robo vacuums before deciding on this one. It cleans quite well—I’m surprised at how much it picks up! I could not go 30 days without emptying, but we do have the two shedding dogs and a fair amount of sand. My dogs have short hair. I can see how longer hair might be a problem. Even short hair can clog a bit if you don’t regularly open things up to clean out. I run mine once a day, empty every day, and have learned that I need to clean the filter and clean the inside about once a week. If you don’t have pets and live in a sandy area, you can get by with a lot less. The filter works really well—do clean it more often than recommended. My only real complaint is that the battery seems to need more charging than I’d hoped. I have had trouble getting connected to wi-fi, but I haven’t called in for help yet—that seems to be a common issue. I will look forward to setting times and doing spot cleaning once I can use the app. All told, I’m very happy with the purchase so far.

Good worker …we named our little helper, Vern, he has been a nice addition to the family and certainly listen fairly well. Our largest concern has been the mapping of the house, Vern gets confused too often based on what he is capable of. I clean out the filters at least weekly if not more often, we don’t have pets so must of the debris is general dust. The problem with the mapping seems that once I approve the map that does look correct and then I create and label rooms is when Vern looses his mind. Apparently he doesn’t like specific orders, just general orders:). I send Vern to clean the kitchen and he’s doing a completely different room. I send him to clean the entryway and he’s right on it. It’s very confusing how some rooms he understands and most he doesn’t. We did a factory reset on Vern which was concerning as the family had grown to appreciate his efforts and we were afraid maybe an alter ego would come out… safe to say, the new Vern seems to be on top of the mapping this time. We are hoping this will continue and we regret not purchasing and adopting Vern sooner in our lives. Well worth the purchase and I think with a few tweaks or firmware updates from Shark that Vern will move right up into a 5 star category.

Probably should have bought a brand new one. It was amazing when it worked. But buying refurbished is always a risk.