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Re:Amazon to acquire maker of Roomba vacuum for roughly $1.7B by mrep on Friday August 05, 2022 @09:16AM (#32355663)
Wow, those both look incredibly slick. I've got a cheap like $150 chinese vacuum one and a mopping one but I might have to upgrade if they ever die. So do they actually handle floor vs carpet sweeping/mopping, don't get stuck on stuff on the floor, refill/empty, and you don't have to change the mop pads each time?

That is wild as that basically handles all the prep I have to do for mine. Albeit, 1000-1500 is quite a bit more.

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Re:Amazon to acquire maker of Roomba vacuum for roughly $1.7B by bearjaws on Friday August 05, 2022 @09:22AM (#32355733)
Yeah it lifts up the mopping part when it senses carpet (stops + lifts up) then proceeds so it won't get stuck / drag the dirty mop on the carpet.

There is a limit to raised carpets though from my understanding, I think anything over .5" (13mm) is too tall and it may not go onto it.

The one downside is having to clean the mopping pads since I didn't buy the 2x the price auto cleaning station.

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