Robots wanted for Lazy Irishman

Stiffler2

The chores are split in half in my dwelling.

I do the hoovering and the garden.
The missus does the washing & ironing.

I want to impress her with my laziness in relation to my chores and I'm in the market for a robot mower & a robot hoover.

I am just wondering has anybody here got any expierience with these devices and are they any good ?

Are some brands better than others and if so please let me know your experience's or are they crap altogether ?

Here is 1 example of a robot hoover I am looking into :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLIPLiQDIk0

And here is 1 example of a mower I am also looking into :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-19jNcOl8Lc

so AH let me know if you've had experience with the above devices / products as I am in the market.

Also if you know of any other devices that can take chores away from me then let me know, this is an important man thread and should be treated as such..

PS - I already know about the non-iron shirts

Hande hoche!

Skynet etc. etc.

John Doe1

A handgun is a handy replacement for a television remote:D

frag420

Go Go Gadget arms.................Slaps her on the arse for making a nice dinner!!

deandean

A pal of mine has a robot vacuum sleaner, think it's an iRobot, she told me it is great for moving dirt around the room!

The robot lawnmowers can need a fair bit of maintenance & looking after but they are an interesting talking point with your mates over beers.

Hey be careful the OH doesn't replace you with something mechanical and automated

davet82

become mormon and get another wife, split the tasks between them equally, problem solved :cool:

D1stant

davet82 wrote: »

become mormon and get another wife, split the tasks between them equally, problem solved :cool:

No

ScumLord

Just buy a lamb.

Stiffler2

deandean wrote: »

A pal of mine has a robot vacuum sleaner, think it's an iRobot, she told me it is great for moving dirt around the room!

The robot lawnmowers can need a fair bit of maintenance & looking after but they are an interesting talking point with your mates over beers.

Hey be careful the OH doesn't replace you with something mechanical and automated

So - they just move dirt around ?
this is unacceptable that such a product be released onto the market tickling my fancy and offering me hope of no more hoovering and then it doesn't work ?

this is awful

Another wife will also mean twice the trouble.
A lamb may also be good at eating crumbs on my carpet, but wouldn't it leave even worse brown stains that what was already there ?

ScumLord

Stiffler2 wrote: »

A lamb may also be good at eating crumbs on my carpet, but wouldn't it leave even worse brown stains that what was already there ?

No, that's called fertilizer. It's also not a sloppy meat eating poo, it's generally a hard little ball. You could double up on it's usefulness by teaching it schutzhund.

davet82

Stiffler2 wrote: »

Another wife will also mean twice the trouble.

also means twice the sex!...

but on the other hand it would probably still be only half the sex even with two wives than a girlfriend

sorry i couldnt help :pac:

The King of Moo

Warning: may cause jealousy and emasculation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgJs7uluwlU

zac8

I got my wife a Roomba 770 for Christmas. It's great cos I can schedule it to run when I'm not in the house instead of her hoovering under my feet when I'm hungover. Best present she ever got.

RosyLily

Two words: Helper monkey.

Problem solved!

Stiffler2

zac8 wrote: »

I got my wife a Roomba 770 for Christmas. It's great cos I can schedule it to run when I'm not in the house instead of her hoovering under my feet when I'm hungover. Best present she ever got.

Zac - is it any use or does it just move dirt around as another poster above mentioned.

Do you have wooden floors, tiled or carpets ?
Is it any good across all 3 surfaces or only 1

etc
etc

thnx

zac8

Stiffler2 wrote: »

Zac - is it any use or does it just move dirt around as another poster above mentioned.

Do you have wooden floors, tiled or carpets ?
Is it any good across all 3 surfaces or only 1

etc
etc

thnx

It definitely works. We have wooden & carpet floors and it works great on both. We have a dog and the 770 picks up all the dog hair too. Sure just check out the reviews on Amazon.

I think the 700 series is the latest one. Maybe older models weren't so good.

Ogham

I had a roomba - got it about 3 years ago.
It was great on hard floors - tiles, wood - I don't have carpets.
It was great for under beds and tables - did a better job than me!
After 3 years - the navigation on it went funny , we moved to a house with carpets - so I didn't fix it. But it was great while it lasted.

I saw this article about the Roomba - not sure if the links are out of date or not.

http://www.moneyguideireland.com/the-irobot-roomba-cleans-while-you-work.html

AgileMyth

Put down paving slabs. No lawn means no mowing.

Or have a kid. You could train it to do menial jobs.

Stiffler2

Cool - thnx for the replies all.

Thnx for the info Zac8, I'll deffo be checking out the 700 series one you have mentioned above.

I'm impressed it picked up dog hair as well.


Any other hardware out there that can make us males lives easier ??

JohnMearsheimer

The place I was renting in Vancouver had a robot Hoover. He was my Japanese landlord's cast off. I miss the the little guy

the groutch

this you OP?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3lJwyQ_2Qg

andrew88

Don't do it!!

The dealer here quotes "running cost from E7/year" but......

Mine needed a wheel motor replaced. Fortunately under warranty. Now only 3 years old it needs another one - cost about E265.

But the dealer wants is serviced first, apparently this should be done once a season or every other season, cost E195.

This is more than the main dealer cost for my car! And service plus motor cost about half the price of a new machine.

My petrol mower (for parts the robot can't reach) cost E55 for service and new head gasket. Compared to running costs of robot I can pay someone to come and cut my lawn and still be quids in.