Re: Roomba 570 problems

[ddl@danlan.*com (Dan Lanciani)]

In article <z9ydnUXC99komYjVnZ2dnUVZ_oOnnZ2d@xxxxxxx>, ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx (Robert Green) writes:
| "Dan Lanciani" <ddl@danlan.*com> wrote in message

| > I'm hoping for a version that empties itself at the dock.
|
| That's not a bad idea, but it would require a larger enclosure and a second
| vacuum motor for the charging station.  It might be possible to mate the
| self-charging base with a central vacuum outlet and then cut a relay
| controlled port and flap in the dust bin so that upon docking, it would
| activate the central vacuum long enough to empty the bin.  The problem with
| that is that an automatic brush cleaner would also be needed, and that's a
| chore that doesn't seem easy to automate.

The requirement for frequent manual brush cleaning is bothersome.  I don't
have to clean the brush on my real vacuum cleaner.

| I've got to talk to the other "fleet owners" to see how they manage their
| Roombas.

The 5xx series doesn't seem amenable to fleet ownership because of the
way RF pairing works.  I'm wondering if they are going to rethink this
for the next rev.

				Dan Lanciani
				ddl@danlan.*com