ECOVACS DEEBOT 661 Cordless Robot Vacuum, Black

This is a great basic robotic vacuum finally got it hooked up to the Wi-Fi and programmed pretty decent suction goes over my medium shag area rug with no trouble. Cleans my vinyl wood plank flooring well, the mop feature is really only a damp pad and a very light cleaning but it's useful. The price was right and I purchased it mainly because of that. I was not sure how it would work with my home configuration and furniture. I have a two-story house and I do take it upstairs where there's partial carpet and the vinyl wood flooring as well and it doesn't get stuck and works very well on the carpet which is a low/ medium pile. I like that it'll go under the beds. I'm always surprised what's in the dust cup when it's finished.###Update10/16/2020 ###UPDATE###Sad to report experiencing problems with the DEEBOT not running as long having a random audible beep while charging and not responsive at times. For sure it runs out of battery within 20 mins of run time and won't respond at times with remote or button on device I have to turn on and off to get it to respond. Manual says random beep I am hearing though out the day is a the roller brush is tangled and needs cleaning, which I did but still beeping...a lot of money to spend for something that functioned less than a year. Quite a ordeal to send in videos and information to Support but still trying!

The media could not be loaded. It suctions okay and it helps me with cleaning the house but I have a few problems with it. The first is charging problems. The contact at the base of the device to the charging station is bad. I therefore have to sit by it so that when its charging and stops I can adjust it to recharge. The charging is very sensitive to movement especially when you do it on the floor. The cleaning process is the secondary issue, you always need to be monitoring the machine so that when it lifts off the floor, you can look for it and place it back down. When it enters under a bed that is partially carpeted for instance, it creates lots of problems because you might need to reach it when it lifts of the floor at the edge of the carpet and the floor itself because you cannot make it work again from the app. You need to manually lift it up and place it back.

After owning 2 Roombas I was hesitant about getting a different brand. BUT I am so glad I did. This robot vaccum is quieter than Roomba - all 3 of our dogs hated Roomba because of the noise, they do not even notice Deebot because it is so quiet. It has 2 spinning side brushes (one on each side) that sweep in dirt - where as Roomba has only one missing a lot of dirt and having to cover the same area twice as much. The Deebot seems to clean better in less time. It does not rudely bump into furniture at full speed like Roomba. Deebot notices furniture, structures and walls before bumping into it and slows down way before it gets close and proceeds with a slow speed until it gently bumps the structure or not at all. Our Roombas couldn't find it's way back to its docking stations hald the time, Deebot always knows where to get back to its docking station. I havent had to go around the house searching for it. The bin is pretty big and holds more dust/dirt. The brushes all come off very easily and easier to clean than Roomba. You can also set the suction power and spins per minute, which we couldn't on Roomba. Comes with a remote or you can download and app, can set an auto schedule, mops well. Comes with it's own wifi hot spot so it's not taking any bandwidth from your home wifi. The price for this verses a vaccum and mop 2 in 1 Roomba is a huge difference. It's a cheaper price but not cheaper quality. In my opinion its actually better quality than a Roomba at a similar price which would be their basic one.Roomba was a good experience for our first couple of times - but the Deebot has won us over 100%.Happy buying friends!

Another update: A little over a year of owning this, the battery no longer holds a charge. Customer service basically told me I'm out of luck because it's over a year and I'd have to pay a 3rd party company to diagnose and repair it. At this price they should put a disclaimer in the description that it's disposable and the battery will only last between 12-18 months.UPDATE 2 MONTHS LATER:After the most recent app update, the unit is consistently knocked offline. Because is only runs off 2.4ghz and not 5ghz there are a few extra steps to reconnect to the network via the app/phone, but it never sticks. Prior to this issue, it was a very good product, but now it's rendered basically useless as far as the convenience factor is concerned.I didn't think it would do quite as well as it does with 2 dogs shedding like crazy in the house. I have it set to run at 2am because my older male thinks it's the enemy and my younger female just wants to play with it. When I empty the cup/collector in the morning, I'm surprised at how much it hs picked up. I haven't tried the "mop" function yet and probably won't.

I purchased this vac about 10 months ago. I did alot of shopping and read ALL the reviews. I cannot spend the money on the pricier smart vacs but I am of the belief that you shouldn't have to. This came with decent reviews and a decent price. It worked OK for a while. The app took WAY TOO LONG to get it to work. I mean HOURS!!! and DAYS!!! If you read the reviews about what others say, believe them. The app is very difficult to get to work. After using this for about 10 months, now the vac does not vacuum for the same amount of time it did when I got it. Like it has 1/2 the battery life. Nothing has changed with regards to the amount of space it cleans, it is a battery issue. And every time, before I use it, I have to turn it off with the on/off button and on again to get it to wake up. And everytime I go to try and use the app it tells me I'm off line so I have to go through this whole process of scanning the device, turning it off/on. I'm not doing this every time. When I pay almost $200 for something, I expect it to do what it is supposed to do, even 10 months later. I would NOT recommend this item and would NOT purchase another one.