Effortlessly Clean Your Floors with the LG HomBot

The LG HomBot is on our Top Tech Gift Ideas for Moms list this year.  It’s an impressive self-vacuuming and dust-mopping robot with two cameras that is intent on getting its job done.  Great for tile, hardwood, and carpets, the LG HomBot is your little helper that never complains.

A round squarish device with a low profile, the LG HomBot comes with 1/2 inch long side brushes on its front two sides to sweep up debris…even in the toughest areas…like corners.

The underbelly of the LG HomBot, you can see the two side brush spinners, main brush, and there’s a camera at the bottom of this picture. But guess what?  No dust pan.  Instead, it’s accessible from the top of the HomBot for easy retrieval.

The LG HomBot vacuum does a great job cleaning and is the most innovative vacuum robot we’ve used.  But what really surprised me was its two cameras.  Why does a vacuum robot need two cameras?  To watch out for pets???  No.

The LG HomBot’s revolutionary Dual Eye 2.0 mapping system, ie…the two cameras…is designed to learn your home’s layout so that it can cover the designated area as thoroughly as possible.  Pretty cool, huh?

So the LG HomBot actually learns your home’s layout for future cleanings.  Although the LG HomBot can still bump into things, its bumper guard minimizes disruption and with its advanced mapping system, it learns to work around stationary furniture.

Need a quick cleaning or a more thorough cleaning?  The LG HomBot has 7 modes of cleanings.

7 Modes of Cleaning

The LG HomBot features 7 different types of cleaning modes:

• Zigzag – In Zigzag mode, the HomBot zigzags through each spot of the cleaning area. Select the Zigzag mode to quickly clean an area

• Cell by Cell – Provides meticulous cleaning. In this mode, HomBot divides the area to be cleaned into rectangular spaces

• Spot –  Spot mode cleans the area where it is placed within a 41/2 ft diameter

• My Space – Lets you set the space you want cleaned through use of the remote control

• Turbo – Provides a more intense cleaning, a powerful clean but reduces the battery duration

• Smart Turbo – automatically adjusts to surface cleaning environment 

• Repeat – Repeats the cleaning in progress until the battery runs out, without returning to the home station

LG HomBot

Features:

• Contoured corners to minimize disruption to furniture
• Two sets of long brush spinners to reach difficult corners
• The Dual Eye 2.0 mapping system learns your home’s layout
• Will automatically adjust to most floor types like carpets, hardwoods, ceramic tile, stone and more
• Has 7 cleaning modes, dependent upon your preference
• Large built-in rechargeable battery with 100 minute runtime
• You can schedule cleaning based on your preferred timing
• Uses voice alerts to let you know what it’s doing
• Automatically goes back to its charging station when it needs to be charged
• Includes a slide-in mop for keeping your hard floors looking sharp
• LG’s Smart Diagnosis can be initiated using the included remote control for troubleshooting and alerts of any minor issues

Pros:

• The LG HomBot has a large 2330mAh rechargeable battery and will go back and charge itself during cleaning if it needs to
• On a hard floor, the LG HomBot can run up to 100 minutes before needing to charge
• Its human voice is helpful to let you know what the LG HomBot needs – clean dustbin reminder, to let you know it’s going back to charge, etc.
• It does a nice job cleaning the floors
• The included dust mop is great for hardwood floors to keep them looking their best
• The long brushes clean up corners and wall edges great and are instrumental in keeping the floor clean
• Emptying the dustbin is easy, is located on the top of the HomBot and comes with an attached brush for more thorough cleaning
• If the cleaning cycle gets interrupted due to charging or cleaning the dust bin, it’s Auto-Resume allows the HomBot to continue cleaning where it left off
• It comes with an extra set of side brushes for future use
• You can schedule HomBot to clean so you don’t have to worry about vacuuming
• A ribbon got stuck in the side brushes and I was able to easily unscrew the brush to untangle it

Cons:

• Although it’s quieter than an upright vacuum, it still is a bit noisy
• There are so many different cleaning types, it can be a little overwhelming
• If you don’t pick up things off the floor first, they can get tangled in the long brushes and stop the vacuum
• Although it can learn its surroundings, it continues to get caught up on my long shag rug, unless I block it with something
• It doesn’t have an app so you can schedule the LG HomBot on the go

The LG HomBot can be purchased at Lowes, JC Penny’s, or online at Fry’s for $899 plus shipping.

A Mom’s Perspective

Nearly the entire bottom floor of my house is tile.  It’s a lot of work to keep up and quite frankly, I’m not the best housekeeper.  But we have people over a lot…and most have kids, so we often have crumbs and chip pieces on our floors…not to mention my own family messes.  Stooping down to pick up a dropped crumb is not their forte.

But I don’t stress over it.  I keep the LG HomBot in the kitchen and have put it on a schedule.  Every other day it sweeps up the kitchen floors and keeps them crumb-free…which is a disappointment to our new puppies.  Curly, our more mischievous one, keeps scouring the floor looking for delicious morsels.  She’s only lucky if someone is eating in the kitchen at the given moment!

With LG HomBot on it’s schedule, I don’t even think about the floors much.  Our dining room has hardwood flooring.  To keep it looking fresh, I can install the included dust mop cloth to rid of any dust.

Although I base my vacuuming on the kitchen, I take the LG HomBot to any place in the house I need for a cleaning.  I suggested my son use it in our pantry when he accidentally spilled rice all over the floor.  He just turned it on, closed the door, and let it go to work.  It worked beautifully.

The LG HomBot works great on my low grade carpet upstairs.  I just press a button and off it goes.  The only issue I have is with our furry shag rug.  It’s long shaft tufts get instantly tangled in the rotating side brushes, shutting down the HomBot.  I have to keep the HomBot away from the rug, as it hasn’t learned to stay away on its own.

Moms are known for their incredible multi-tasking abilities, but it would certainly help to have an extra pair of hands.  The LG HomBot is the help you’ve been looking for.  With its dual cameras, mounted on the top and bottom, LG HomBot maps the area around your home to ensure it won’t miss a spot!

* I was given a LG HomBot in exchange for my honest opinion.  All opinions are my own.