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iRobot Roomba 510 Vacuuming Robot | 
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| Brand: iRobot
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $249.99
Buy New: $209.70
You Save: $40.29 (16%)
New (6) from $209.70
Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 19746
Color: White
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11
Dimensions (in): 18.6 x 15.6 x 5.3
MPN: 51001IR
Model: 51001
UPC: 853816510016
EAN: 0853816510016
ASIN: B0011MKW6I
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New Sealed, Not Refurbished, Full Manufacture Warranty.Fast Ship w/ UPS FedEx or DHL Tracking # Insurance included. Same Business Day Shipping Monday through Friday.
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| Features:
| • | Vacuuming robot picks up dirt and debris with the touch of a button | | • | Easy-to-empty bagless dustbin; fine-filtration system traps allergens | | • | Anti-tangle technology; gentle-touch bumper system; built-in cliff sensors | | • | 1 Virtual Wall, extra filter, and more included | | • | Measures 16-3/4 by 21 by 5 inches; 1-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
iRobot Roomba 510 Vacuum Cleaning Robot - New iRobot Roomba 500 Series Robots feature dramatic improvements in navigation and floor coverage, edge and corner cleaning, brushes, filters and advanced anti-tangle technology. As a member of our latest generation of home robots, the iRobot Roomba 510 Vacuum Cleaning Robot features the newest innovations for dramatically improved performance, reliability and durability. It systematically cleans three rooms on a single charge, gets into hard-to-reach areas like wall ed (51001IRIM)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Awesome August 12, 2008
B. A. Wollett
The roomba is great! All those saturdays wasted vacuuming when I could be watching football. Just hit the button and let roomba do the work.
 Very happy with this Purchase June 16, 2008
A User (San Francisco, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Suction isn't as strong as on a regular vacuum cleaner. Therefore, you will still have to run your regular vacuum cleaner every once in a while, also, to reach those areas that Roomba won't reach (tight corners, couch, shelfs, etc.). Still, if you run Roomba regularly there won't be as much dust flying around than usually. Battery is a bit weak, for my 1br I need two battery loads, but charging time is very short (~2h).
All in all, it's a great supporting vacuum cleaner and I don't get tired watching it running through my apartment.
Not perfect, but getting there! June 14, 2008
Gregory Bloom (Arvada, CO)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We got our 510 about three months ago. In a house where everyone seems allergic to vacuuming, Ruby (what we call her) has been a godsend. We were astonished by how much cat and human hair and dirt she picked up. (In one room, she had to have her brushes cleaned three times the first time she cleaned it. This will give you some idea how, um, "sub-optimal" our vacuuming used to be). Anyway, we just love her. She does a surprisingly good job for a vacuum her size. Her foibles include a tendency to sometimes get confused by the curve of the carpeted edge that drops into a sunken parlor. She does just fine detecting sharp drop-offs, but this edge sometimes (not always) confuses her and she plays that sad little "help me, please" melody. She also sometimes gets confused by the heat registers in the floor. We have an end table that has a shelf just exactly far enough off the floor that she fits under it. Initially she'd get stuck under there sometimes, but I put coasters under the legs of the end table and Ruby cleans under it just fine now. The cats were originally unsure just how to regard Ruby. Is it alive? What is this thing, anyway? But now they just gaze upon her as a mild distraction. I think iRobot should make a version of Roomba able to detect cats and play with them. (If it just had an LED laser it could shine around as it cleans, that'd drive the cats bonkers).
For her to be ideal, she'd need some way to dump her own dirt and, especially, to clean her own brushes. Brush cleaning is a small but fussy chore that needs to be done about once every three vacuumings. Still, everyone here would much rather clean her brushes than run a regular vacuum, so this is a big net win. And, if we're preparing a wish-list of what she'd need to be perfect, she'd have some way to vacuum stairs and upholstery. (In theory, we still have to do this with the old upright. In practice, we rely on diffusion of dirt from these unclean areas into areas where Ruby cleans to maintain a constant equilibrium of filth).
The other less-than-perfect aspect of Ruby is the apparent ongoing subscription to maintenance parts. She's already lost one of her five little arms on her side brush. (Which she dutifully cleaned up. Poor little amputee robot). Anyway, maintenance brush and filter kits appear to add around $40-$80 per year to the total cost of ownership, so factor that into your purchasing decision.
As I said though, for a house where everyone always has something more important to do than vacuuming, Ruby has been a huge win.
I'm A Roomba Believer May 26, 2008
NZ Reads (Sterling, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was our first experience with a Roomba, and I couldn't be more pleased. It cleans the carpet beautifully. I set it off before I go do some other chore, and when I come back - it's done. Other features I like are the spot clean, which will go in a small area - much easier than dragging out the upright. I also like that a blue light will come on when there is a particularly dirty area.
I'm not ready for it to replace my upright, but I'm ready to buy a scooba - so I'm obviously very happy.
One note - My front room has more than one entrance, so I have purchased an additional virtual wall. This model doesn't dock, and I could see why this would be something really desirable, but it's not essential.
Basic, fine model. May 1, 2008
Alexandra B. Cannon (Reston VA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have my Roomba for about a month now, and I'm generally pleased with him. I reduced my vacuuming chores at least in half. I 'm gonna say right away: Roomba is a good robot, and just an okay vacuum. Convenience between doing your own cleaning is THE ONLY factor that you should be looking for when considering Roomba. If you are looking for a superior suction and a super clean job - this vacuum is NOT going to deliver that! Go buy a normal vacuum that you push yourself.
Pros:
- he is VERY easy to operate
- virtual wall works 100%
- he's very smart: knows when to slow down, when to stop (e.g. a step next to the lower area of the house), when to turn around the corner or a table leg. He knows when to circle around an exceptionally dusty area
- He DUSTS pretty well, picking about 85-90% of dust, small leaves and small particles, including metal nuts. I have two dogs, and Roomba sucks up the dog hair fairly good.
- he is exceptionally good on berber-type rugs
- he cleans one huge room on one charge.Sometimes two rooms
- although he seems to be moving in a random pattern, after 45 minutes he covers the whole room. Don't watch him. Leave him alone and just come back later, you will notice the difference
- emptying dust container is easy
- he never got stuck on any room and rug transition areas
Cons
- Roomba needs a room to roam: if you have tight spaces with bunch of furniture, planters, stuff on the floor- Roomba will be less efficient in cleaning your house, because his patterns are affected by the amount of bumping he will be doing.
- Roomba is not that good on the high-pile carpeting: he seems to just brush over debris that he otherwise picks without problems when on a berber rug
- he is less efficient on hard wood floors as well, as he just spreads the dirt around a lot before picking it up
- cleaning brushes is not difficult, BUT time consuming
- He scares the dogs
I had done quite a lot of research and decided on this basic, least expensive, but fairly current model.Now, do I regret that I didn't get the fancy model with scheduling that would add $100? NO!! The same goes for base self-return that would add another $50. I don't mind bending over to pick him and place him for charging myself.
Anyway, I do recommend this unit. If only he had suction of my Eureka - that would eliminate ALL vacuuming on my part!! Hence 4 stars
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