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Roomba 560 - Newest Roomba Robotic Vacuum Cleaner

by Darren

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The Roomba line of robotic vacuum cleaners already enjoys the reputation of being the best robotic vacuum cleaners out there, and the new Roomba 560 promises to come through in much the same manner. This thing can pick up just about
anything.

But here’s the much larger upside for the $250 to $400 devices: I didn’t have to vacuum. The machine did it. Also, it can be programmed fairly easily to run when you aren’t at home so the noise won’t bug you.

But the most tremendous thing is that it picks up more of the macro bits–loose change, small rocks, etc.–than standard upright vacuums. The coins and the plum pit would have been regurgitated by my Hoover.

These large solids also go down without a lot of fuss. The motor speeds up a bit and then there’s a muffled clunk. You don’t get that “ack-ack-ack” sound of mechanical gnashing when a regular vacuum tries to take on change.

The Roomba is made by iRobot, who is now facing greater competition from LG and Samsung in the robotic vacuum markets.

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