I found a solution to the scooba stop working thing. Mine quit working after about 5 months. The suction up seemed to be the problem. I noticed that on top of the tank there is a tube that wraps around to the other side. The other side is where the filter on […]
As an iRobot customer, I have been a one-person publicity campaign for their products, telling everyone I know about them and even given them as gifts to my family. I must admit that after my recent today, my story is not quite so positive and I am more likely to discourage my friends from investing […]
Since repairing the house damage from Hurricane Charley, we now have white tile floors w/ indented white grout through out the house.
Our Scooba is a fantastic. Trying to keep the house clean with out Scooba would be insane. The grout comes up clean.
As far as the fragrance of the Clorox cleaner, I do not notice […]
We got a scooba lucke dout actually a Target near us couldn’t sell theirs they marked both units down three times. So we got ours for $150.00 (300 to 250 to 200 to 150) I’m thinking about buying the other one and selling it on ebay for $50 more just to have that 50 pay […]
Chris Cooke filmed a fantastic video of the Scooba in action. For those who have not purchased one yet, and are interested in seeing it work, I urge you to check out the video. Downloaded the video here, or a mirrored copy is available here. Just a warning for those on dial-up, […]
Hope everyone is enjoying their holidays! There are a few people who have posted comments on some older posts, but I think they deserve their own post.
From Sarah:
I have a Scooba and it does not avoid the carpet. My carpet is divided from the kitchen linoleum by a thin metal strip. There is no […]
Sorry for the lack of updates lately, been a little busy.
From Yahoo News:
iRobot Corp today announced the iRobot Scooba Floor Washing Robot has been honored with the International Consumer Electronic Showcase (CES) “Best of Innovations Design and Engineering” Award in the Home Appliance category. Scooba is the first floor washing robot available for home use. […]
I received an email from Ted (thanks!) about the shipping on preorders:
So the early preorders were being charged shipping, even though the
email said they wouldn’t. I contacted customer service, they said it
would be fixed (of course).
They also sent out an email today apologizing for the site troubles at
the scooba store.
From Business Wire:
Robot Corp. today announced that the iRobot Scooba(R) Floor Washing Robot has been honored with a Popular Science “Best of What’s New” Award in the Home Technology category. Scooba is the first floor washing robot designed for home use.
Each year, the editors of Popular Science select the top 100 technology innovations of the […]
Thanks to Ted for pointing out that the Scooba is available for preorder on the official iRobot Store.
In big bold red letters it states “Allow 8-10 weeks for delivery”, so don’t expect on getting it any time soon
A quick search on Amazon.com and nothing about the Scooba comes up. It’s understandable that […]