Does anybody use the Roomba?

Category: accessible Devices

Post 1 by coasterfreak88 (The coaster freak is here.) on Saturday, 02-Apr-2005 16:25:44

If you do, how do you like it and how accessible is it?

Post 2 by puppybraille (the Zone BBS remains forever my home page) on Saturday, 02-Apr-2005 18:27:39

You may already know this, but it was reviewed in Accessworld a while back

Post 3 by Chels666 (I can't call it a day til I enter the zone BBS) on Saturday, 02-Apr-2005 19:00:40

What's the Roomba?

Post 4 by Katie (Zone BBS Addict) on Saturday, 02-Apr-2005 19:43:28

I'm wondering the same thing! *smile*

Post 5 by coasterfreak88 (The coaster freak is here.) on Saturday, 02-Apr-2005 21:06:25

The Roomba is a robotic vacum cleaner.

Post 6 by Chels666 (I can't call it a day til I enter the zone BBS) on Saturday, 02-Apr-2005 23:13:23

Dude, nice! I want one!

Post 7 by coasterfreak88 (The coaster freak is here.) on Sunday, 03-Apr-2005 22:09:40

Why was that post duplicated? Got computer problems?

Post 8 by wildebrew (We promised the world we'd tame it, what were we hoping for?) on Monday, 04-Apr-2005 9:43:45

I just tested it over the weekend, not very impressed, it works for the most part but it takes forever to vacume, it misses some spots and in the two tries I did one time it just turned itself off and sat in the middle of the floor instead of heading to home base. You'd be about 80% faster doing this yourself and for the price (up to $220) it's not worth it in my opinion.
cheers
-B

Post 9 by chelslicious (like it or not, I'm gonna say what I mean. all the time.) on Saturday, 09-Apr-2005 16:27:08

jd, you crack me up! where do you hear about all those things, robotic things and such?

Post 10 by sparkie (the hilljack) on Sunday, 10-Apr-2005 0:30:33

I agree, I'd rather do it myself. I've been aproached about this vacume from other people and I'd rather do it myself.
Troy

Post 11 by sparkie (the hilljack) on Sunday, 10-Apr-2005 0:33:17

Adding to I'd rather do it myself, in my oppinion it would also make someone look helpless and make it look like the blind person doesn't know how to vacume so he needs a little robotic machine to do it for him.
Troy

Post 12 by reader (the queen of it!) on Wednesday, 15-Feb-2006 11:12:02

I have never used one, but if it works I'd love it. I could then get rid of my biweekly house cleaner. Unlike you I don't have a problem with how the vacuum may or may not make me look, I know who I am and what I can do. Reader

Post 13 by Texas Shawn (The cute, cuddley, little furr ball) on Wednesday, 15-Feb-2006 11:17:11

I love it, but I am just one of those techno geeks. saddly the power kord seems to have broke this morning. but I've had it for over 2 years

Post 14 by Twinklestar09 (I've now got the bronze prolific poster award! now going for the silver award!) on Sunday, 19-Feb-2006 8:28:27

I've never used one either, but it'd be cool to have. It would save time since while it vacuums, I can be doing something else. Plus, I still get nervous around apliences that continuously make a lot of noise; I just don't like using them if I don't have to. Yes, this means I rarely use mixers and blenders either. *smiles*