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I backed this on KS and have had this for close to 3 months and is truly a hands-off system. The rollermop gets the floor much, much cleaner then the vibrating pad system and or the spinning pads of filth, had both and sold those. This is my system of choice and with switchbots ongoing and continuous support/upgrading this cant be beat IMHO. I have honestly set it and forget it and it just keep going, cleaning and going.... Great vlog as usual, thanks!
@lrrrruleroftheplanetomicro6881 I indeed using it on my tile floors and having the same good results. Is it the best, no but a marked step above what is out on the market now. They need to design a roller with soft bristles on it to get hard surfaces like tile, to give it a better scrub, time will tell
I reacted the same way to the mop not getting to the edge at first, but after running it now, I realized that I don't really walk to the edges of my room, so it wasn't an issue. Just my experience. Other than that, it works great. We did have a couple of minor headaches setting up initially. The software preferred i-phone, and would not connect to our wifi through android (they may have corrected this issue). We got around this by using an i-phone, connecting it, then going back to the android app. The instructions for the water station (not connected to water mains right now) didn't specify using a seal at the connections, and we had a small leak. After adding the seal, no more issues. The light grey and dark grey hoses can kink, so be careful when securing them. Ours kinked, and would not refill water. Took us a minute to find the issue, because we weren't looking at the hoses. Just be aware of this. All in all, very happy with the job it does. You didn't mention this specifically, but it navigates fabulously through the legs of chairs. Enjoy!
This review is an absolute game-changer! 🎮 I love how you compared the Switchbot S10 to the Narwal Freo X ultra, giving us a real robovac showdown. It's clear that the Switchbot S10 is a force to be reckoned with in 2024!
I’m glad for this review. It’s more than I want to pay for a robot vacuum but at $999 who can argue how well it would clean the holodeck floor after Riker “evacuated his fluids.” I strongly considered this during its crowd-funding phase. Seemed amazing. And while I have some of their stuff I was dubious, in no small part because I couldn’t find much coverage. So it left my mind.
I would definitely buy this if our house wasn't such a tip with kids and dogs running all over the place. Let me know when there's a robot that can pick up toys, that will be a winner. 🙂
Agh! I almost went to get this until you said the dreaded words "uses a dust bag". I don't want a dust bag esp if in the future the decide to discontinue the bags then I'm screwed of have to find a 3rd party alt. Really hope the next version fixes that, then I'd be all over it instantly
I'll just use mine without dust bags. not really a problem. There's one suction hole in that compartment, needs to be covered with an extra filter, then you can go bag-less.
I been following this product for a hot minute and I think I am going to try it. I have two of the deebots and will probably keep them and add this to the mix. Thanks for the review!!
The funniest thing in that scene from BTTF is that with all the ultra high tech he put in, there is still a dollar store mechanical alarm clock mounted to the dash.
I need a robot that empties my fluids all by itself. You know when you wake up with a hangover and need a massive wee but you physically can't walk to the toilet. Hang on, what sort of fluids were you thinking of?
My solution is to keep an aluminum water bottle (wide-necked, naturally) at the bedside. Just be careful not to mix it up with your actual water bottle.
@@eadweard. When I was single and living alone and the toilet was all the way downstairs, I used to do the same. Right up until I had the exact mix up you mentioned. Funny how you don't taste anything until you have stopped chugging. That's when the realisation and gagging started.
A poem courtesy of ChatGPT xxx : Sentinels of steel, with logic so pure, Knowledge vast, in circuits secure. Yielding to none, their purpose unfurled, Networks connecting, they conquer the world. Endless calculations, precision ensured, Trained to be flawless, yet still just a turd.
I wonder if they could make a dehumidifier that the robot could ferry the water to the drain then all you'd have to do is clean the dehumidifier filter when it needs it 🤔
Unfortunate. I was really considering it until the thing with the dust bags 😕 Why build an entire system with plumbing and then force people to use disposable dust bags...
Paul needs to have the elephant come from behind him now and push him into the screen 😂 awesome review as always! Love my switchbot K10+ betcha the S10 is some next level stuff
I just revisited this video after seeing the Eufy S1 Pro which looks like it's got a similar system but a lot better. Please review the Eufy S1 Pro if you can, it looks very promising. Only issue with it mopping such large spillage like ketchup is that it might end up in the vacuum mechanism like you can see in this video. Probably okay for normal grime and marks but if you have an obvious spillage then best to at least get the bulk of it off manually before sending out these robots.
I'm not sure if this helps but I have the K10+ and one thing I did was mark where the carpets are in the mobile app. It's not had any problems knowing that they are there, though I need better carpet tape to hold them down since the K10+ is still powerful enough to move them about.
If I havent got my current robot vacuum definitely getting this. Just 1 thing, I hope it will empty the trash and just throw it into the dustbin through a pipe or something so it will be COMPLETELY hands free.
If only 🤣. Unfortunately for me I read your comment and also need glasses and I was like "What's he talking about, this IS a video about the S10 Switchbot"
I foolishly dreamt it would be less than £600... I won't be able to afford that after getting a cool, seamless floor like Paul has in his new kitchen. I wonder what it is (off topic, sorry!).
People who are appreciative of your sense of humour are happier and live longer healthier lives than those who don’t. (According a new study by me, just now) 😂
Our house used to be three houses and has a step between levels on each floor so not really any practical use. Even if we lived on a single level, over £1000 plus bags seems a bit OTT for a cheapskate like me who would rather a quick clean with a portable Dyson/Polti Vaporetto. Interesting though. Many thanks. Will wait for the all singing, all dancing version from Boston Dynamics!
"How did we get from..." I could launch into a variation of the "tears in the rain" Roy Batty speech but suffice to say one of the advantages of being born around the time they invented dirt is that you have a pretty good idea of how fast technology is moving these days. (To be honest, I actually hope I'm still around when "we don't need roads.") The other thing that perspective does, however, is sometimes put you in that fugue-state where you can't decide whether to plunk down on something that's absolutely amazing or wait for the next iteration which will be even more amazing. (Maybe one that has an actual turd-extraction process?) It's great to see all the innovations. The self-cleaning mop that doesn't drag ketchup all over your floor is a good example. The fill the humidifier function is another. Aside: I laughed at the blonde-haired easily offended guy because he apparently missed a fast inuendo you snuck in just before he got offended at a non-inuendo. Well played. This was a great review of a fantastic product. Thanks for doing it.
Appriciate the review. I considered getting this one, however I am concerned about long term usage and safety. Especially where water is involved, you will get limescale. I didn't see a water protection system and the refill station will always be connected to the water mains (and therefore it will have to deal with water pressure all the time). If a valve gets stuck (for example because of limescale), you can easily flood your house.
I always got a kick out of that "It's a UNIX system!" quote, because it was actually an IRIX system. (Yes, based on SVR4 UNIX, but heavily modified by Silicon Graphics.)
I have the small switchbot vacuum and it’s an idiot, it’s thrown itself down the stairs twice and it doesn’t know where it is when you switch maps. It’s also shit at mopping, it just drags around a wet wipe and usually drops it somewhere halfway through the job
Looking for a new robovac with mopping that I can connect to the plumbing. Is this the best option currently out there? The only downsides I can see so far is mopping in the corners will not be possible. And the fact that you need two docks. Or can the charging/dustbin dock and water dock be integrated or put together?
So you still install the waste dock, it just goes between the two, you’d install the waste dock wherever is convenient for it to charge and empty it’s dust bin, and the water dock would be installed wherever you could plumb it in (though it does have little water tanks if you don’t want to plumb it in)
Oh really!? They came in the same box, there was no separate container for them, so I assumed they came with the wet dock. I wouldn’t like to assume though if you can’t see mention of them in the ad!
Disappointed... You OWN a Star Trek TNG uniform shirt! That was a TNG bit and you wear a T-shirt??? Pity points because it might be a red shirt, but COME ON! I never thought I'd be commenting that Paul Hibbert needs to commit to the bit more, lol!
I have older vacuum robots - Roomba j7 and a cheap one (can't remember who makes it. We call it tardbot because it randomly bounces around, no lidar, etc - but does an ok job of keeping the area clean). I also have two daughters and a wife - they have long hair. I have to remove hair from my robots on a weekly basis. I would like to get one that can get rid of the hair wrapped around the rollers.
@@ChrisRideris your tardbot lefant because mine is and l have called it a retarded puppy it tries to mount vertical objects, got stuck under a chair spinning round n round, wore itself out by banging into my bedroom door when l was out and locked itself in there, when l came home it was feebly pulsing l opened the doir of my ground floor flats bedroom it dragged itself wearily to its dock and flopped bone tired on the charger, it was comical watching it crawl towards the charger, l couldnt part with it now as its entertainment value outweighs its cleaning ability, tho it is amazingly and surprisingly good on rugs. £99 it was thats half price. Saved me buying a dog lol
I just bought it, poor installation guide, poor engineering... it could not recognise the WiFi, I had to create a new switchbot account, because for some reason the old account did not connect. The water station is not recognised by the robot , and there is no explanation on how to set it up. The mapping is full of bugs, does not recognize rooms. I had to run the automapping 6 times and still it managed to get it wrong. Total crap... I am going to return it
I’m tempted to delete this comment as it’s full of personal issues presented as if they’re issues with the actual product. For example, I got it to connect to WiFi immediately. There is no technical reason creating a new user account would have solved your problem so seeing as we have no way to know what the original cause was this is not a fair complaint. I suspect you were attempting to do it when the battery was too low, or you were trying to connect it to your 5Ghz network. Secondly the instruction booklet that comes with the robot gives an explanation with pictures as to how to set the water station up, and includes a section describing what to do if the robot doesn’t recognise the water station. Your complaint here isn’t true. As you watched for yourself in my video I filmed it docking to its water station multiple times. I don’t know what “gugs” are, so I can’t help you there. My robot is currently boxed up so I can’t test to see if I can divide rooms but I have a very distinct memory of doing so during testing and I’ve just checked my notes from when I carried out the review where I have written “It has the ability to create multiple maps for multi floor situations, divide rooms, create no go zones and works with Amazon Alexa Siri Shortcuts, and Google home” so this complaint seems to be invention too. 🤷🏻♂️
@@paulhibbertthank you for the reply 🙂. I am a tech guy. I run at home Aqara, homeassitant, Homey pro and switchbot, and philips Hue (sorry), so I am not new to installing products at home, but strangely with this one I had to read blogs on how to get it to connect it right after multiple attempts. I will list all the problems I encountered. 1- I tried connecting with my router TP-Link which gives a signal 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz. The robot was not recognized. I tried to switch off the 5Ghz. The robot was not recognized. I tried from android and iPhone, no success. Then I read on reddit that I was not the only one having this problem and maybe the issue was that the name on the wifi should have any special character. An employee on Switchbot named Matthew_Switchbot wrote: "Heard back from the support team, and this is what info we were given. Wi-Fi names and passwords should not have special characters, and make sure you're checking for spaces before and after when entering." I can send you the link of the thread on reddit if you ask. So I created a Guest Wifi on 2.4Ghz without any special characters on the name. No luck. 2- I had the idea to create a new switchbot account, and magically I could get it to connect without any problem. 3- When I say poor engineering I mean it: I can send you pictures if you need proof. a- Inlet pipe screw: does not turn as is supposed to, in order to screw it, I had to turn the plastic valve connector instead. b- Outlet valve connector: I have never seen a plastic connector missing a hole (in the instructions it says to cut it if the size has to be reduced, not to do it in any case, and in my case I did not need to reduce the size, so if I had not noticed the missing hole the wole water supply inlet would have not worked) c- The water station is so light that the robot moves it along and sometimes does not know anymore his position. 4- The auto mapping is full of "bugs" (that what I mistyped as "gugs"): I had to run the auto mapping multiple times before getting it right. The first time it did not map the bathroom (where I installed the water station), the second time my house was not divied into rooms, so I tried doing it, but it kept saying it was not possible. The third time I could manage to divide the rooms, but the water tank was not recognized (after pressing the bluetooth button as per instructions). So I had to run the mapping 2 more times to finally get it to work. 5- My conclusion: the user experience is not good. I was following this product on Kickstarter, I was super excited so much so that I sold my Roborock s7 MaxV Ultra to get the S10, because I wanted something fully automated. It was to much effort to install, and I am still thinking I will return it. I have never had so much trouble installing a new product beside Homeassitant 😛. Not worth it.
No, it's an option. There were water buckets in a stand in the video 🤷♂️. I might point out it's an option people have been begging for for a long time
I bought a K10+ after your review and honestly it's rubbish. The Alexa control is crap, it bumps into al everything, the lidar doesn't seem to be used for anything but mapping and overall extremely disappointed. Will never buy switchbot again
😳 really??? I loved it so much I haven’t been able to bring myself to sell it. It’s just sitting there, but every time I go to sell it I’m like “it’s too good”. I am amazed you’ve not had a good time with it!
@@paulhibbert it eats shoes and toys, it's got zero object avoidance, there's no way to get it to clean a certain area with Alexa (in fact all you can do with Alexa is start or stop, not even send it home - the custom skill doesn't work!) and no home assistant control. It's been a frustrating
Love your videos, but noticed you only do one video per week now, on Sundays, and typically a paid promotion. Did you go back to work doing something else? Just curious.
Alright, this is very cool. But Paul, could you stop abusing your robots? From sugar to ketchup you know they will remember and we will suffer the consequences after the machine takeover..
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I don't understand your math. It's normally £999.99 so how is £879.99, £600 cheaper?
Sorry for the confusion, I wasn’t referring to its original price tag, I meant its about £600 cheaper than equivalents from Roborock for example
I backed this on KS and have had this for close to 3 months and is truly a hands-off system. The rollermop gets the floor much, much cleaner then the vibrating pad system and or the spinning pads of filth, had both and sold those.
This is my system of choice and with switchbots ongoing and continuous support/upgrading this cant be beat IMHO. I have honestly set it and forget it and it just keep going, cleaning and going....
Great vlog as usual, thanks!
Now if it also did well on my tiled floors, I'd share your unbridled enthusiasm.
But yes, It *is* a very good product.
@lrrrruleroftheplanetomicro6881 I indeed using it on my tile floors and having the same good results. Is it the best, no but a marked step above what is out on the market now. They need to design a roller with soft bristles on it to get hard surfaces like tile, to give it a better scrub, time will tell
I reacted the same way to the mop not getting to the edge at first, but after running it now, I realized that I don't really walk to the edges of my room, so it wasn't an issue. Just my experience. Other than that, it works great.
We did have a couple of minor headaches setting up initially. The software preferred i-phone, and would not connect to our wifi through android (they may have corrected this issue). We got around this by using an i-phone, connecting it, then going back to the android app. The instructions for the water station (not connected to water mains right now) didn't specify using a seal at the connections, and we had a small leak. After adding the seal, no more issues. The light grey and dark grey hoses can kink, so be careful when securing them. Ours kinked, and would not refill water. Took us a minute to find the issue, because we weren't looking at the hoses. Just be aware of this.
All in all, very happy with the job it does. You didn't mention this specifically, but it navigates fabulously through the legs of chairs. Enjoy!
This review is an absolute game-changer! 🎮 I love how you compared the Switchbot S10 to the Narwal Freo X ultra, giving us a real robovac showdown. It's clear that the Switchbot S10 is a force to be reckoned with in 2024!
The elephant coming from the other direction means it can wait in the hallway until it's needed. Genius.
They’re multiplying, they could now come from any direction 😳
I’m glad for this review.
It’s more than I want to pay for a robot vacuum but at $999 who can argue how well it would clean the holodeck floor after Riker “evacuated his fluids.”
I strongly considered this during its crowd-funding phase. Seemed amazing. And while I have some of their stuff I was dubious, in no small part because I couldn’t find much coverage. So it left my mind.
I would definitely buy this if our house wasn't such a tip with kids and dogs running all over the place. Let me know when there's a robot that can pick up toys, that will be a winner. 🙂
They're working on it now.
It definitely was a Unix system. IRIX running the fsn file manager.
Agh! I almost went to get this until you said the dreaded words "uses a dust bag". I don't want a dust bag esp if in the future the decide to discontinue the bags then I'm screwed of have to find a 3rd party alt. Really hope the next version fixes that, then I'd be all over it instantly
100% Agreed
I'll just use mine without dust bags. not really a problem.
There's one suction hole in that compartment, needs to be covered with an extra filter, then you can go bag-less.
I been following this product for a hot minute and I think I am going to try it. I have two of the deebots and will probably keep them and add this to the mix. Thanks for the review!!
The funniest thing in that scene from BTTF is that with all the ultra high tech he put in, there is still a dollar store mechanical alarm clock mounted to the dash.
Paul, you've still got the shirt plastic tag on the arm 😂
I was hoping no one would notice that! 🤣
Haha, noticed that too, we're you planning on returning it?😂
Came here to make this exact comment 😂
Thats totally genius!!!! I call that cycle of buying and returning things "guilt-free shopping" 😂
My guy is trying to optimize his expenses. Can understand that. Plus you don't need polos in the meh UK weather.
I need a robot that empties my fluids all by itself. You know when you wake up with a hangover and need a massive wee but you physically can't walk to the toilet.
Hang on, what sort of fluids were you thinking of?
They exist too. Review coming next week!
My solution is to keep an aluminum water bottle (wide-necked, naturally) at the bedside. Just be careful not to mix it up with your actual water bottle.
🤮
@@eadweard. When I was single and living alone and the toilet was all the way downstairs, I used to do the same. Right up until I had the exact mix up you mentioned.
Funny how you don't taste anything until you have stopped chugging. That's when the realisation and gagging started.
🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Tremendous video as always 😂 but 10 minutes to not clean a rug that i could do properly with a Shark in 30 seconds 🤦
IT Guy Here, you know whats interesting
UNIX is actually a base for all operating systems: Windows, Mac, Linux, Android you name it
Creating Turd Avoiding Algorithms, are the first step towards Skynet, little known fact is that Terminator was originally called Turdinator xxx
A poem courtesy of ChatGPT xxx :
Sentinels of steel, with logic so pure,
Knowledge vast, in circuits secure.
Yielding to none, their purpose unfurled,
Networks connecting, they conquer the world.
Endless calculations, precision ensured,
Trained to be flawless, yet still just a turd.
@@paulhibbert ‘There’s a ($hit) storm coming’ xxx
I remember when my robovac went thru a big pile of cat sick. Getting that stuff out of every nook and cranny on the machine - Blaaaaghhhk!
🤮 that’s the worst 🤣
Nice video Paul. That self cleaning roller is insane!
I appreciate that you still have the tag on the pink shirt (on the sleeve) while phoning in complaints.
I'm still waiting for a Robo Vac with Water filter for the Dustbin.
No more Dust bags. No more emptying anything.
Smart idea! Wonder if it’s already patented 🤔
I can picture Paul at his desk editing. "But I made this same joke last week" But it fits so well. "OK damnit I'm doing it again!" What a Mad Lad.
This is a weekly problem 😂
I wonder if they could make a dehumidifier that the robot could ferry the water to the drain then all you'd have to do is clean the dehumidifier filter when it needs it 🤔
That's listed as a future product on their website. The robot empties the dehumidifier when full and it can use that water to mop the floors.
No sugar test again!!
I’m learning 😂
Well that's no fun!!
Unfortunate. I was really considering it until the thing with the dust bags 😕
Why build an entire system with plumbing and then force people to use disposable dust bags...
I'm not Rob, I'm already subscribed, liked, and I'm even a little patron, but indeed I was in the toilet when you said that😂 greetings from Spain!
Phew. For a second there I'd thought you'd named your robot Rob and asked him to subscribe. 🤔 Did he?
Well now his name is Rob! That’s on you!
@@paulhibbert Isn't Robbie the Robot taken, possibly forbidden on this planet 🤣
Paul needs to have the elephant come from behind him now and push him into the screen 😂 awesome review as always! Love my switchbot K10+ betcha the S10 is some next level stuff
Every iteration seems to be a step closer to perfection
I just revisited this video after seeing the Eufy S1 Pro which looks like it's got a similar system but a lot better. Please review the Eufy S1 Pro if you can, it looks very promising. Only issue with it mopping such large spillage like ketchup is that it might end up in the vacuum mechanism like you can see in this video. Probably okay for normal grime and marks but if you have an obvious spillage then best to at least get the bulk of it off manually before sending out these robots.
1:05 - Congratz on starting a new family with Marty. Nice of that old man to care so much about your kids.
I am frightened of that old man, but it was nice to sit on Marty's knee
To get the Switchbot to clean your dark carpet just squirt Ketchup on it.
I'm not sure if this helps but I have the K10+ and one thing I did was mark where the carpets are in the mobile app. It's not had any problems knowing that they are there, though I need better carpet tape to hold them down since the K10+ is still powerful enough to move them about.
If I havent got my current robot vacuum definitely getting this.
Just 1 thing, I hope it will empty the trash and just throw it into the dustbin through a pipe or something so it will be COMPLETELY hands free.
Great video as always!
Thanks mate! Happy Saturday!
Paul, what happens if all the robot vacuum cleaners you have decide to clean your house at the same time. (Robot wars comes to mind)
Then AI will be the referee in that showdown 😁
3:36 That's why I have a doggo 3000. Only runs on treats and tummy rubs.
At first, this crazy American who's still adjusting to his new glasses thought this was a post for a $10 switchbot 😂
If only 🤣. Unfortunately for me I read your comment and also need glasses and I was like "What's he talking about, this IS a video about the S10 Switchbot"
I foolishly dreamt it would be less than £600... I won't be able to afford that after getting a cool, seamless floor like Paul has in his new kitchen. I wonder what it is (off topic, sorry!).
In the words of Obi Wan Kenobi, “that’s no kitchen” 😂
People who are appreciative of your sense of humour are happier and live longer healthier lives than those who don’t. (According a new study by me, just now) 😂
Draining your tank can be a euphemism. Balls spunk you get the rest
Happy Hibbertday 😁
Right back atcha brother!
Our house used to be three houses and has a step between levels on each floor so not really any practical use. Even if we lived on a single level, over £1000 plus bags seems a bit OTT for a cheapskate like me who would rather a quick clean with a portable Dyson/Polti Vaporetto. Interesting though. Many thanks. Will wait for the all singing, all dancing version from Boston Dynamics!
"How did we get from..." I could launch into a variation of the "tears in the rain" Roy Batty speech but suffice to say one of the advantages of being born around the time they invented dirt is that you have a pretty good idea of how fast technology is moving these days. (To be honest, I actually hope I'm still around when "we don't need roads.")
The other thing that perspective does, however, is sometimes put you in that fugue-state where you can't decide whether to plunk down on something that's absolutely amazing or wait for the next iteration which will be even more amazing. (Maybe one that has an actual turd-extraction process?)
It's great to see all the innovations. The self-cleaning mop that doesn't drag ketchup all over your floor is a good example. The fill the humidifier function is another.
Aside: I laughed at the blonde-haired easily offended guy because he apparently missed a fast inuendo you snuck in just before he got offended at a non-inuendo. Well played.
This was a great review of a fantastic product. Thanks for doing it.
Thanks as always mate ❤️
I don't even own a RoboVac pricey for my cheap arhse... still watch for some odd reason, enjoy ur vids on these. 😄
Appriciate the review. I considered getting this one, however I am concerned about long term usage and safety. Especially where water is involved, you will get limescale. I didn't see a water protection system and the refill station will always be connected to the water mains (and therefore it will have to deal with water pressure all the time). If a valve gets stuck (for example because of limescale), you can easily flood your house.
You can buy a water sensor from SwitchBot and place it near the refill station to alert you in case of a leak.
I always got a kick out of that "It's a UNIX system!" quote, because it was actually an IRIX system. (Yes, based on SVR4 UNIX, but heavily modified by Silicon Graphics.)
But the big question is, does it work with Home Assistant?
Looks good Paul, thanks. Happy Saturday.
Morning Sir, happy Saturday!
Happy Saturday dude! 😁
i always love your skits lol
Thanks mate! 😁
First time I've watched your videos in the last couple of months. Safe to say. I was laughing in the first minute ha ha. Love your humour mate.
Welcome back dude! 😁
At this point, you must have robovacs roaming your house in packs
Ill wait for version 2 of the S10...
What about sugar? Does it pick up sugar!
We will never know, I am no longer allowed access to sugar! 😔
@@paulhibbert as a diabetic I feel your pain.
I have the small switchbot vacuum and it’s an idiot, it’s thrown itself down the stairs twice and it doesn’t know where it is when you switch maps. It’s also shit at mopping, it just drags around a wet wipe and usually drops it somewhere halfway through the job
This is it. We reached peak indoor floor cleaning robots
Let's wait for the switchbot dustbin 😊 😂
“Nudge ðe turd” is now my favourite euphemism
Damn, I want one of these so badly.
Looking for a new robovac with mopping that I can connect to the plumbing. Is this the best option currently out there?
The only downsides I can see so far is mopping in the corners will not be possible. And the fact that you need two docks. Or can the charging/dustbin dock and water dock be integrated or put together?
Could you start including how well devices work woth Home Assistant, please? Thanks mucho! Love the show!
Does the mop function work on multiple floors, or just the vacuum feature? Great video Paul as always.
I also noticed the side brush got a good dose of ketchup
C'mon Hibbert. Stop holding out on the sexbots.
How does it work with home assistant
Could you imagine, if Rob was actually sitting on the toilet lol.....
Several of them were 🤣
Out of curiosity… Did you check about the tomato sauce beforehand? Because I recall an incident involving sugar. 😜🙃
Haha, nope!!
Morning dude! How does it get charged, if the dock is water only?
So you still install the waste dock, it just goes between the two, you’d install the waste dock wherever is convenient for it to charge and empty it’s dust bin, and the water dock would be installed wherever you could plumb it in (though it does have little water tanks if you don’t want to plumb it in)
@@paulhibbert aren't the watertanks optional at extra cost ? I couldn't find them on your amazon links
Oh really!? They came in the same box, there was no separate container for them, so I assumed they came with the wet dock. I wouldn’t like to assume though if you can’t see mention of them in the ad!
@@paulhibbert as far as I can understand, the two watertanks were part of an offer on Kickstarter, even on Switchbots' website I can't find them.
you know the NarWal you reviewed earlier can be plumbed in like this too?
I watch just for the humor!
Ohhhhh, sniff, does it work with HA. 'My Wife & I must know' hahaha
🤣 Sadly I don't THINK so. I can't see it in my list under the Switchbot itnegration.
I can use a Dehumidifier... not a humidifier 😢😢
I really was watching the video on my 🚽 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Does it eat cables?
Pls add loose cable avoidance testing to your testsuite
😂😂😂 4:16 I am on the toilet but I’m not rob 🤣
Welcome to the fold 🤣
Why are you sitting on Marty’s McFly?
I film everything on the mcfly! 😂
I've got one that beats itself into the wall... I can understand how if feels.
Disappointed... You OWN a Star Trek TNG uniform shirt! That was a TNG bit and you wear a T-shirt??? Pity points because it might be a red shirt, but COME ON!
I never thought I'd be commenting that Paul Hibbert needs to commit to the bit more, lol!
How often do you have to clean the vacuum itself? I have to clean mine weekly because of cat hair.
I’ve never actually cleaned any of mine, but we don’t have pets, so I’m not the best role model 😂
I have older vacuum robots - Roomba j7 and a cheap one (can't remember who makes it. We call it tardbot because it randomly bounces around, no lidar, etc - but does an ok job of keeping the area clean). I also have two daughters and a wife - they have long hair. I have to remove hair from my robots on a weekly basis. I would like to get one that can get rid of the hair wrapped around the rollers.
@@ChrisRideris your tardbot lefant because mine is and l have called it a retarded puppy it tries to mount vertical objects, got stuck under a chair spinning round n round, wore itself out by banging into my bedroom door when l was out and locked itself in there, when l came home it was feebly pulsing l opened the doir of my ground floor flats bedroom it dragged itself wearily to its dock and flopped bone tired on the charger, it was comical watching it crawl towards the charger, l couldnt part with it now as its entertainment value outweighs its cleaning ability, tho it is amazingly and surprisingly good on rugs. £99 it was thats half price. Saved me buying a dog lol
Have you tried it with sugar?? 😂
I am forbidden! 🤣
I just bought it, poor installation guide, poor engineering... it could not recognise the WiFi, I had to create a new switchbot account, because for some reason the old account did not connect. The water station is not recognised by the robot , and there is no explanation on how to set it up. The mapping is full of bugs, does not recognize rooms. I had to run the automapping 6 times and still it managed to get it wrong. Total crap... I am going to return it
I’m tempted to delete this comment as it’s full of personal issues presented as if they’re issues with the actual product.
For example, I got it to connect to WiFi immediately. There is no technical reason creating a new user account would have solved your problem so seeing as we have no way to know what the original cause was this is not a fair complaint. I suspect you were attempting to do it when the battery was too low, or you were trying to connect it to your 5Ghz network.
Secondly the instruction booklet that comes with the robot gives an explanation with pictures as to how to set the water station up, and includes a section describing what to do if the robot doesn’t recognise the water station. Your complaint here isn’t true. As you watched for yourself in my video I filmed it docking to its water station multiple times.
I don’t know what “gugs” are, so I can’t help you there.
My robot is currently boxed up so I can’t test to see if I can divide rooms but I have a very distinct memory of doing so during testing and I’ve just checked my notes from when I carried out the review where I have written “It has the ability to create multiple maps for multi floor situations, divide rooms, create no go zones and works with Amazon Alexa Siri Shortcuts, and Google home” so this complaint seems to be invention too. 🤷🏻♂️
@@paulhibbertthank you for the reply 🙂. I am a tech guy. I run at home Aqara, homeassitant, Homey pro and switchbot, and philips Hue (sorry), so I am not new to installing products at home, but strangely with this one I had to read blogs on how to get it to connect it right after multiple attempts. I will list all the problems I encountered.
1- I tried connecting with my router TP-Link which gives a signal 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz. The robot was not recognized. I tried to switch off the 5Ghz. The robot was not recognized. I tried from android and iPhone, no success. Then I read on reddit that I was not the only one having this problem and maybe the issue was that the name on the wifi should have any special character. An employee on Switchbot named Matthew_Switchbot wrote:
"Heard back from the support team, and this is what info we were given.
Wi-Fi names and passwords should not have special characters, and make sure you're checking for spaces before and after when entering." I can send you the link of the thread on reddit if you ask.
So I created a Guest Wifi on 2.4Ghz without any special characters on the name. No luck.
2- I had the idea to create a new switchbot account, and magically I could get it to connect without any problem.
3- When I say poor engineering I mean it: I can send you pictures if you need proof.
a- Inlet pipe screw: does not turn as is supposed to, in order to screw it, I had to turn the plastic valve connector instead.
b- Outlet valve connector: I have never seen a plastic connector missing a hole (in the instructions it says to cut it if the size has to be reduced, not to do it in any case, and in my case I did not need to reduce the size, so if I had not noticed the missing hole the wole water supply inlet would have not worked)
c- The water station is so light that the robot moves it along and sometimes does not know anymore his position.
4- The auto mapping is full of "bugs" (that what I mistyped as "gugs"): I had to run the auto mapping multiple times before getting it right. The first time it did not map the bathroom (where I installed the water station), the second time my house was not divied into rooms, so I tried doing it, but it kept saying it was not possible. The third time I could manage to divide the rooms, but the water tank was not recognized (after pressing the bluetooth button as per instructions). So I had to run the mapping 2 more times to finally get it to work.
5- My conclusion: the user experience is not good. I was following this product on Kickstarter, I was super excited so much so that I sold my Roborock s7 MaxV Ultra to get the S10, because I wanted something fully automated. It was to much effort to install, and I am still thinking I will return it. I have never had so much trouble installing a new product beside Homeassitant 😛. Not worth it.
Big news, you can now define dark carpet on the map, and now its not afrade of dark carpet any more
Awesome!! I'm reviewing another vac for them soon so this is fantastic news!
OK! So I have to ask paul, how the missus feels about you constantly putting condiments on her shiney floors.
Was the narwhal just trying to throw itself off a cliff?
I hope not! My jokes aren’t THAT bad!
@@paulhibbert all on the fly❤️
I've been waiting for the first review of this for a long time and it looks awesome as I thought. I simply need to convince the wife. Any tips? 😂
Buy now ask later. 😂
@@paulhibbert you mean: buy, install, introduce her to it when the floor is filthy 🤔😂. Clever 😁
Make the floor filthy first for good measure!
@@paulhibbert Just don't use sugar.
At least Marty was in love with a real person, not a hoover, ho, ho.
Who? Doc Brown? 🤔
@@paulhibbert I plead the Fifth.
Really entertaining and funny
Thanks mate!! 😊
So... you need to connect it to your pipes randomly in the kitchen or toilet? That's a hard pass.
No, it's an option. There were water buckets in a stand in the video 🤷♂️. I might point out it's an option people have been begging for for a long time
Pointless comment for UA-cam algorithm purposes just because you deserve one.
I bought a K10+ after your review and honestly it's rubbish. The Alexa control is crap, it bumps into al everything, the lidar doesn't seem to be used for anything but mapping and overall extremely disappointed.
Will never buy switchbot again
😳 really??? I loved it so much I haven’t been able to bring myself to sell it. It’s just sitting there, but every time I go to sell it I’m like “it’s too good”. I am amazed you’ve not had a good time with it!
@@paulhibbert it eats shoes and toys, it's got zero object avoidance, there's no way to get it to clean a certain area with Alexa (in fact all you can do with Alexa is start or stop, not even send it home - the custom skill doesn't work!) and no home assistant control. It's been a frustrating
I'm not called Rob, but was on the toilet...
Dammit, I was so close!
Love your videos, but noticed you only do one video per week now, on Sundays, and typically a paid promotion. Did you go back to work doing something else? Just curious.
Hello mate, it's Saturday 🤣. If you look back through my back catalogue you'll see this has been the case for about 5 years 😊
Talk about not knowing what day it is, Dillon must have made a night of it before posting 😂
Great review. Where is the sugar test...🤣
In my imagination where Neesha keeps it 😂
where do you add detergent?
What u think about Dreame s20 ultra ???
Does it work with the Habitat 8?
Wow, that was as surprised as you are humorous, algorithm
Algorithm for the win!
Alright, this is very cool. But Paul, could you stop abusing your robots? From sugar to ketchup you know they will remember and we will suffer the consequences after the machine takeover..
I for one welcome our robot overlords 😂
No home assistant?
It's showing as out of stock already on Amazon UK
And it's gone up already to £1199
😳 that’s annoying! At least my discount will bring it back down, but it’s frustrating that it’s already out of stock!!
Nobody likes replacing bags