iRobot 580

iRobot Roomba 580 Vacuuming Robot

Average Customer Review

(34 customer reviews)

Product Description

With its enhanced navigation and floor coverage, the Roomba 580 vacuuming robot picks up amazing amounts of dirt and debris with the simple touch of a button. The powerful unit features innovative spinning side brushes that grab dirt and dust from corners and along wall edges, as well as high-speed, counter-rotating brushes that pick up pet hair, cat litter, food crumbs, and other debris from floors. The vacuum sucks up the debris and deposits it into a large, easy-to-empty, bagless dust bin, and its improved filtration system traps dust, pollen, and other allergens inside the unit. For added convenience, the vacuum's cleaning head automatically adjusts to transition from wood, tile, and linoleum to carpets and rugs, while improved anti-tangle technology ensures it won't get stuck on cords and rug fringe. If the unit begins to pick up a cord or carpet tassel, it will automatically reverse the direction of its brushes to extract the item. A gentle-touch bumper system senses obstacles so the vacuum automatically slows its approach, gently touches the obstacle, then redirects to continue cleaning under or around the object. Because it cleans under beds, couches, and other hard-to-reach areas, it actually vacuums more of the floor than a standard upright. The vacuum also senses dirtier areas and spends more time cleaning them, and it uses built-in cliff sensors to avoid stairs and other drop-offs. In addition, invisible barriers can be set using the unit's Virtual Wall system. To mark off-limit areas, simply place a Virtual Wall at a doorway or other opening and adjust the infrared beam setting to the distance of the opening. The unit automatically detects the beam and will not cross it. On-board scheduling allows for presetting up to seven cleaning times per week, while its wireless command center makes it easy to control, steer, and schedule the Roomba remotely. The vacuuming robot returns to its self-charging Home Base to dock and recharge between cleaning cycles or when the battery starts to run low. Its advanced power system consists of a fast-charging battery, a three-hour charger that allows for up to 120 minutes of continuous cleaning, covering about three to four average-size rooms on a single charge. Accessories include two Virtual Wall lighthouses, each requiring two C batteries (not included), a brush cleaning tool, one replacement beater brush, and one replacement filter. The vacuuming robot measures 16-3/4 by 21 by 5 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty.

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"Excellent Product!!!"
By, fourdognight (Kentucky)

"We live on a farm and have 10 cats, so I wasn't sure if the Roomba would be able to handle the amount of cat hair we generate daily. Fortunately, with a little extra maintenance, it does fine. If you have multiple pets I recommend having a small and medium size Phillips Head screw drivers on hand, as the Roomba will eventually get pet hair clogging the gear box that holds the gears that rotate the brushes. The Roomba is well designed (modular)so it is easy to take off the bottom cover, remove the gear box unit, and remove the six small phillips head screws that hold the gear box cover on. It is easy to remove the gears and clean them. You will have to do this if you have cleaned the brushes themselves (including the hair that gets behind the little yellow bearing on the small brush)and you still get a thumping noise when the Roomba operates. The thumping noise is the anti tangle logic disabling the brushes as the Roomba thinks the clogged gears are actually the brushes tangled in carpet tassles or cords. This is a great product. If your time is worth even ten dollars an hour and you clean daily, it pays for itself in two months."

"Surpirsed!"
By, John M. Bulger

"I am a single guy and my house keeper only comes twice a month. I needed a little help with the vacuuming. At first, I thought this product would be more like a toy...it isn't. I have only had the product for about a month, but I can say this about it...it does what it is supposed to do. I have a fairly large tile floor in my kitchen. I am always dropping something on the floor from coffee beans to cracker crumbs. When the floor gets where it needs debris removal, I just hit the romote control and the Roomba does the rest. In 15-20 minutes it is done and back in its charging unit. Once you see how the unit operates/navagates you can adjust the chairs in the room to get maximun effectiveness. I especially like the little sweeping fingers that get right up next to the base boards. For now I just use the Roomba in the kitchen, but I am considering using it in the living room on the wooden floors. The lighthouse units that came with the unit are very effective at keeping the units within a defined area."

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