Vacuums and robot vacuums

Setting up

Getting it working properly the first time.

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White disc-shaped robot vacuum with a single power button, on grey wood-effect flooring — A button-only robot vacuum: slim enough for under furniture, but with no camera or laser to map with.Photo: Jirka Matousek from Brussels Taipei Hong Kong Singapore Prague Shenzhen · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page

Two black robot vacuums on carpet with kitchen knives taped to their bumpers, power lights lit

Setting up

Setting up a robot vacuum so it still works in month six

Setting up a robot vacuum: dock clearance, thresholds and cables, a schedule that suits the house, filter intervals, recall checks and end-of-life takeback.

Updated 3/11/2026 · 9 min

Photo: Dennis van Zuijlekom from Ermelo, The Netherlands · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons