Comments on: I can haz robot

By: Danny Danng

Danny Danng — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:22:02 +0000

The little tune when it docks is awesome!

By: John

John — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:52:05 +0000

Kevin: the 540 seems to only be available in stores. The 565 they have is a bit more pricey but it comes with a few more features. Primarily it has a second ‘virtual lighthouse’ which is a little device the size of a beer can that you set up to tell the robot either where a room ends (so it cleans one first then moves onto the second) or acts as a virtual fence to contain the robot in a specific room. The 565 also has a scheduling feature that lets you set up cleaning times for automated cleaning.

Dell.ca had a deal on the 510 (no docking station) for $199…not sure if it’s still on. The extra accessories can be purchased separately from iRobot.com directly.

I debated on getting that one but wanted to be able to return it quickly to a local store if it didn’t live up to my expectations….so far, R2 isn’t going back.

By: Kevin Haggerty

Kevin Haggerty — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:05:15 +0000

Hmmm…Costco.ca has the 565 – not the 540, wonder what the difference is (he says without actually doing any research)

costco.ca link

By: Kevin Haggerty

Kevin Haggerty — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:02:34 +0000

Nice! We’ve (or at least I’ve) been considering one of these for the main floor of our house. With two cats and a dog, you can imagine the hair that is constantly visible on the hardwood. I’m still skeptical about how well it would do with that amount of hair though…

By: chris

chris — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:02:16 +0000

I can picture it the first time it misses an entire room: “The robot. Bring me the robot.”

Also, the sound it makes when it docks is teh best.

By: VancityAllie

VancityAllie — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:29:44 +0000

I really, really want one of these. Thanks for posting a review on this. I’ve been wondering how well they do.