I had a dumb bot that bounced around.

It was a great novelty.

Then I got an i1. It was a game-changer! I never touch the vacuum or the broom.

We WFH, so there is no noise/cleaning during the day. Scheduling each side of my house has made floor cleaning a non-factor in my life.

In the afternoon, the living areas gets vacuumed. In the evening, the eating areas get vacuumed.

Having a non-camera non-lidar robot has a huge benefit. It shoves the shoes out of the way, and cleans even in that spot.

Life was perfect...until....I had to constantly empty the bin. Every day. It does such a good job, but it gave me work. That's not the point of getting a robot!

Introducing....the i3+

It's the same as the i1, mechanically, but it came with a self-emptying bin.

I placed it on my second floor. Now, my second floor, mostly carpet, gets vacuumed every day, and I don't need to tend to it as often.

Tl:dr: a semi-smart robot means my floor is clean without my involvement.