388 Window Glass Cleaning Automatic Smart Robot Cleaner with Ultrasonic Water Spray and Control via Smartphone or Remote

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I was so excited when I bought this robot. I have plenty of windows to clean and this would have helped enormously. But it didn't. I must admit that it looks good quality. It sticks to the glass super well and it cleans more or less well when it moves around. But: The software is terrible. It moves up and down a little bit and then beeps it has finished (It has actually done a little portion of the window.). Then you restart it... And again in stops shortly after. It gets lost super often, it stops every few seconds. And every time you need to take it down and relocate it sowhere new. It took 30 mins to clean a single window and I had to be there the whole time to relocate it every few seconds. If I had done it by hand it would have been much faster and definitely cleaner. I read the instructions, I searched videos i. Youtube, forums.... Many people have the same problem. The idea was good. But it doesn't work

I bought this from Home Robot in the US for $600 Canadian. At that price, it has been worth every penny. And I think that the more you hate cleaning windows, the more this unit will appeal. Some thoughts, in no particular order: a) Noise level: this is, in a sense, a powerful vacuum cleaner, so it is quite loud. Normal conversation is not possible when the unit is running. I don't see it annoying the neighbours though, since it is no louder than those darn leaf blowers. b) Suction: I was dubious that the device would stick to, let alone climb, windows. But it does, quite convincingly. Climbing the windows requires a pane that is at least 13" wide, however, as stated in the specs. It is possible to clean smaller windows, though (see below). c) Tether: I wasn't sure what to tether the unit to, but I eventually purchased an adjustable shower curtain rod on Amazon, which does the trick perfectly. Simply adjust the rod to the width of the frame (plus an inch or so), and then wedge the spring-loaded rod within the frame. d) Additional protection: if the unit loses suction (see below), it will obviously fall the length of the tether... which could be disastrous if there are obstacles in the way, such as sills. I purchased some cushion foam from which I cut 4" strips to line the window sill. Glad I did (see below). e) Small windows: cleaning small windows: it is possible to clean windows smaller than 13" by starting the robot at the top of the window and then selecting one of the "side-to-side" cleaning modes. f) Loss of suction: while the battery will keep the unit running in case of a power outage, I think a greater danger is that of a loss of suction because of a beveled window frame. This happened to me three times because the window repairer had been extremely generous with the window caulking. The robot simply rode the caulking past the window edge until it lost suction. Moral: watch the robot, ensure that the tether is of sufficient length, and provide some kind of cushion in case of a fall on the window sill.

I didn't experience any streaking. It cleans glass really well. There are minor things - it won't reach into corners, so there will be an inch of dirty glass. It had a bit of issue on my window - there is a thin plastic molding around the glass, so robot is getting stuck in there. I tried to move it out of stuck spot with remote - it lost suction an fell off. Honestly, I don't think any other design would do any better in this conditions. So I would go with 5 stars.

Not a bad product but not as effective as you expect for price

I purchased this window robot to clean our many windows in our home. After reading the instructions many times, watching the many Youtube Videos, and trying 10x on one 5-foot by 6-foot window, it never cleaned without streaks. Very disappointed.. Other than not cleaning well, the machine is amazing, sticks to the windows great, easy to use, iphone app, easy to change pads..