Neato vs Roomba

Neato vs Roomba Two market leaders in robotic vacuums, how do they differ? Let's find out... Navigation & Communication Its laser eye uses infrared light to scan the surroundings five times every second. The result is a highly accurate 360° map of the room and any obstacles. It sends out an infrared signal and checks how long it takes to bounce back to the infrared receiver located on its bumper Object sensors located in the bumper lets the robot know it encountered an obstacle. Wall sensors allows the roomba to follow closely along walls and objects like furniture without touching them. The screen tells neato you if you need to perform iRobot robotics Roomba maintenance tasks 2:35 Clean Cliff Sensors located on both Just in case the laser doesn't sides detect potential "drop zones" such stairs so it doesn't go over it and fall see the object in front of it, a sensor located in the It will sometimes speak in a These cliff sensors constantly send out infrared signals, and Roomba expects them to immediately bounce back. If it's approaching a cliff, the signals all of a sudden get lost. female voice when it needs bumper detects it and moves in another direction assistance, but for more obscure technical issues it just beeps, and you need to keep track of the number of beeps and look up what they mean online Cleaning Pattern Roomba starts cleaning in an outward-moving spiral and then heads for the perimeter of the room After completing its task it goes back to the charging station or moves to another room Sofa Table Neato starts by using the laser sensor to map out the size of the room then proceeds to clean the perimeter first before moving towards the inner areas in straigh back and forth motion. Once it hits an obstacle, it believes it has reached the perimeter of the room, until it hits another obstacle, at which point it cleans around it, finds a clear path and proceeds to traverse the room between objects like walls and furniture until the allotted hing time is up. How it Cleans The spinning side brush sticks out past the Roomba shell to reach spots the underside can't access 2 counter rotating extractors grab dirt and other debris A strong suction from the the vacuum motor pulls A motorized brush/ beater bar beats carpet The vacuum sucks up dirt and dust as Roomba moves along the floor then dumps them in a dirt bin located here dirt into the bin located here to dislodge dirt Illustration based on the Neato XV-21 Illustration based on the Roomba 880 Dimensions 4" 3.5" ++ 12.5" 13.9" Weight 8.6 8.4 Ibs Ibs Containment Infrared signal (range is 7 feet) Neato uses magnetic strips of tape called boundery markers to block off areas Roomba uses a virtual lighthouse that sends an infrared signal to block the Roomba from entering off-limit areas that are off limits Filtration Dirt collected from the extractors goes through an opening located here 2 HEPA Filters flank both sides, other models will only have one НЕРА filter a HEPA filter is located on the back of the dirt cup Dirt is collected through an opening under the robot that goes directly to the dirt cup Illustration based on the Neato XV-21 Illustration based on the 700 series Roomba Charge Time 1 2 Hours Hours Run Time up to up to 73 Minutes Hours Sources Best Cordless Vacuum Guide http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/irobot-roomba-560-vs-neato-xv11 http://www.robotreviews.com/reviews/neato-vs-roomba-a-beginners-guide http://www.neatorobotics.com/how-it-works/ http://www.mensjournal.com/gear/electronics/the-affordable-robo-vac-20131203 http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/home/robotic-vacuum2.htm http://signaltheorist.com/?p=91 http://www.doobybrain.com/2009/05/08/long-exposure-shows-roomba-cleaning-path/ http://www.irobot.com/en/us/learn/home/roomba.aspx http://www.robotshop.com/blog/en/robotshop-ultimate-challenge-irobot-roomba-780-tested-1454 http://www.robotshop.com/blog/en/robotshop-ultimate-challenge-neato-xv-11-results-in-roomba-outclassed-1441