iRobot Scooba 230 Floor Scrubbing Robot + Essentials Kit

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Price: $274.99    

Product Feature

• At just 6-1/2-inch in diameter, scooba can clean where dirt and grime hide
• Scrubbing brushes loosen stains, dirt and grime while the squeegee-vacuum picks up virtually all the dirty water, leaving only clean behind
• Works with regular tap water or scooba hard floor cleaner, natural enzyme formula
• Quickly and easily washes floors in your kitchens, baths and other high-traffic areas
• Cleans up to 150 square feet in a single session

Product Description

iRobot Scooba 230 Floor Washing Robot + Essentials Kit

iRobot Scooba 230 Floor Washing Robot cleans on its own so you don� �t have to.

iRobot ��s newest and most compact floor washing robot brings high-performance scrubbing to tight, hard-to-reach spaces in bathrooms and kitchens, including around toilets and under cabinets. Scooba 230 cleans tile, linoleum and sealed hardwood floors using a three-stage cleaning process that neutralizes up to 97% of common household bacteria*. The included Virtual Wall keeps Scooba out of off-limits areas. All you have to do is sweep!

This model includes a 12 month limited warranty for the robot and a 6 month limited warranty for the included battery.

3-Stage Cleaning (1) Applies cleaning solution, (2) Scrubs, (3) Vacuums dirty water

Cliff detecting technology prevents Scooba from falling down stairs or drop-offs	Scooba� s 3-Stage Cleaning Process uses only clean water to scrub floors
Scooba ��s low profile design easily cleans under furniture and hard to reach areas	Virtual Walls use an infrared beam to block Scooba from entering off-limit areas
Easy to use, just fill in the sink and press the clean button	Compact size fits under cabinets, next to toilets, and into other hard to reach areas

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Product Features Innovative 3-Stage Cleaning System - First, Scooba lays down fresh cleaning solution. Then, it lightly scrubs the floor. Finally, the robot squeegees up the dirty water and germs. Active-Reservoir Water Management System This innovative system uses a partitioned bladder to keep cleaning solution separate from dirty water. This enables using only clean water to scrub the floor while maintaining the robot� s compact form factor. iAdapt Responsive Cleaning Technology –iRobot� �s advanced system of software and sensors that allows Scooba to clean more of your room, more thoroughly. Scooba covers every section of your floor multiple times, cleaning areas you can ��t easily reach including under furniture, around everyday obstacles, along walls and under cabinets. It even avoids rugs, stairs and drop-offs. Scooba Virtual Wall -Included Virtual Wall keeps Scooba cleaning where you need it and blocks off-limit areas. Easy & Flexible � �Let the robot do the work for you, Scooba cleans floors at the touch of a button. It is safe to use on tile, linoleum and sealed hardwood floors and cleans with Scooba Hard Floor Cleaner, Natural Enzyme Formula, water and vinegar mixture, or clean tap water. Compact Size � �At only 6� wide and 3.5 � tall Scooba 230 cleans next to toilets, under cabinets and other hard to reach places. It is ideal for bathrooms, entryways and other high traffic areas up to 150 square ft. that need frequent care.

What ��s In The Box? 1 iRobot Scooba 230 (with 1 Robot battery, 1 Removable Bottom Plate) 2 Scooba Virtual Walls 3 Extra Bottom Plates 1 Compact Wall Charger 1 Storage Mat 4 Packets Scooba Hard Floor Cleaner, Natural Enzyme Formula Owner’s Guide & Documentation *Requires 2 'D' batteries (not included)

Essentials Kit

3 Bottom Plates

2 Virtual Walls

4 Packets Hard Floor Cleaners

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	Scooba 230	Scooba 390
� Features
Ideal For	Small Spaces Bathrooms, entryways and other high traffic areas that need frequent care.	Large Spaces Kitchens and other large areas with sealed surfaces.
Cleaning System	3-Stage Cleaning System First, Scooba lays down fresh cleaning solution. Then, it lightly scrubs the floor. Finally, the robot� �s vacuum squeegees up the dirty water and germs.	4-Stage Cleaning System First, Scooba 390 preps the floors by picking up dirt, crumbs and other debris. Next, Scooba washes, applying only clean solution on the floors. Then powerful brushes scrub the floor to remove dirt, grime and stuck-on messes. Finally, a squeegee vacuum lifts dirty water from the floors. Scooba 390 does all of this in a single pass.
Water Management System	Active-Reservoir Water Management System This system uses a partitioned bladder to keep cleaning solution separate from dirty water, so only clean water scrubs the floor.	Clean Water Management System This innovative system uses a separate tank to keep cleaning solution away from dirty water. Unlike a mop, which spreads around dirty water, this enables using only clean water to scrub the floor.
iAdapt Responsive Cleaning Technology	iRobot� s advanced system of software and sensors that allows Scooba to clean more of your room, more thoroughly. Scooba covers every section of your floor multiple times, cleaning areas you can� t easily reach including under furniture, around everyday obstacles, along walls and under cabinets. It even avoids rugs, stairs and drop-offs.	iRobot� s advanced system of software and sensors that allows Scooba to clean more of your room, more thoroughly. Scooba covers every section of your floor multiple times, cleaning areas you can ��t easily reach including under furniture, around everyday obstacles, along walls and under cabinets. It even avoids rugs, stairs and drop-offs.
Product Specs	Compact Size - 150 Square Feet Coverage At only 6� wide and 3.5� tall Scooba 230 cleans next to toilets, under cabinets and other hard to reach places.	Extensive Coverage - 450 Square Feet Coverage Scooba 390 has a wide cleaning head ideal for kitchens and other large areas. It makes at least 3 passes over every area for thorough cleaning.

Discover iRobot iRobot designs and builds robots that make a difference. iRobot in the Robot Industry Founded in 1990 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology roboticists, iRobot designs and builds some of the world � s most important robots. As an industry pioneer, iRobot � s goal is to drive innovation, serve as an industry catalyst and change the world by fueling the era of robots. iRobot Home Robots: The smarter way to get it done iRobot� �s home robots are revolutionizing the way people clean � inside and out. More than 9 million home robots have been sold worldwide. The award-winning iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaning robot is leading the charge. Roomba made practical robots a reality for the first time and showed the world that robots are here to stay. iRobot’s acclaimed line of home robots also includes the iRobot Scooba floor washing robot, the iRobot Mirra pool cleaning robot and the iRobot Looj gutter cleaning robot. iRobot Defense and Security: Protecting those in harm �s way iRobot s combat-proven defense and security robots perform multiple missions for troops and public safety professionals. More than 5,000 have been delivered to military and civil defense forces worldwide. Developed for the U.S. Army s modernization program, Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) is the robot for dismounted mobile operations and infantry missions. SUGV� s predecessor, the iRobot PackBot, is one of the most successful battle-tested robots in the world, performing thousands of dangerous search, reconnaissance and bomb-disposal missions. iRobot ��s line of military robots also includes the iRobot FirstLook, a small, light, throwable robot for special operations, and the iRobot Warrior, a large robot that carries heavy payloads.

iRobot Scooba 230 Floor Scrubbing Robot + Essentials Kit Review

Length:: 0:57 Mins

This robot does NOT work on tile floors.

Tile floors become slippery when wet, so the robot just spins its wheels.

Another problem is that its bumper does not react to obstacles too well, so in addition to half the time stuck in the middle of the room (because of traction problems), it spends another half of the time against the wall. Maybe 10% of the time is spent actually cleaning. That puts a lot of load on tires, so I expect this to get worse over time. Wheel-spinning also confuses its cleaning algorithm, because the robot "thinks" it is moving in a straight line all this time.

I did not return this robot right away. I tried using it in different conditions: I thought of maybe keeping it, but a couple of months later it was clear that I can't use it like this, so I contacted iRobot Customer Service.

Now iRobot Customer Service...

After learning that this has been happening since day one, iRobot asked me to "clean" the robot, and see if that fixes it. (How?) After a couple of more e-mails they told me to contact iRobot Sales department to return it, which I did. Sales said I am "outside of 30-day return window" so they won't take it back.

If my robot is defective and they can't fix it I deserve a refund. If it is not defective, then this is a design flaw. Then why are these sold at all, and advertised as bathroom cleaning robots? (Bathrooms have mostly tile floors.) And why can't I get my money back?

To get iRobot a better shot at diagnosing the problem, I even made a video for them. But they don't let you upload videos because the file is "too big" for their servers. OK then, I used my own FTP server, but then they said that they couldn't play it. I guess I will post it here then so that everyone could see.

I own 2 Roombas, a "big" Scooba, and a Neato. This "small" Scooba 230 is the only one from my robo-cleaner fleet that disappoints me in any way, and it is a big disappointment.

Bottom line for the robot: useless, or nearly useless.
Bottom line for iRobot Customer Service: Not very helpful. I guess they deserve some credit as I eventually did get my money back (see update below).

Update 1/21/2012
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I kept e-mailing iRobot posing questions to them, so my case got "reviewed" and I was sent a return label. The only down side is that after they have received the robot, it took me almost another 4 weeks (and 2 e-mails and 2 phone calls) to finally get the money in my account. So in the end, this experiment was at no (monetary) cost to me, which is good.

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