News, Reviews and Information on iRobot Scooba

Archive for February, 2006

Review on CNN Money

Friday, February 17th, 2006

CNN Money is featuring a review of the Scooba. Read it here
Some Excerpts:
I tested the Scooba on my kitchen floor the day after it had been mopped by a professional housekeeper…the silicon-based robot picked up more dirt and left the floor much cleaner than the carbon-based humanoid did.

On the downside, at nearly 15 inches […]

Does Robotic Mop Really Work?

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

A local ABC News affiliate has a review of the Scooba, available here
Here’s a snippet:

Both our testers also say the Scooba will miss certain spots.
Lisa Tabb, Fairfax: “It just doesn’t seem to get around certain corners that the manual mop could.”

The final verdict was split. One tester claimed that the Scooba “cleans better than […]

User Review by Ian

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

I thought I would post my impressions of the scooba after having run it now for about a month. It’s definitely worth the money and does a fanatastic job. However, I have run into a few problems.
1. The darn front wheel collects hair. The girls in my family shed hair like alf. This hair loves […]