I actually tried using the latest robotic vacuum cleaner "Rumba 880" which can clean up to the corner of the room even if I do not like cleaning

By installing the new mechanism "AeroForce (Aero force) cleaning system", the suction power is increased by 5 times compared to the previous Rumba 700 series, and the fine particle suction capability on the carpet has also been increased by 50%. The top of the Rumba 800 series If the model is "Rumba 880"is. It is necessary to throw away collected garbage and maintenance of the main body occasionally, but it is possible to do cleaning automatically automatically every day at a fixed time, even if it is difficult for people to clean Swissy After that, it will automatically return to the charger once cleaning is finished, so operation is overrun, so the more you use it the better the inside of the room will be.

Rumba 800 Series | iRobot Robot Vacuum Cleaner Rumba Special Site
http://www.irobot-jp.com/roomba/800series/


People who say "I have never seen the cleaning scenery of the room" can see how Rumba sweeps by watching the following movie.

Rumba 880 cleaning scenery - YouTube


◆ Photo review

Rumba 880 arrived just after selling in Japan.


The characteristic of Rumba 880 is "AeroForce (cleaning aero force) cleaning system" composed of a new rubber cleaning head and a powerful suction motor.


Pakari immediately crate the box.


Among the boxes are the Rumba 880 main body, home base, room navi (2 units), Rimonabi, Replacement Filter (2), and Edge Cleaning Brush (2) for replacement.


This is Rumba 880. It is based on black, a resinous material that looks like a metal is used.


There is a handle for carrying in the center of the main unit. Since the main body of the room is about 3.8 kg, this handle makes it easy to carry around.


The control panel in the center of the main body topic looks something like this. On the top model of the previous model Rumba 780 was a touch panel other than the "CLEAN" button, but there are four physical buttons in addition to the "CLEAN" button in the Rumba 880, and the operation corresponding to the situation The command is displayed.


Rumba 880's top surface has changed to a luxurious design, but due to its influence, stains such as fingerprints have become more prominent than ever.


And there is a small bulge on the edge of the top. This is the infrared receiver, and the rumba runs in the direction with this.


And in front of this, a soft touch bumper is attached to minimize shocks to furniture etc.



When looking at the bumper part from the side, the lower half is made of rubber material and you can see ingenious measures to suppress the impact on walls and furniture.



Next we will look at the bottom of the Rumba 880.


A step sensor is arranged in 6 places on the bottom surface, and this prevents the situation that the rumba falls down from the stairs.


Rumba runs through the room with this tire.


It is possible to push the tire with such a feeling, so this suspension allows you to travel without steps or steps.


Rumba sucks in garbage from the roller part between the tires. In the Rumba 800 series, this roller part has been changed from conventional brush material to rubber material.


On the immediate side of the tire, there is an edge cleaning brush to gather up garbage in the corner of the room. The 800 series is easier to remove than the conventional edge cleaning brush, it can also be removed with coins.


You can see that the brush protrudes from the body like this when looking at the room from the top.


This is a home base. Rumba will automatically return to this home base and start charging himself after cleaning.


Anti-slip ant on the back.


Rimnabi (remote control) has the same sense of size as a remote control such as a television or air conditioner, and you can use it to remotely control a room.


Two AA batteries are required for use.


This is room navi.


The "Lighthouse" function and the "Virtual Wall" function are available in the Rumba 880.


When using it requires two single batteries.


The replacement filter is about this size.


It is about this size when compared with the main building.


When exchanging the filter, push the rear part of the room like this ... ....


Pull and take out the dust container.


The dust container looks something like this.


back


If you open here you can change the filter.



◆ I compare Rumba 880 and Rumba 600 series

The left is Rumba 880 and the right is the old Rumba 600 series. The two sizes are almost unchanged.


The thickness is about the same.


Rumba 880 control panel.


600 series control panel.


Rumba 880 has been changed from a rounded design to an edgy design, and the impression of appearance is completely different.


Dumb container removal button and exhaust port of Rumba 880.


The 600 series is like this. You can see that the exhaust port of the 800 series is considerably smaller.


Rumba 880 (left) and 600 series (right) bottom. Most of the parts are made similarly, but the cleaning head located between the tires is very different.


From the 800 series, the cleaning head was changed to a rubber cleaning head "AeroForce extractor".


It seems that hair became less entangled and it became easy to care. Actually I ran GIGAZINE editorial department and several other places, but hair and string-like things did not get tangled.


The cleaning head of 600 series (rumba other than 800 series is this brush-like cleaning head) looks like this.


Hair of human beings and animals is easy to get entangled with this cleaning head, and it seems that they were producing the situation that "I do not have to clean it but I need to clean the cleaning head".


By comparing the two dust containers, it is clear that you can see that the dust container of the Rumba 880 is larger. This is 1.6 times bigger than 700 series of the previous model, so the number of garbage dumps decreases and it will reduce the time required for maintenance of the rumba.


The 600 series dust container was in such a state that it was empty when detached with this feeling, but the dust container of Rumba 880 is in the closed state even if it is removed from the main body.


Compare the home base of Rumba 880 and 600 series. In the home base for the 800 series, there is no big adapter part, making it more compact.


I actually cleaned it
That's why I actually clean the various places with Rumba 880.

When cleaning in the room, place the home base on the wall of the room you want to clean.


It is better to keep the cords close to the wall so that cords and cords do not get tangled during cleaning.


Rumba has such a feeling that sucking in the code and getting tangled is not good. When detecting the entanglement of cords, the function to prevent the entanglement by automatically rotating the brush automatically is also equipped, but let's prepare the minimum so as not to let the rumba do extra work .


Furthermore, let's keep things as possible as possible about 2 meters ahead of the home base. This is because obstacles will be obstructed when Rumba returns to home base if something is in place.


After setting the home base here is also a set of Rumba.


It is OK to set the protruding part of the home base and the protrusion attached to the top of the rumba like this.


When the Rumba can charge, a battery mark emerges above the "CLEAN" button, and the surroundings of the button glows green.


By the way it was like this when charging the 600 series.


It is possible to use it when this charging mark turns green.


That's why I immediately started cleaning by pressing the "CLEAN" button.


It is the following movie that photographed the state that Rumba actually is cleaning and played at 32 times speed.

Rumba 880 cleaning scenery - YouTube


Vienna


Rumba cleanses every corner of the room carefully just as "the corner of the room is dirty".



We carefully clean the table and chair legs.

Rumba cleaning the chair legs cleanly - YouTube


Watching the appearance of sweeping around the legs of chairs and chairs frequently is better than cleaning people. I think.


It may seem to hurt the inside of the room hitting the walls and furniture ... but if the sensor mounted on the rumba senses the walls and furniture automatically relax the speed and keep the impact to a minimum I will.

Sensor senses the wall and automatically slows down speed - YouTube


If you press the SPOT button, you can also centrally clean the areas where dirt is worrisome.

Rumba cleaning while drawing a circle 880 - YouTube


It looks stylish, but it seems somewhat lovely the appearance of moving around the room.


But it's not only cute, but cleaning carefully goes to the corner of the room.

Rumba 880 carefully sweeps the corner of the room - YouTube


While cleaning the corner ......


Cleaning and cleaning the step part carefully ... ....


Especially troublesome parts are also repeated over and over again when cleaning by human power.



However, if a large plastic bag or the like is dropped, care must be taken because there is a risk of getting tangled around the tire or the cleaning head.


Also, even if it says that the sensor detects objects, it does not mean that it will not be used, so sometimes it is impossible to get stuck in the way it is trapped in this way. So it seems necessary to keep things that are likely to be obstacles to Rumba as much as possible.



However, if it is about 1 to 2 cm steps, it will easily overcome.

Rumba 880 has steps too - YouTube


This is a little step a mile.


Rumba will go straight from the back.


Wandering


Gotton


Successfully succeeded in getting over the step without fail.


In addition, Rumba is specially designed for returning to the home base automatically after cleaning.


It is a feeling that it will automatically return when coming around the home base with the battery remaining low.


Looking at a movie like this.

Rumba returns to home base - YouTube


In addition, if you use a dedicated remote control you can also steer the rumba as your own.

I tried remote control of Rumba 880 - YouTube


◆ Cleaning at a fixed time

Rumba can set the cleaning start time, and with this function the room will automatically clean the room even when the user is not at home. To do this, press the "SCHEDULE" button on the power button on.


Then, the button on the control panel displays DAY · HOUR · MINUTE · OK and "---- (time)" and "SUN (day of the week)" are displayed above the "CLEAN" button.


When "DAY" is pushed, "SUN (Sunday)" at the top of the screen changes to "MON (Monday)". With this feeling, press "DAY" to decide the day of the week that you want the room to clean.


Then press "HOUR", a clock will appear at the top of the screen and you will be able to set the time.


If you press "MINUTE" you can adjust the cleaning start time in increments of 15 minutes.


And when you have finished setting, you can press "OK", and the room will automatically clean the room on a fixed day every week.


Of course it is also possible to leave the daily cleaning to Rumba.


◆ Room Navi
If you use accessory room navigation, you can also use the "Lighthouse" function and "Virtual Wall" function of Rumba.

This is room navi. I put it in the room with such feeling and use it.


If you set the switch to "Virtual Wall", it will not come in front of the room navi, so you can make a wall invisible to the wind like "Do not clean it from here on" I can do it.


Also, if you would like me to clean up a large space or more rooms that can not be cleaned at one time, place the room navi between the room where the home base is located and the room I want to clean up, and the "Lighthouse" function By turning on, the cleaning range of the room will be wider

◆ Dump and maintenance

I will throw the garbage when the cleaning is over.


Dust container ......


Pakari


There was so much waste garbage. When throwing out the dust in the dust container, just throw away just the trash is OK. As dust containers are washed with water, attention is required for that point.


I will look at the clean head of the Rumba 880 which has finished cleaning for more than 4 hours, but there is nothing in particular where the hair and lint are tangled.


While pushing the yellow hook on the side of this clean head ... ...


I will lift it.


Then you can remove the clean head one by one like this.


Rumba 880, which has improved suction power and maintainability much more than the conventional Rumba series, has become easier to use, but of course suction power is weaker than that of a regular type vacuum cleaner. However, the cleaning time is as long as 30 minutes to 1 hour, enough to compensate for the weakness of the suction power. Also, if you press the button once or schedule the cleaning with the schedule function, you can clean the room frequently every day often and you can keep the room clean. So it seems to be said that it is quite handy for those who do not have the time to clean up, or clean the room at once in a dirty room.