Convenient, feels solid, lots of features Expensive, ineffective at times The Samsung NaviBot is an expensive but awesome gadget for your home. You could buy a very good vacuum cleaner for less money and get a more thorough clean, but that would require vacuuming the manual, old-fashioned way. If you have a grand to throw around and have just fired your house keeper then the NaviBot is for you. The Samsung NaviBot SR8855 is a clever little robot vacuum cleaner that wants to navigate its way through your home and into your heart. It can do all the grunt work while you either control it from the couch or let it clean automatically — even while you're out doing your shopping. Indeed, the future of housework is looking great not only for the busy and the disabled, but also the just plain lazy.The Samsung NaviBot is similar to the iRobot Roomba. However, unlike the Roomba, it uses a ‘visionary mapping system’: it has an integrated camera that shoots at 30 frames per second to create a virtual map of the room to be cleaned.

This virtual map allows the NaviBot to know its exact location in a room, where furniture is and the path the vacuum cleaner needs to follow to clean the room and navigate its way back to the charging dock.Two circular sweeping arms on both sides of the NaviBot spin as the vacuum rolls forward, sweeping up dust, dirt and debris into a chamber with a 600mL capacity. Meanwhile, a larger (and more robust) bristled brush combs over the floor. It can tackle lighter debris such as pet hair and fluff, also depositing it into its chamber.A bumper sensor has been fitted to the Samsung NaviBot to help it detect and avoid obstacles while a ‘cliff’ sensor monitors what's going on underneath the NaviBot to make sure it doesn’t fall down a flight of stairs and break it’s little robot neck (if it had one). During our tests, we found that although the bumper sensor works most of the time, if the NaviBot bumps into something a few millimetres taller than itself, the body becomes wedged and it's unable to remove itself.

We sat the NaviBot on a small table to test the cliff sensors and to our delight (and amusement) they did the job extremely well; every time the NaviBot reached the edge of the table it would stop, turn and continue on cleaning. We wish we could say the same for the anti-tangle sensor though; Samsung claims the three anti-tangle sensors automatically unwind any cords caught while the unit is in operation, but more often than not the NaviBot would succumb to cords and require help from its human overlord. samsung navibot vacuum cleaner - sr8845 reviewOur advice for someone thinking of purchasing the Samsung NaviBot would be to make sure you don’t have loose cables lying around where you want it to clean.pro-team super quartervac hepa backpack vacuum cleanerTwo 'virtual guards' come with the Samsung NaviBot SR8855. ewbank® chilli vacuum cleaner reviews

These create invisible barriers that the NaviBot won't go past so you can stop the NaviBot from entering areas you don't want or need it to clean.The NaviBot tries to achieve cleaning efficiency by not going over the same spot twice in one cleaning session. However, we found that on occasions the NaviBot would fail to pick up 100 per cent of the mess on the floor before returning to the charging dock; so although it never goes over the same spot twice, it may leave behind little spicks and specks here and there.Attempts to make its way back to the charging dock are sometimes successful and sometimes quite dismal. According to Samsung, the NaviBot has a 99 per cent success rate of returning to the charging dock; however, in our tests we found this to be somewhere closer to a 70 per cent success rate. Several cleaning options are available to choose from: auto mode, max, spot, edge and our favourite — manual. The manual mode lets you control the NaviBot via a remote control that ships with the unit.

Just imagine lying on the couch, ridiculously hung-over or tired after having a dinner party the night before; you would be able to direct your robotic house keeper (with the supplied remote control) to all the little crunched up bits of potato chips that your messy guests left behind on your lovely carpet.The NaviBot has a programmable timer and a HEPA filter which can be removed and cleaned.The Samsung NaviBot vacuum cleaner plays host to some impressive technology, and even though it got tangled in extension cords and wedged under the shelves in our Test Centre, we still think it’s pretty damn cool. Unfortunately, the $999 price tag is a big drawback for a vacuum that doesn’t perform as thorough a cleaning job as a conventional vacuum cleaner, and the 600mL capacity chamber requires frequent emptying (especially on carpeted surfaces).Samsung's environmental policySamsung's environment policy states that the company has "designated economic, environmental, and social responsibilities as the key elements of our sustainable management.

We are committed to continuing to identify our various stakeholders, build positive relationships with them, and ultimately enhance our value for both the company and the stakeholders." expensive seems to be loosing functionionality as it gets older reviewed on Jan 04, 2015 NaviBot is my new Best Friend reviewed on Jun 02, 2013 UPDATE: my battery has finally died - I cannot even get half a room done on a full charge anymore so at a cost of about $80 off the internet it is something to figure into your costs. posted on Apr 10, 2015 Further Update - before I could get the battery replaced, one of the wheels stopped getting traction. It was free wheeling and the machine was just going around in circles. Luckily I opted for the... posted on Jul 16, 2015 First impression = great! reviewed on Apr 24, 2013 reviewed on Mar 03, 2013 Battery only lasts for 1/4 of the time advertised. Samsung service is an absolute farce Innovative but still need further improvement

reviewed on Feb 01, 2013 The outcome is not as promised in Samsung's marketing video presentation. reviewed on Sep 03, 2012 It helps vacuum to a limited degree, and it's not overly noisy. Expensive for an appliance that really isn't that efficient at what its marketed for doing. *It has cliff sensors so you don't need to put the virtual wall at the step. *The side brush and main brush are placed apart on the navibot, and that's why it flicks debris around instead of sucking it up. I would recommend a Neato or Roboking. posted on Aug 03, 2012 I apologise for laughing uncontrollably at your comment about the vacuum playing tug-o-war with your dogs tail. Yes, I am going to hell. Good review by the way. posted on Oct 01, 2012 Yes- very funny picturing the dogs tail in the Robot!!! We had agood laugh too- you won't be alone in Hell. posted on Nov 13, 2012 See all 4 comments reviewed on Jul 28, 2012 Does a great job.

doesn't mop as well. Only returned to dock 1 in 3 times. Didn't get within 12cm of walls You should run the edge mode to get the corners of the room clean and ensure you place the dock facing into the middle of a room so it can see it during and at the end of its cycle. posted on May 24, 2012 This is perfect, and prefer it over the husband :P reviewed on Jul 19, 2012 Does a better job than me I've been considering getting a shag rug and wasn't sure if it would do them ... are yours rugs or proper layed carpets? posted on Sep 01, 2012 reviewed on May 24, 2012It cleans for me! biggest heap of garbage i have ever bought not one good word to say about it posted on Feb 18, 2012Saves so much time! Realiable, it's a robot that vacummes, picks up so much dirt and dust, cleans under my ensemble bed, the coffee table and the lounge, easy to empty, can be used every day for maintenance cleaning. You need to navibot proof your house...pick up loose cords etc!