

The brush needs regular de-knotting from all the hair that this machine picks up, but in our mind that's a testament to the bot's cleaning power.

The downside of this is you either need an additional charging base for each floor or you'll have to unplug the base and move it and the robot to the other floor(s) in order to map and clean. This robot vacuum cleaner is capable of scanning and mapping up to three different floors of your home using its LaserSmart mapping system, including the addition of No-Go lines to restrict the bot from cleaning certain rooms.

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In future cleans, this map helps it get about and work how to get back to its charging dock. The Botvac D6 uses all its sensors and intelligent laser mapping technology to get a working idea of the layout of your house. The first clean will start with the creation of a map of your home. Within the settings, you can adjust suction levels, setup a cleaning schedule or just start the bot off on a whole house or spot clean with a simple press of a virtual button. It always knows its battery level, so if it's running low on juice mid-clean then it'll come back for a top-up as required. When docked the D6 stays solid, so if it's inadvertently bumped off the charger at any point then it will comfortably wiggle it's way back onto the prongs to ensure it doesn't lose any juice. This needs to be placed in a clear area with enough space either side for robot to work out where it is and how to get back and charge when it needs to. The D6 Connected has an accompanying charging dock that functions as its home.

Multiple loops of plastic make for a brilliant brush guard capable of preventing the robot from getting clogged up while it goes about its daily cleaning tasks too. It picks up dust and dirt with ease, tackles pet hair and mess, and has a foot-wide cleaning path. This brush makes light work of both hard flooring and carpet. The flat-fronted shape is beneficial in two ways: firstly it allows the robot to press close against flat edges of your rooms secondly it means a large brush can be packed into the robot's compact frame.
