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iRobot Roomba Pet Series 532 Vacuum Cleaning Robot | 
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| Brand: iRobot
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $349.99
Buy New: $329.95
You Save: $20.04 (6%)
New (4) from $329.95
Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 1109
Color: White
Shipping Weight (lbs): 14
Dimensions (in): 24.6 x 19.1 x 5.5
MPN: 532
Model: 532
UPC: 853816532018
EAN: 0853816532018
ASIN: B001I9024G
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Covers 3 average-size rooms on a single battery charge | | • | Anti-tangle technology; gentle-touch bumper system; built-in cliff sensors | | • | Virtual Walls create invisible barriers that block Roomba from entering off-limit areas | | • | Self-Charging Home base, Two interchangeable bagless cleaning bins, a Vacuuming Bin and a High-capacity Sweeper Bin, for everyday vacuuming or heavy duty cleaning | | • | Includes Pet hair maintenance kit 1 extra Bristle Brush, 1 extra Rubber Beater Brush, 2 extra Filters and 2 Brush Cleaning Tools |
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Product Description
The iRobot Roomba 532 Pet Series Vacuum Cleaning Robot make caring for a home with pets easier. The Pet Series robots come equipped with an extra set of easy to clean brushes, two interchangeable debris bins for trapping even more pet hair, kitty litter or dander and cleaning tools that ensure both sets of brushes remain free of debris for optimal performance. The high capacity sweeper bin holds three- and -a-half times more debris than the vacuum bin. Counter-rotating brushes reach deep into carpets to pull out pet hair, dander and more. Cleaning up to three standard-sized rooms on a single charge, it comes standard with two Virtual Walls that use infrared beams that creates and adjustable, invisible barrier that blocks Roomba from entering off-limit areas. When the cleaning is done, or the battery is running low, Roomba automatically locates and returns to its Home Base to dock and recharge. Roomba efficiently vacuums dirt, debris, pet hair, pet dander, dust, allergens and more from carpets and hard floors. Extra replacement filters ensure Roomba traps dust, pollen, pet dander and tiny particulate inside the bin. The Roomba 532 also includes iRobot's latest technological innovations, such as a light-touch bumper, stair sensing ability, advanced anti-tangle technology and the ability to transition from carpets to hard flooring with ease. Most pets are initially curious about Roomba but will quickly learn to ignore it-or even play with it. Special safety features help your pet safe: Stair-avoiding system, bump sensors and automatic shut-off so noses and paws won't be harmed if a curious pet flips Roomba over. You should run Roomba while you are at home for the first few cleaning cycles so your pet can get used to it. After that, you can let Roomba clean whether you're at home or on the go.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Don't believe the hype. July 2, 2009
Jake Blues (Broken Arrow, OK)
The whole point in buying a Roomba is to save time. Any time you save is quickly lost by the amount of time spent cleaning the brushes or walking around the house to see where the Roomba stopped due to the battery running out without even making an attempt to dock with the charger. The Roomba doesn't seem to follow any sort of pattern when cleaning. During every cycle, it will go over one area multiple times while completely ignoring other areas. I also find that the Roomba is just tall enough to get stuck under our sectional and the dresser in the bedroom. In fact, just today I had to free the trapped Roomba from the exact same spot three times.
The actual vacuuming that it does do is fairly ineffective on anything other than hair or loose surface dirt. For a good, deep vacuum you'll still have to break out your upright.
I'm a robot-loving nerd but the Roomba just doesn't do it for me. The idea is years ahead of the technology required to do the job effectively.
Cleans hardwood better than anything else I've used. June 30, 2009
Lynn S. (Pasadena, CA)
I gave this product 4 stars because it's effective and fun, but doesn't completely meet my expectations (like returning to the docking station and needing to be plugged in 24/7) but it's close. I've used this for a couple of weeks so I'm still wary of it's lifespan as other reviewers mentioned. I suppose purchasing it from BedBath & Beyond would make a return easier.
I have a house with two XL cats. I really dislike the loud sound of a traditional vacuum and needing to attach a hose to get anywhere near corners or under furniture. This unit's noise is very tolerable and cleans places I never have. The cats aren't afraid of it either.
I section off a room at a time and then go do something else. I wouldn't run this while out unless the room really has no hazards for the robot like something to get wedged under. I dump the bin and filter fluff into the trash after each room. I don't run it in every room, every single day. I think that's a little psycho. The clean floors have made me want to mop them with the swiffer wetjet I also hadn't used in many months.Very nice results.
This vacuuming has really cut down the amount of swirling hair balls and floating hairs in the house - fewer eye irritations and allergy symptoms like my husband used to get when he would clean something around the house. I got the kit from HSN with two towers that I've needed to block off the oddly designed old house that I live in. Transitions onto area rug easily.
 great when it works, but... June 21, 2009
M. LU (Carlsbad, CA USA)
Got the 532 two days ago and we thought it was a miracle since it works great in our 3 dog house hold. But today, it starts to act up and require cleaning of the cliff sensors. However after cleaning the sensors per instruction in user manual, the unit still goes backwards a few steps then stop and give same error again. So, this is going back. I do like the idea and the product and I am hoping I just got a bad unit by luck. Maybe I will wait a little bit longer before try another one.
 Works and son loves it May 25, 2009
Nikolas T. Everett
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cute robot. My three year old loves it and it really does work. In fact he saw a picture of it and yelled, "thats the robot right there! Be happy robot. It wants to clean the floor." When I explained I was writing a review for the robot so other people would buy it he said, "it ought to stay with us."
An absolute lifesaver! May 1, 2009
LinnyJ (USA)
I've had mine for about a month and can't imagine how I lived without it. I have fibromyalgia and cannot use a regular vacuum. My husband would run it on the weekend but with two cats it was just not enough and we were suffering with increasing allergies.
The amount of fur and other dirt it picks up is incredible! If I forget to put on the larger capacity bin, I have to empty it a couple of times on it's journey through three to four rooms, three of which are carpeted. It transitions easily from carpet to tile and clambers over cords, area rugs etc. with ease. A couple of times it's got stuck under the ottoman which it insists on squeezing under, but comes right out when I lift a corner with my foot. I'm astonished at the things it will go over and around - or at least try. When I think of how we were breathing in all that fur...yuck! My husband, at first unconvinced about the necessity of buying it or how it would perform, has been totally converted! And loves not having to do a major vacuum every weekend! A quick pass with the long hose where the Roomba can't reach and he's done. The cats are fine with it, too. A little alarmed when it starts up but one will happily jump up on the bed and go to sleep while it's doing it's thing underneath.
I'm still puzzling out the best way to use the "guides" to keep it in one room or another or direct it where you want to go - but that's just me!
I highly recommend this for anyone - but especially for people like me with mobility issues or chronic pain who just can't handle the big heavy vacuum needed to effectively keep up with cat or dog hair. You do have to empty the bins and flip it over to clean the brushes, but this is easily done sitting down. It would be great for the elderly - in fact a friend's grandmother in her ninties has two!
We don't leave the dock plugged in all the time as recommended - it's just one extra thing sucking up electricity and isn't really necessary. After each use I let it charge until the indicator light shows that the cycle is complete and then unplug it. When I want to run it, I plug it in again and if the indicator light is green just push the button and off it goes.
Don't hesitate! Buy it! You'll be thrilled!
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