What Makes the Roomba Floor vac Work?

The Roomba Floor vac, manufactured by the iRobot company, operates on the same technology as the military minesweepers. Electronic sensors help it to search out the dust and dirt by working a room in a specific pattern until the entire floor is covered and cleaned. The invention of the Roomba vacuum cleaner has made life a lot easier when it comes to housework. Now you can sit back and relax or take care of some other chore while the robotic vacuum is doing the floor.

Roombas Know Where to Clean

The iRobot Roomba has sensors that:

• Help it detect when there is an object in the way and it vacuums around it.
• Has two sensors above the brushes that detect dirt and dust
• Has sensors that will return the robotic vac "home" to recharge its own battery.

If you have stairs or a step down area the Roomba floorvac will avoid them, again by using the sensors. This prevents it from falling down a flight of stairs or off of a balcony. As it moves across the floor, the robot emits a signal that bounces off walls and searches for holes. Once it doesn't receive a signal back, it knows that there are stairs there and will stay clear of them.

How Do You Stop the Robot?

Once you start the robotic vacuum by selecting the size of the room you want to clean, or as in the case of the Roomba Pro Elite, a section of the room, it automatically stops when the job is done or when the battery starts to run low. The home base, which comes with the floorvac emits an infrared signal. Once the robot is finished it searches for this signal and follows it back to the base to recharge. Then it is always ready to clean at your command.

Accessories for the Roomba

There are also other products that you can buy to accessorize your robotic vacuum. These include a wall mount, filters, faster battery chargers and longer lasting batteries. They make perfect gifts for any occasion. There is plenty of info available to help you select the right model.