Neato Gets Stuck On Dark Rug

Roomba does not go well with black or dark patterns on carpet.

Neato gets stuck on dark rug. I have two roomba discoveries and niether one of them would roll over black color lines in any of my area rugs. Armed with sensors and an hd camera the ecovacs deebot ozmo t8 aivi scans your home as it cleans to sidestep traps like shoes. If you like the sound of the roomba 960 we re big fans think about getting one soon. I contacted irobot customer support.

This is a safety mechanism included in all roomba models. With some robots like the neato botvac d7. Irobot announced the new roomba i3 and i3 models which we plan to test asap. Updated september 17 2020.

Despite all of their sophisticated sensors and smart mapping systems even the most advanced machines can get stuck on thick rugs tangled around cords or hopelessly lost. This robot vacuum solves the roomba s biggest problem. This often happens if you ve set up the charging dock in a less than ideal location. Your robot vacuum may have managed to clean the floor without getting stuck just for it to get lost when going back to the dock.

Despite its low price the v3s pro consistently outperformed other robot vacuums that cost three times as much. Roomba avoids black color pattern on rugs. No longer does it get stuck on my thick pile rugs. Neato was very responsive to the issue.

They would stop at the edge of the black and change direction as if they detected a step or ledge. Your roomba will act confused and start going back and forth as it tries to get away from the black or very dark carpet in order to keep itself from danger. They shipped me a new squeegee brush plate which fixed the problem.