I have two obstacles.
Robot vacuum rug fringe.
Not that it went away but decorative edging on rugs fell out of favor in our household.
Few robots can cross rugs that are woven from long fibers or even ones that have tassels without.
Either that or roll the edge up in a way to let to roomba think it hit a wall.
It was released this year and took over from the irobot i7 but while the i7 sacrifices power and runtime the s9 packs all the features you d want from a carpet robot vacuum.
Your robot vacuum would most likely have a hard time dealing with carpet fringes especially if they are longer than a few inches.
To start this vacuum has a d shape design that allows it to clean the wall edges efficiently.
As long as the strands on the carpet aren t long it should work fine.
I would recommend picking up a fuzzy fringy rug before launching the roomba.
I sweep every effing day and i need a robot vacuum to take care of the hair.
I can always cut off the fringe but i didn t really want to.
With convenience and time saving being some of the perks of a carpet robot vacuum one drawback is that the machine could tangle or get stuck in carpet fringe.
Robot vacuums are usually built the same way with rotating brushes picking up dust and debris as is moves along.
Roomba the automated vacuum that s otherwise been a big hit here choked on the strings.
The rug fringe and a small half inch jump to the kitchen.
View on amazon the roomba s9 s9 is the latest vacuum from irobot and the best roomba we have seen so far.
Roomba 600 series robot vacuums have two counter rotating brush rolls mounted in a suspension system a design that makes the bot a more effective cleaner on thicker rugs.
Plush area rugs can be comfortable to walk on but they often act as a traps for a robot vacuum.
I behaves the same way a regular vacuum would if you come in from the wrong angle.
My foyer has a 5 x 7 ft rug with fringe let me go measure the fringe ok the fringe is 2 1 2 inches long.
Roomba does it no harm.