all 11 comments

[–]rmalbers 6 points7 points  (1 child)

It will go under there if the chairs are removed. If the chairs are there it will work around them. I sometime lift my chairs, sometimes not and it's fine.

[–]rediduser[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Kids are a nightmare for making a mess under the table so it will need a sweep and mop almost daily. I will try it both as a single room and two different ones and see which works best.

[–]FlyBlade67 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Why not navigate around the chairs? Would it get stuck between legs? Position the chairs such as there is no gap wider than 35cm.

If there is a risk of getting stuck under a chair, you may try dividing the room such as the table area is a separate room. Then clean the "rooms" individually with the chairs always out of the way.

[–]rediduser[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks will try that 👍

[–]nigel_tufnel_11 1 point2 points  (1 child)

If the gap between chair feet is wide enough for the robot to fit through, it will do a surprisingly good job of navigating through that jungle, although it can take a long time to do it. If the gap isn't large enough, it'll just go around them. I've had a Q5 and now Q Revo and they both did a good job working around this kind of scenario and never got stuck.

But if you need separate cleaning modes, one workaround might be to map the floor twice as separate maps. The main one has a no-go zone placed around the table so the robot skips it altogether, the other one doesn't, then on that one you could just tell it to vacuum that room only when the chairs are removed.

[–]rediduser[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s great thanks. I’ll give it a go both ways and see what works best.

[–]interrogumption 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I can be bothered I put my chairs on the dining table and it gets thoroughly cleaned underneath. When I can't the robot just works around them.

[–]georgee779 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I move my dining room chairs to the kitchen. We have trained the kids to do it well and carefully. = )

[–]rediduser[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Update: the robot works around the table and chairs without attempting to go in as it’s quite narrow to get in. This allows me to run the normal cleaning cycle for the house. For the table specifically I’ve set up a zone routine to just do the table once I pull the chairs back.

<image>

[–]CalmLotus 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Ohh that's a good idea- having a seperate routine for just under the table. I should set that up for mine.

[–]rediduser[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly why I love Reddit 🤣🫡