How to Prevent Your Roomba From Making Your Pet Clutter Worse
If you have pets, you know they can make a mess. Some of this mess can be cleaned up by Roomba, and some of it can be an absolute disaster if eaten up by the robot. You know what I’m talking about. (I’m talking about poop.)
Writer Refinery 29 Elena Nicolaou shared on Twitter a history of injuries and dog feces that will make any owner of an animal three times to check before releasing Roomba on a carpet. Her screenshot, with a post from a man named Jesse, states that if the Roomba, or any robot vacuum, absorbs the accident, it will blow it across the floor and anywhere else within reach. They are not yet making a robot that could cope with such a nightmare:
Is this a real phenomenon? It seems so:
And here’s a video of a very determined little Roomba trying to suck in a dog:
Look at this trying your best! Brave bot.
In a post from iRobot’s Lifehacker spokesperson, maker Roomba suggests people not scheduling vacuuming to get to work when they’re not around, especially if you know your pet is a bad, bad boy:
iRobot is a pet loving company and has many passionate customers and employees who love them. The vast majority of pet customers appreciate the help of our robots to clean their homes, especially when it comes to pet hair. Our recommendation for customers with pets who are at risk of accidents is to avoid using the scheduling feature found in most Roomba vacuum cleaners unless they are present to check the condition of the floor.
Be safe there guys. I doubt anyone with a robot that vacuums would want to deal with such a disaster.