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by voiper1 2291 days ago
I got a robo-vac, but ultimately stopped using it because of chairs and children. I had to clean up in order to run it at all, and it would get stuck under the chairs and not be able to get out. (I guess exactly the wrong sizing.)

I mainly got it because my wife and I have a dust-mite allergy and cleaning the floor with water or HEPA vacuum can help. We've replaced it with a much more expensive (and totally manual) hizero[1] wet vacuum, and it's great. Also, we have tile floors so wet always cleans better than a vacuum (and wet pads need to be cleaned/replaced way too often on a robo-vacuum).

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og8lhk3oZe8

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I had a similar problem with the robot getting stuck under the furniture. Shimming up the legs by just a few mm did the trick.