IROBOT's "BRAAVA 380T" Review-Floor cleaning robot that can be wiped from water wiping

It is famous that IROBOT sells cool robot vacuum cleaners, but the company's "BRAAVA 380T", which is sold for $ 300 (£ 260), is a completely different robot vacuum cleaner.This small vacuum cleaner is not equipped with an inhale, roller brush, and dust container, and is wiped with wet cloth or dry cloth (reused cloth and disposable sheets can also be used).That's it.IROBOT calls this product a moped robot on the floor.

Braava is a product created by IROBOT acquiring Evolution Robotics for $ 74 million.The product has decided to re -brand the "silent" moped robot "Mint" manufactured by Evolution Robotics.According to IROBOT, the floor cleaner is a vacuum cleaner that wipes off the chili, garbage, hair, and stuck dirt on the hard floor.Although the author nodded, the cleaning ability was not accepted at face value, and the important functions installed in "ROOMBA" such as automatic charging functions and schedule functions when actually used.I was sorry that there was no point.Speaking of basic cleaning ability, this robot may have some ability, but it is better not to think that stubborn dirt can be removed neatly.

The BRAAVA design is extremely excellent.It looks good and it's a vacuum cleaner that doesn't come out.In particular, its quietness was wonderful, and it was the quietest product of the robot vacuum cleaner that the US CNET has tested so far.You don't have to increase the volume even if you watch a TV in the next room when you are cleaning the kitchen.

Compared to large and heavy robots such as "Roomba 880" and Neato Robotics "BOTVAC 85", BRAAVA is less than 4 pounds (about 1.8 kg).Therefore, it is lifted without any pain.However, this vacuum cleaner cannot start cleaning or return to charging base without the help of users, so it is necessary to lift it many times.

The back of the braava has a handle to make it easier to handle, especially when carrying it.However, since this handle is on the same surface as the contact point for charging, it is not necessary to turn it down when charging.In other words, you can't grab the handle when lifting from the dock.Considering the lightness of Braava, this is not a big deal, but the handle would have been easier to handle on the top.

Charging is placed vertically on the dock.All ROOMBAs that have been tested so far are very different in that regard because they are laid down when charging.For this reason, the floor area required to charge BRAAVA is much smaller, and it is possible to charge it in an inconspicuous place, such as behind the sofa.

If this advantage is turned over, it means that BRAAVA will automatically return to the dock for charging like other robot vacuum cleaners.When the cleaning is completed, the need to return to the dock with the user's own hands is reduced the appeal of robots cleaning the house.

It's a bit disappointing that this dock does not have the role of helping Braava navigation.To convey the cleaning range to Braava, you need to keep an accessory called "Northstar Navigation Cube" somewhere in the room you want to clean.The accessories with this cube are wirelessly linked to BRAAVA and are marked in determining the cleaning range.If you want to clean two or more rooms, you need to add this accessory, so it is also sold individually.