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iRobot Roomba 580 Vacuuming Robot | 
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| Brand: iRobot
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $499.99
Buy New: $446.95
You Save: $53.04 (11%)
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Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 39153
Color: Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 13
Dimensions (in): 20.8 x 18.9 x 5.6
Model: 58001
UPC: 853816580019
EAN: 0853816580019
ASIN: B0011MITWM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Vacuuming robot with spinning brushes cleans floors at the touch of a button | | • | Bagless dustbin; filtration system traps allergens; anti-tangle technology | | • | Built-in cliff sensors; on-board scheduling; wireless command center | | • | Self-charging home base; 2 Virtual Walls, brushes, and filters included | | • | Measures 16-3/4 by 21 by 5 inches; 1-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
500 Series robots feature that latest robot technologies from iRobot, including an updated cleaning system and coverage patterns. Includes two Virutal Walls that tells Roomba where to clean by restricting off-limit areas. Roomba efficiently cleans the whole floor, under and around furniture and along walls, and automatically adjusts from carpets to hard floors. 1 iRobot Roomba 580 2 Virtual Wall Lighthouse 1 Self-charging Home Base, 1 Wireless Command Center, 1 Extra Bristle and Beater Brush, 1 Power Supply (3 hour charge time)1 Brush Cleaning Tool, 1 Rechargeable Battery, 1 Extra Filter, 1 Bumper Extension, 1 Year Limited Warranty. Requires 2 C batteries (not included)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
 A wonderful helping hand! April 19, 2009
C. Doeble
We purchased the Roomba and 24 hours after it arrived it was in use. At first I had my doubts if the Roomba could please my wife, who is a fussy clean freak, but after the first room was completed, by the Roomba, she was amazed and very pleased. Now every morning we wake up to a clean floor and we did not do the work. I wish the Roomba did not cost so much or we would have one for each floor, but for now we just pick it up and walk it to it's cleaning assignment on the second floor.
Roomba, excellent! November 26, 2008
Yin, Kuo-wei
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
In several ways a better design than the former models; cleaner, stronger, quieter.
By the way, the package "Roomba 580" at Amazon can be different from the package at iRobot.
Roomba 580 November 25, 2008
J. Adnot (TX)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Performs as advertised. I use it every day (scheduled) and sometimes another time after recharging. Seems to do a good job. I clean the waste hopper and around the brushes after each session and make sure to clean the edge sensors, as well. It finds its way back to the charging station most sessions, and is usually charged back up by the time I get home from work. It is good at not bumping into white walls (when the lights are on) but bumps a little firmly into dark objects/surfaces. Not a problem, yet. Noise is moderate, but not a problem as most cleaning is done when I am not there. My cat is pretty much used to it now. I got the free accessory kit without having to ask or pay.
Amazing. November 23, 2008
R. Kessinger
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Roomba 580 is well worth the extra bucks. The lighthouse capability for the Roomba to travel through a series of rooms and then back to the home station is the plus that makes the Roomba worth it, to me. Instead of moving it room to room on your own, you press start and get multiple rooms vacuumed with no oversight on your part. For anyone with kids or pets, this is a must-have. Don't be discouraged the first few times you run the Roomba, as it learns from all its mistakes and typically does not repeat them as it learns the shape of your rooms and where obstacles might be.
 Impressive but still a toy November 8, 2008
Roman Budzianowski (Seattle)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It deserves 3 stars in terms of functionality, but because I am impressed I'll give it 4.
The main problem is coverage of a large room with a lot of furniture (coffee tables and chairs). It has a set of nifty heuristics to deal with obstacles and corners. However, it doesn't learn the shape and size of a room - it uses another set of heuristic algorithms for coverage. The result? It gets "stuck" in some parts of the room for a long time for no apparent reason, like a creature with a fried brain. It all depends on furniture arrangement in a particular room. I bet it works just fine in an empty room. It compensates for this deficiency by running for a very long time.
In summary:
- it works, but the vacuum is not very powerful so the results are not perfect;
- the dirt compartment is small - you have to empty it after each use;
- it takes a lot of time - you might not care until the battery gets weaker;
- you may need extra virtual walls if you have spaces with many doors/openings (or you can use strategically placed obstacles);
- you may have to temporarily move furniture, remove cables (it "eats" them);
- the fun toy factor is a plus;
My house is rather large, but not a mansion (3 bedroom with large spaces).
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