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Xiaomi continues its dominance not only in the Smartphone arena, but in the home gadgets arena as well under its Mi Home umbrella of products. Now the latest of which being the Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner got released just recently and it is the first device coming out of a Mi Ecosystem startup dubbed Rockrobo, and it already claims to have a higher suction rating (1,800 Pa) than the likes of iRobot's Roomba 980 (1,670 Pa) or Neato's Botvac D8500 (1,000 Pa), partly thanks to the same brushless motor supplier used by the Roomba. Best of all, Xiaomi is selling this for just 1,699 yuan or about $250, which is a steal when compared to the $900 Roomba. Imagine the power of Roomba at just 27% of its original cost, sweet isnt it?


As you'd expect from any high-end robot vacuum cleaner, this Xiaomi's machine is able to map your rooms using its laser distance sensor that's poking out of the top. If needed, users can set a virtual wall to block the vacuum using what's essentially a magnetic tape for just 39 RMB. By calculating the most efficient route on the fly (which it claims to beat others at as well), its 5,200 mAh 14.4V lithium ion battery can cover around 250 square meters of space, which takes about 2.5 hours, on a single charge. When done, the machine will make its way back to the dock and wiggle its butt to snug fit on the charging port (which I find pretty amusing).




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The Mi Home App lets you check the vacuum's status via WiFi: You can remotely toggle it, get a live tracking, switch between three modes (normal, quiet and active) and set schedules for automatic cleaning on the space that you have set for cleaning.









This system is easy to use, assemble and clean, All you have to do is open the top cover and pull out the waste bin to pour out the dirt and dust that it has gathered thru its sweeping. We hae yet to gather any data about the replacement parts in case anything got worn out due to the daily grind in sweeping (it aint easy ya know).
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There are 12 Sensors to make sure all the surface are clean and green as you want it to be.

Now how can your partner at home complain about backache in sweeping the floor? This is just the ideal gift for them to relief them from the hassle of sweeping the floor daily. You can now relieve your housemaid in replacement for this robot vacuum, imagine the time saved as well as the flare up of the temper becuase the maid didnt clean it thoroughly. Only it cannot mop the floor though.
Look at the dirt that it has collected!


You can purchase this robot vacuum for 1699 RMB and the Virtual Wall Tape for 39 RMB 2 Meters Long.
Virtual Wall Tape
Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner