Sometimes the orientation gets off if the battery is wearing out. That happened to me after about a year. The second battery is still doing well for about 18 months now. However, Neato suggests replacing the battery after about 6 months “under normal use”- whatever that is 😉
Cher From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, August 5, 2019 3:25 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: From Apple Insideer about Shortcuts and robotic vacuumNeato robotic vacuums set to get Siri Shortcuts in the fall By Amber Neely Friday, August 02, 2019, 04:49 am PT (07:49 am ET)s Well, I know my Mom’s experience and maybe that is because one border collie probably produces a lot more fur than 3 cats, also I guess it depends on the size of the house and how much stuff you have. I have been there when my Mom had her Neato running and sometimes there is no explanation why it goes where it goes, here it seems to do the main open area of the living room in an efficient pattern only to suddenly drive off to vacuum in front of the couch where it drives back and forth more than it needs to and then it goes off into the kitchen or elsewhere only to come back in the living room and do some of what it did before all over again. Maybe it can’t get it’s orientation right, my parents house is a log home and the living room has a 16 or 18 foot vaulted ceiling, my Mom says often when it’s in her bedroom which at about 25 feet by 15 feet is also large, it does a better job than in the rest of the house. From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> <viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Cher Bosch Sent: Monday, August 5, 2019 10:55 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: From Apple Insideer about Shortcuts and robotic vacuumNeato robotic vacuums set to get Siri Shortcuts in the fall By Amber Neely Friday, August 02, 2019, 04:49 am PT (07:49 am ET)s It really is easy to clean though. We have 3 cats and in their favorite hangout rooms, the fur does accumulate enough to dump the dirt bin and clean the brushes. However this is very quick and easy. the reason the fur fills the bin and roller so quickly is because the Neato does such an outstanding job of sucking up pet hair. There is no comparison to the huge amount of hair picked up by our Neato with that picked up by our old powerful industrial class upright! We love the amazing mapping feature of our Neato also compared to the “bump and turn” random motion of others. The mapping allows Neato to finish a job in a fraction of the time of the round bounce-off-the-walls-and-furniture” type. And… it’s quiet! Cher From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> <viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 2:17 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: From Apple Insideer about Shortcuts and robotic vacuumNeato robotic vacuums set to get Siri Shortcuts in the fall By Amber Neely Friday, August 02, 2019, 04:49 am PT (07:49 am ET)s The claim of “easy to clean” is debatable. My Mom has one and while her border collie has now gone to doggie heaven, when she still had him she said she pretty much had to take the thing apart after at least every cleaning/use and completely clean out the brushes and everything or it would not function properly. In fact, I used to want one of these but after her experience I decided these were maybe not quite ready for prime time. From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> <viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 7:03 AM To: viphone@googlegroupscom <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: From Apple Insideer about Shortcuts and robotic vacuumNeato robotic vacuums set to get Siri Shortcuts in the fall By Amber Neely Friday, August 02, 2019, 04:49 am PT (07:49 am ET)s Neato robotic vacuums set to get Siri Shortcuts in the fall By Amber Neely Friday, August 02, 2019, 04:49 am PT (07:49 am ET) Neato, a company that specializes in robotic vacuums, has announced that it will be adding in support for Siri shortcuts in the fall. If you've got yourself a Neato vacuum, soon you'll be able to use Siri Shortcuts for remote control. Users will be able to issue voice commands to tell their Neato vacuum to begin a preset cleaning cycle, stop cleaning, or set up shortcuts to tell the vacuum to clean a specific area. Users will also be able to send the vacuum to the charging base via Siri Shortcut as well. If you're not the type to talk to your vacuum, the Neato robot vacuum will attempt to to learn when and where to sweep and offer lock-screen suggestions. There's no specific time frame for when this update will release. Neato has stated this update will roll out with a firmware update set to release this fall, likely following the release of iOS 13 and macOS Catalina. All of Neato's current vacuums are set to get the update. Neato vacuums currently work with myriad services, including an Apple Watch app, Wear OS services, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and even through Facebook Messenger. Siri Shortcuts debuted in iOS 12 in 2018 . The system was built from Workflow, an app that Apple purchased in 2017 , Shortcuts delivers app and system control options through a drag-and-drop card UI, that can be invoked by Siri. 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