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ECOVACS Deebot T8 AIVI Robot Vacuum Cleaner For Floors,Carpet, Vacumming and Mopping in One-Go, Laser Mapping, Smart AI Object Recognition, On-Demand Live Video, Custom Clean, 3+ Hours of Runtime
Brand | ECOVACS |
Model Name | Deebot T8 |
Special Feature | Dirt detection sensor, Advanced custom clean, Smart mapping, Works with alexa |
Color | Black |
Product Dimensions | 13.7"L x 13.7"W x 3.6"H |
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About this item
- Simultaneous vacuuming and mopping: Integrated suction, sweeping and mopping in one go. The large 240ml water tank can cover over 2,000 sq. ft. of mopping. Intergraded OZMO mopping system supports 4 levels of precise water control for your varying mopping need.
- Intelligent AI Object Recognition: AIVI Technology identifies, recognizes, and intelligently decides what to do around obstacles like shoes and cables so you don't need to clean before cleaning. DEEBOT offers faster and more accurate object identification, identifying obstacles 200% faster than previous AIVI models, avoiding collision and giving you uninterrupted cleaning.
- On-demand HD Live Video: Drive DEEBOT through the app to any area of your home to look in on pets, check for open doors or windows, and reach those spaces your home security cameras aren't able to. You can also capture still images and use the built-in speaker to speak through DEEBOT, bringing you a new level of monitoring and reassurance.
- Precision laser mapping and navigation: True Mapping combines precision laser technology and advanced dTOF sensors to map your home 2X coverage and 4X precision than standard laser mapping. It can save maps of your multi-floor home 30% faster, providing new levels of cleaning efficiency.
- Powerful custom cleaning: With ECOVACS App, you can divide or merge areas, label rooms, set cleaning sequence, choose different cleaning times, vacuum power, water flow level for different areas. You can also set no-go zones and no-mop zones so that certain areas will not be cleaned or mopped.
- Up to 3 hours of runtime: With an industry-leading 5200 mAh battery, and optimized energy consumption system, DEEBOT OZMO T8 AIVI can work for 3 hours and clean large areas of up to 3,200 square feet in standard suction mode.
- "The most feature-rich robot vacuum/mop hybrid we’ve tested". Android central head-to-head - "The Ecovac comes out ahead". Parenting pod - "It’s almost a complete substitution for the traditional vacuum and mop".
- Compatible with OZMO Pro and Auto-empty station: T8 AIVI is upgradable to OZMO Pro, a powerful oscillating scrubbing mop, and 2.5L Auto-Empty Station which automatically collects dirt and debris from your T8 AIVI, providing you with a truly hands-free experience for at least 30 days. (Both can be purchased separately.)
- What's in the box: 1 x DEEBOT OZMO T8 AIVI Robot, 1 x charging dock, 2 x bonus replacement side brushes, 1 x bonus replacement high-efficiency air filter, 1 x washable mopping pad, 5 x disposable mopping pads, 1 x instruction manual.
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Product Description
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Vacuums and Mops Simultaneously
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Intelligent Object RecognitionAIVI technology identifies, recognizes objects 2X faster. It intelligently decides how to clean around obstacles like shoes and cables. |
Carpet DetectionThe carpet detection technology allows DEEBOT OZMO T8 AIVI to intelligently and automatically:
keeping the cleaning experience completely automated and thorough for users. |
Precise Customised Cleaning
- Ability to draw out designated areas that need the most attention on the map of your home.
- Ability to see the exact size of the target cleaning area and let the robot finish the task more precisely.
- Ability to rename, divide and merge areas as well as schedule area-specific cleaning tasks.
- Ability to customize specific suction power, water flow and cleaning frequency, cleaning sequence for each room, totally clean by your wish.
Virtual Boundaries
Create unlimited custom boundaries to keep the robot away from areas where you don’t want the robot to go.
Multi-floor Mapping
Scan multiple floors and save 2 maps of different levels of your home. The robot will customise its cleaning once it identifies which map it is in. You can also customise which room you’d like the robot to clean on each floor.
Missed Area Notification
Cleaning map reports any obstacles like shoes and cables encountered during cleaning. Lets you remove the obstacles and send the robot back so you won't miss a spot.
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High Battery CapacityWith a larger battery of 5200 m(A)h, DEEBOT OZMO T8 AIVI can work for 3 hours and clean large areas of up to 300 sqm easily. |
Precise Water Flow ControlElectronically controlled water pump: precisely control water flow at 3 different levels to avoid over damping or under damping the cleaning cloth while mopping. |
Smart Home CompatibleUse your voice for hands-free control with Google Assistant or Alexa, like “Alexa, ask DEEBOT to start cleaning the kitchen.” |
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Navigation technology | Smart Navi 3.0 (Laser) | TrueMapping (Laser) | TrueMapping (Laser) | TrueMapping (Laser) |
Obstacle Avoidance | Sensors | TrueDetect 3D Obstacle Detection (Laser) | TrueDetect 3D Obstacle Detection (Laser) | AIVI Object Recognition (Camera) |
Runtime per full-charge (standard mode) | 110 mins | 110 mins | 180 mins | 180 mins |
Vacuum and mop in One-Go | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Carpet detection and Auto-boost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Multi-floor mapping | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Unlimited virtual boundaries, no-go zones and no-mop zones, customized cleaning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Automatic recharging & resumming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Automatic hands-free recharge & resume | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Brand | ECOVACS |
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Model Name | Deebot T8 |
Surface Recommendation | Hard floor, Linoleum, Carpet |
Special Feature | Dirt detection sensor, Advanced custom clean, Smart mapping, Works with alexa |
Color | Black |
Product Dimensions | 13.7"L x 13.7"W x 3.6"H |
Controller Type | Amazon Alexa, Voice Control |
Included Components | Water tank, Battery |
Filter Type | Cartridge |
Battery Life | 3 Hours |
Battery Cell Composition | Lithium Ion |
Voltage | 14.4 Volts |
Item Weight | 7.8 Pounds |
Capacity | 0.24 Liters |
Power Source | Battery Powered |
Are Batteries Included | Yes |
Control Method | Voice |
Compatible Devices | Smartphones, iPhones, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Android phones, Google Home |
Form Factor | Robotic |
Global Trade Identification Number | 00856560007825 |
UPC | 856560007825 |
Item Weight | 7.8 pounds |
Manufacturer | ecovacs |
ASIN | B086214HTZ |
Item model number | OZT8AIVI |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
Customer Reviews |
3.9 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #1,088,607 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen) #1,003 in Robotic Vacuums |
Specific instructions for use | carpet |
Warranty Description | 1 year manufacturer. |
Batteries required | Yes |
Battery type | Li-ion 5200mAH |
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Suction power | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
Battery life | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.2 | — |
Value for money | 3.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 | — | 3.8 | — |
Remote Control | — | 4.5 | 4.0 | — | 3.8 | 4.3 |
For deep cleaning | 3.8 | — | — | 4.1 | — | 3.4 |
Sold By | SpaceBound | Amazon.com | Airrobo Official Store | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Roborock Technology Co. Ltd |
surface suggestion | Hard floor, Carpet, Linoleum | Carpet, wood floor | — | Carpet, Marble, Wood, Tile, Upholstery | Carpet | Hard Floor, Carpet, Wood, Tile |
runtime | 3 hours | — | — | 180 minutes | 180 minutes | 180 minutes |
batteries included | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
battery average life | 3 hours | 150 minutes | — | 180 minutes | 30 days | 180 minutes |
compatible devices | iPhones, Android phones, Alexa, Amazon Echo, Google Home, Smartphones | Amazon Echo, Google Home, Smartphones | — | Amazon Echo, Google Home, Smartphones | Amazon Echo | Smartphones, Google Home, Amazon Echo |
weight | 7.8 pounds | 14 kilograms | — | 28.4 pounds | 6.03 kilograms | 25 pounds |
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Customers like the suction of the robotic vacuum cleaner. They say it has very impressive suction power for carpet cleaning and stays off the area rugs when mopping. However, some customers have reported issues with the mapping and ease of use. They mention that the app is not user-friendly and the robot gets confused. Customers are also disappointed with the value and stickiness. Opinions are mixed on quality and performance.
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Customers are impressed with the suction power of the robotic vacuum cleaner. They say it has nice suction for carpet cleaning, and it rarely gets stuck anywhere. Some customers also mention that it does a good job at mopping and stays off the area rugs when mopping. Overall, customers say it's a smart vacuum that does a great job.
"...Suction- our Deebot has very impressive suction and one of big reasons I bought this model with the extensive dog hair I am up against...." Read more
"...The good: The vacuum itself is fantastic! The suction power was good and it did a phenomenal job cleaning and making it look great...." Read more
"...5. Masterfully detects rugs and increases suction while on them6...." Read more
"...The suction power is very good and the battery life is one of the best - a clear reason why you should get this over the older models or some..." Read more
Customers like the mopping function of the robotic vacuum cleaner. They say it's a nice addition, and the mop action is exceptional. Some mention that the dual vacuum / mop attachment is fabulous. Overall, most are happy with the high-quality and functionality of the product.
"...breeze, it is capable of doing quick one-off jobs...HECK it even has a mop function, although I haven't even touched that yet...." Read more
"...other wonderful attachment that I couldn’t live without is the mopping attachment. So awesome!..." Read more
"...It will automatically detect floor type and switch from vacuum to mop. Just keep in mind, mop only uses water and not chemicals...." Read more
"...The mop has never been very good, just ok. If the floor is wet enough to actually do some good, she spins her wheels and cannot get traction...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the robotic vacuum cleaner. Some mention that it's pretty smart in it'll cleaning, and the vacuuming sequence is awesome. However, others say that it is a little buggy and cannot even complete one cleaning cycle without getting lost or stuck.
"...Plus it's so easy to empty, I don't think I'm going to bother with the sold-separately auto empty bin...." Read more
"...Once it gets going it works fine. It rarely starts on its own anymore so at one year old it is no longer reliable. Pity. Worked for a while...." Read more
"...Positives of the Deebot:AI- the Deebot has an exceptional AI that allows it to navigate effortlessly in the above described environment...." Read more
"...However, ten months in, I am frustrated that she cannot even complete one cleaning cycle without getting lost, stuck, losing charge, or experiencing..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the robotic vacuum cleaner. Some mention that it has good functionality, does a good job, and has no issues with boundaries. However, others say that it throws an error code and stops working, never really completing a job, has a 100% chance of these features failing, and notifications only work for short periods of time.
"...It immediately connected to our Deebot and it's functionality is very good. I've included a pic of it to give you a sense of it...." Read more
"...and when it does NOT start the robot throws an error code and stops working. This looks like a problem that Ecovacs has known about for some time...." Read more
"...Mapping: The LIDAR works very well, it will have 85% of the "middle" of the room mapped within seconds, then it will fill in the gaps as it edges..." Read more
"...to install, the software was straightforward and everything worked the instant it was connected...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the mapping of the robotic vacuum cleaner. They say that it's not perfect, it gets stuck, and the app randomly forgets the mapping. They also mention that the mapping function is continuously updating and that the algorithms seem to need major work.
"Unit worked fine for the first few months. Then it began having problems with its map and the schedule that had been set up...." Read more
"...I find this severely disappointing. The map editing is another sad story. You can divide and merge rooms, but only within very limited parameters...." Read more
"...pretty much the first run, it was easy to identify rooms and adjust the room boundaries, adding no-go lines and boxes was a breeze, it is capable of..." Read more
"...until you get that 'cleaning complete' notification or else it won't save the map and you won't be able to setup rooms/areas...." Read more
Customers find the ease of use of the robotic vacuum cleaner to be poor. They mention that the software is hopelessly unoptimized, lacking any sense or imagination, and the robot gets confused and starts cleaning an area they didn't want to. The agent doesn't seem to understand anything and they need to take photos and screen shots to explain. They also say that the navigation using VSLAM is terrible and the lines become useless.
"...back and forth like a dog with water in its ears and throwing a code that it can’t locate and that there is something wrong with the laser..." Read more
"...The most significant problem is not that it sucked things up on occasion, it's that it wasn't smart enough to not suck them up or resolve the issue..." Read more
"...to identify rooms and adjust the room boundaries, adding no-go lines and boxes was a breeze, it is capable of doing quick one-off jobs...HECK it..." Read more
"...Well, the robot got confused and started cleaning an area I didn't want to clean...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the value of the robotic vacuum cleaner. They mention that it is not worth the price tag, it does carry a large price tag.
"...Further Update: It no longer works. Do not purchase and not worth the money!" Read more
"...She was ok for a while, but she was way too expensive for only about six decent months of use...." Read more
"...It's worth it and saves maintenance, in my experience.Instructions- we very good...." Read more
"...For such a hefty price tag I expected more...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the stickiness of the robotic vacuum cleaner. They mention that it gets stuck randomly, or just stops in the middle of the room. It also gets stuck in rooms it was not asked to clean, in the rug, and on the occasional smaller item. Some customers also say that the robot gets stuck just as much as robots without vision.
"...It seems the motor is sticky and won’t start but a shock can get it spinning again. Once it gets going it works fine...." Read more
"...It got jammed on things I never would've guessed: floss my kid dropped, a hairbrush with hair coming off it, a tent bag... and it really devoured..." Read more
"...Moved the food bowls over about 6 inches. Robot did get stuck on some cables. I just pick up the stuff before a clean starts..." Read more
"...We are trying the mopping action for the first time. Deebot is getting stuck on the edge of the wool rugs more often - and getting hung up on the..." Read more
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The ECOVACS t8 OSMO AIVI however...it does everything I would expect and would hope a robot vacuum would do! My first choice of charging dock location was problematic for some reason, as it refused to dock, but when I moved the dock to another room it never failed to dock again (so keep this in mind if you have limited space where you can put the dock...it might not go where you want it to).
It mapped my house on pretty much the first run, it was easy to identify rooms and adjust the room boundaries, adding no-go lines and boxes was a breeze, it is capable of doing quick one-off jobs...HECK it even has a mop function, although I haven't even touched that yet. Plus it's so easy to empty, I don't think I'm going to bother with the sold-separately auto empty bin.
So if you're looking for a robot vac that will do what you expect and don't mind shelling out for that capability, this one is really hard to beat.
Conditions Dee works in: we have a 4000 sq ft ranch-style house on an acreage with 2 dogs. Our has has a variance of hardwood floors and throw rugs as well as linoleum floors in our mudroom. The one main home mess insurgent is Zeus, our 125-lb, 2 yr old Great Pyrenees pup who is a shedding machine of spun cotton-like hair, especially in the Spring. He is also a bull in a China closet.
Positives of the Deebot:
AI- the Deebot has an exceptional AI that allows it to navigate effortlessly in the above described environment. Dee has only gotten stuck once on a shag throw rug that looks like a reject from the 70s. Otherwise, she has not gotten stuck in the 3 weeks we've owned her.
Floor Plan mapping/ Navigation- like many have commented, this took us several times to get straight. My recommendation is to follow the instructions and leave all the doors open to the rooms you want Deebot to map and let it do it's thing. We did this and now close off rooms I don't want cleaned every time due to lack of use. However, they are in the AI's map in case we need to add them in. I have not experienced Dee getting lost under couches, etc due to the lack of a flashlight on it, as some other reviewers have indicated. She navigates just fine under our couches and other impediments. Speaking of getting under things, I really like the lower profile of Dee as compared to our Neato Botvac Connected. Dee also goes over high points with no issues whatsoever.
App Use- the ecovacs app is exceptional. It immediately connected to our Deebot and it's functionality is very good. I've included a pic of it to give you a sense of it. You can track in real time where your Deebot is at when working, use as it as a spy with it camera and have it go to a pre-designated room to be used in area clean mode. Scheduling your Deebot is easy and has been pain-free. I have Dee clean our upper floor every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday due to the hair insurgent I mentioned earlier. dee responds to return to base command and auto empty without hesitation.
Suction- our Deebot has very impressive suction and one of big reasons I bought this model with the extensive dog hair I am up against. Dee varies her suction based on cleaning surface, which at first I thought she was malfunctioning, but I assume this conserves battery life. We're virtually hair free after each cleaning.
Noise- One of the pleasant surprises, although not a key consideration in buying the Deebot was how quiet the Deebot is. I can take phone calls with Dee working in the background, or if you want no noise, it is easy to pause cleaning until you tell it to resume.
Maintenance- as with any botvac you will buy, the Deebot will require maintenance. I generally clean the beating brush, vacuum out the dust bin area and wipe Dee down weekly. This is largely due to my hair insurgent dog and long haired wife, all of which their hair gets caught up in the beating brush. Your experiences may vary. I also have to physically clean out the dust bin every few days, because my dog's poofy hair gets caught up in the it and the auto empty station cannot suck it all out effectively. I believe my hair situation is an extreme one,it may work just fine if you don't have a big hairy oaf loping through your house, shedding.
Battery Life- outstanding. As with many other botvacs, will head to the recharge station, which it has no problem finding, when it needs to take on juice. Just follow the instructions on placement of the recharge or auto empty station. I would highly recommend (at additional cost) the auto emptying station, despite the additional cost. It's worth it and saves maintenance, in my experience.
Instructions- we very good. I am a relatively tech savvy middle aged man with previous experience with botvacs and could understand all of the instructions quite well. I cannot comment on tech support as I have not had to use it (hopefully not at all).
Cost- I paid $699.00 for my Deebot and an additional $249.00 for the auto empty station in Mar 2021. Great value, based on my experience so far. My experience has been, you get what you pay for (see the BOBSweep I bought for $200.00 previously).
Build/ Long Term Reliability- the design of this botvac is very good. I don't see any glaring design flaws that could impact on long term reliability. Again, the key is performing good maintenance on your system.
Mopping- cannot comment on this; haven't used yet.
In summary, I can give my seal of approval on this product. It actually has improved my quality of life, unlike some other products or gadgets we often shell $$ out for. If it fits into your budget, well worth your money.
Conditions Dee works in: we have a 4000 sq ft ranch-style house on an acreage with 2 dogs. Our has has a variance of hardwood floors and throw rugs as well as linoleum floors in our mudroom. The one main home mess insurgent is Zeus, our 125-lb, 2 yr old Great Pyrenees pup who is a shedding machine of spun cotton-like hair, especially in the Spring. He is also a bull in a China closet.
Positives of the Deebot:
AI- the Deebot has an exceptional AI that allows it to navigate effortlessly in the above described environment. Dee has only gotten stuck once on a shag throw rug that looks like a reject from the 70s. Otherwise, she has not gotten stuck in the 3 weeks we've owned her.
Floor Plan mapping/ Navigation- like many have commented, this took us several times to get straight. My recommendation is to follow the instructions and leave all the doors open to the rooms you want Deebot to map and let it do it's thing. We did this and now close off rooms I don't want cleaned every time due to lack of use. However, they are in the AI's map in case we need to add them in. I have not experienced Dee getting lost under couches, etc due to the lack of a flashlight on it, as some other reviewers have indicated. She navigates just fine under our couches and other impediments. Speaking of getting under things, I really like the lower profile of Dee as compared to our Neato Botvac Connected. Dee also goes over high points with no issues whatsoever.
App Use- the ecovacs app is exceptional. It immediately connected to our Deebot and it's functionality is very good. I've included a pic of it to give you a sense of it. You can track in real time where your Deebot is at when working, use as it as a spy with it camera and have it go to a pre-designated room to be used in area clean mode. Scheduling your Deebot is easy and has been pain-free. I have Dee clean our upper floor every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday due to the hair insurgent I mentioned earlier. dee responds to return to base command and auto empty without hesitation.
Suction- our Deebot has very impressive suction and one of big reasons I bought this model with the extensive dog hair I am up against. Dee varies her suction based on cleaning surface, which at first I thought she was malfunctioning, but I assume this conserves battery life. We're virtually hair free after each cleaning.
Noise- One of the pleasant surprises, although not a key consideration in buying the Deebot was how quiet the Deebot is. I can take phone calls with Dee working in the background, or if you want no noise, it is easy to pause cleaning until you tell it to resume.
Maintenance- as with any botvac you will buy, the Deebot will require maintenance. I generally clean the beating brush, vacuum out the dust bin area and wipe Dee down weekly. This is largely due to my hair insurgent dog and long haired wife, all of which their hair gets caught up in the beating brush. Your experiences may vary. I also have to physically clean out the dust bin every few days, because my dog's poofy hair gets caught up in the it and the auto empty station cannot suck it all out effectively. I believe my hair situation is an extreme one,it may work just fine if you don't have a big hairy oaf loping through your house, shedding.
Battery Life- outstanding. As with many other botvacs, will head to the recharge station, which it has no problem finding, when it needs to take on juice. Just follow the instructions on placement of the recharge or auto empty station. I would highly recommend (at additional cost) the auto emptying station, despite the additional cost. It's worth it and saves maintenance, in my experience.
Instructions- we very good. I am a relatively tech savvy middle aged man with previous experience with botvacs and could understand all of the instructions quite well. I cannot comment on tech support as I have not had to use it (hopefully not at all).
Cost- I paid $699.00 for my Deebot and an additional $249.00 for the auto empty station in Mar 2021. Great value, based on my experience so far. My experience has been, you get what you pay for (see the BOBSweep I bought for $200.00 previously).
Build/ Long Term Reliability- the design of this botvac is very good. I don't see any glaring design flaws that could impact on long term reliability. Again, the key is performing good maintenance on your system.
Mopping- cannot comment on this; haven't used yet.
In summary, I can give my seal of approval on this product. It actually has improved my quality of life, unlike some other products or gadgets we often shell $$ out for. If it fits into your budget, well worth your money.
Ecovacs told me they would send me a box to return it for service and they would send an estimate for repairs. (The box and shipping to send it in would cost $35.) They also suggested tapping on the little hat section on top of the unit where the laser is located. Interestingly, that little hat section is spring loaded and will move slightly when tapped but the laser section underneath is mounted solidly to the frame of the machine and is a rotating drum driven by an o-ring belt. How it “tapping” the hat section suppose to help when it’s not directly connected to the laser section? Some of the stuff I read online indicated the belt might be bad so I decided to try that first. The belt was fine, the drum rotates smoothly, there are no obstructions causing it to not work. I don’t know if I’ll send it in for repairs yet but I would not buy it again after this experience. $860 is a LOT to pay for something that can’t go more than a year before it fails!
UPDATE:
Took this thing apart to diagnose the problem. Inside there is a drum that mounts the laser unit allowing the robot to navigate. The drum rotates and is driven by a belt from a motor. As it turns out the motor is not starting up reliably and when it does NOT start the robot throws an error code and stops working. This looks like a problem that Ecovacs has known about for some time. The suggestion to tap the hat section above the laser drum will sometimes get the motor to start but not reliably. The other thing I noticed was it would “shake its head” and that too would sometimes get the motor to start. So they know that the motor is not working correctly and they added something in the software of the unit to work around the problem? Really? The motor pulley is located under the flap for the dust bin near the on/off switch. The only thing I found that gets it to start up reliably is to give it a sharp rap with a screwdriver handle or knife handle just to the left of the power light. It seems the motor is sticky and won’t start but a shock can get it spinning again. Once it gets going it works fine. It rarely starts on its own anymore so at one year old it is no longer reliable. Pity. Worked for a while. Further Update: It no longer works. Do not purchase and not worth the money!
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• Let me start by saying that ordering from Amazon was easy and fast. And, the price was as cheap as any other retailer advertising this new model in my area. At the time I wanted to order a Deebot OZMO T8 AIVI, all of the local retailers in my area were out of stock. Amazon was out of stock as well, but within a few days, the robot became available again on Amazon. But it was still not available to purchase at my local retailers. I’ve never had an issue with ordering from Amazon, so I placed my order.
• Once both boxes arrived, I didn’t have any problems at all with downloading the Ecovacs app to my cell phone. That was easy. What wasn’t so easy was trying to get the app to work, and the robot to be connected to the app. I discovered that I had issues because the Wi-Fi in my house was set to 5 GHz, and not the 2.4 GHz that’s required for the robot to work. Although I have a dual-band modem/router, the 2.4 GHz network wasn’t set up for me through my Internet provider. After contacting my provider, and getting a reset of my router, I was good to go. If I want to, I can switch my Wi-Fi from 2.4 GHz to 5 GHz when the robot isn’t running. It would be so much easier, though, if Ecovacs would somehow program the robot to work on either band. With that being said, the new outdoor security cameras I recently purchased also only work on the 2.4 GHz signal with my cell phone, so this re-set was necessary anyway.
• Now, the app works fine, and I haven’t had any issues. The robot has mapped two floors of my home. I’m able to schedule certain areas to be vacuumed daily [like the area rug in front of the front door]; I was able to setup some virtual boundaries in two places where OZMO tends to get stuck; and, the app lets me know when all parts of the robot and the emptying station need to be cleaned and/or emptied.
• I do have one major issue with the mapping: I’d like to be able to save more maps in the app! I have a two story home with a finished basement…three floors in total. Also, my family room is located one-step below the main level of our home, and OZMO doesn’t go up or down steps. And, a new sunroom addition off of that family room has a threshold that’s too high for OZMO to climb over. If I could, I’d like to have a map for all of the areas I need to clean…a map for the main floor, a map for the second story where the bedroom are located, one for the family room, one for the sunroom, and one for the basement. So, instead of just two maps that are allowed in multi-floor mapping—which I currently have set up as one map saved for the main floor and one map saved for the second story—I’d like to have five maps. However, in the end, it really doesn’t matter, as OZMO does a great job in the mapped areas, and it also vacuums and mops in those extra spaces without needing the maps. I just move OZMO and the Auto-Empty Station to each specific area, and OZMO auto-locates in each new area, and makes it back to the station when finished [usually]. Customer Service tells me that adding additional maps will likely be coming in the future. However, I wasn’t sure if this would be possible due to an update to the app, or only with a new model of robot in the future.
• Customer Support at Ecovacs told me that I could get additional Auto-Empty Stations if I don’t want to keep moving the one station that I have from one floor of my home to another. That’s something I’m still thinking about, as the Auto-Empty Stations are very expensive to purchase here in Canada.
• One glitch I don’t like is that OZMO occasionally can’t find its way back to the Auto-Empty Station when it’s finished with a task. On one occasion, it roamed around the main floor of the house, and stopped a few inches in front of the station. Another time, the robot meandered around the dining room before finally locking in on a signal, and then it made its way to the station, which is actually located in the dining room. Another time, OZMO just wandered around the main floor and could not figure out where it was at all. I have no idea why this happened. However, I just called up the app on my cellphone, and ordered OZMO back to the station for recharging. And, it then crept back to where it belonged for recharging. I don’t get so worried anymore if this happens, as I just grab my cell phone and tap the Return to Charging icon.
• As an update to the above, OZMO had trouble finding its way back to the station a few times last week, even with tapping Return to Charge. I notice that this is more of an issue if OZMO has not been used in a few days. When this happens, I just pick up the vacuum and return it to the charging station.
• OZMO is bigger in diameter than I had expected, and the robot can’t get into all the spaces in my house that need to be vacuumed. For example, it can’t fit between the bathtub and the toilet, or the toilet and the vanity. It also can’t fit between a few end tables and the wall, or between my bedside night tables and the wall. I’ve slightly re-positioned a few pieces of furniture to maximize the area that OZMO can cover. In other spots where this isn’t possible, I use a micro-fiber dust mop in the areas that OZMO can’t reach. But I have to say that OZMO covers about 95% of the floor area in every room. And, the time I have to spend with the micro-fiber dust mop is far less than the time it would take to do all of the vacuuming and mopping on my own.
• Although OZMO is able to get underneath my dining room table, and it’s able to vacuum and mop around the legs of the chairs, it can’t do this around the kitchen chairs when they’re left at the kitchen table. That’s because the cross-supports on the legs of these particular chairs are too low for OZMO to fit under. I do have to move the chairs from the kitchen table when OZMO is vacuuming the area rug there. Some days, if I don’t feel like moving the chairs, I just set up a temporary virtual border.
• Another issue has been with the kick-pleats on the bottom of my living room sofa and loveseat, and on the bottom of a few chairs, and the dust ruffles around two beds. OZMO sees these as solid walls, and will not vacuum or mop under these pieces of furniture unless I tuck up the kick-pleats and skirts so that the area underneath the furniture is accessible. A bit of a pain, but at least those areas are getting cleaned on a regular basis now, as I rarely bothered vacuuming under the beds or under the furniture before I got the Deebot. And, if I don’t have time to lift up everything, OZMO just doesn’t clean under the sofa, under the loveseat, under the chairs, or under the beds that day.
• When I first got the robot, I had a problem with OZMO not being able to navigate consistently from the hardwood floors onto two particular area rugs. OZMO could do it sometimes, but not other times. The robot could easily get onto two other area rugs, but these two particular rugs were sometimes a challenge. I noticed that this was more of an issue if I had removed the water tank for drying after mopping the floors. With the water tank in place, even when empty, there’s less of an issue about OZMO getting up and onto the rugs. I actually ended up trimming the under-padding of the two area rugs by about 1.25 inches all around the edges. This allowed the borders of the rugs to lie flat on the hardwood, which has made it possible for OZMO to get up onto the rugs now.
• There are spots in my home where OZMO always gets stuck. One is where an area rug at the front door is close to, but not up against, a step. And, he also tends to get stuck against the oven door in the kitchen. I think OZMO is just the right height to get jammed there. OZMO getting stuck in those places happened so frequently that I setup virtual boundaries. They’re not problems any longer! However, those are now areas that I have to clean myself. The other area is where a heat-vent register sits on top of an area rug at the front door. Because this register is slightly domed on top, OZMO tends to get stuck on it. Again, I put up a virtual boundary, and it isn’t an issue any longer. I think I’ll get a flat vent-register and see if that helps.
• Sometimes when I send OZMO to clean in a particular designated area, it doesn’t actually clean the whole area. OZMO will sometimes…but not always…clean only part of the area, and will then say it’s finished, and return to charging. Again, I’m not sure why this happens sometimes, but not others. I’m able to check the tracking on my cellphone app of what OZMO has cleaned, so when I see that OZMO hasn’t cleaned the whole area, my solution to this is to send OZMO back again. Some people will find this annoying. However, for me, having to do this still allows me to get other things done while OZMO is vacuuming.
• I do find that OZMO needs to be cleaned frequently. I often clean underneath the unit; I wipe the Fall Sensors with a micro-fiber cloth; I wipe off the infrared sensor area and the camera; I wash the brushes; I clean off the main brush; and, I have to clean or replace the filters on the dust bin. I also replace the vacuum bags in the Auto-Empty Station. All of this needs to be done more frequently than I had expected.
• I found that all of the third-party, no-name replacement parts that I ordered online—like side brushes, mopping cloths, dust-bin Hepa filters, the main floor brush, as well as bags for the Auto-Empty Station—all fit with no problem, and they were hugely cheaper than the brand-name parts. However, if you buy third-party replacement parts, make sure that they’re specifically labelled as being for the T8 AIVI.
• The mopping isn’t an outstanding feature, but I do believe that OZMO mopping my floors is better than me not mopping very frequently at all! I wash out the re-useable pads immediately after use, and I let them air-dry. An issue I have, and yet to solve, is that water droplets tend to remain in the water tank after emptying it. Even when left to dry in the sunlight or over a heat register, the moisture doesn’t easily dry out in the tank. This might become a problem with mold or mildew in the future, but I’m sure that I’ll figure out something before long! I’ve had chats with Customer Support about this issue.
So, to me, are the Deebot OZMO T8 AIVI and the Auto-Empty Station PERFECT solutions for not having to vacuum or mop myself? The short answer is “No,” they’re not PERFECT. There certainly are issues. But I love them anyway! I have to admit that it’s a pain to move OZMO and the Auto-Empty Station from one floor of my home to another, to pick up a few things off of the floor, to move the chairs away from the kitchen table, and to raise the sofa kick-pleats and bed skirts out of the way. However, the time it takes me to do all of this is definitely less than the time it normally takes me to get out my central vacuum, plug it in, and do the work myself. And, I can’t schedule my central vac to clean the area rug at the front door every evening at 5:30 PM after my husband has finished his daily run, and he’s tracking road grit into the house. It’s true…sometimes OZMO gets lost when trying to find its way back to the charging station. And, OZMO can’t vacuum or mop 100% of my floor space, so I do have to do a little follow-up work. However, considering everything, I really find that this robot saves me a HUGE amount of time that I can now spend doing other things. For example, as I’m writing this review, OZMO is busy cleaning and mopping my basement…the rec room, the bar area, the bathroom, the exercise room, and the laundry room. And, all I had to do was carry OZMO and the Auto-Empty Station downstairs. This robot vacuum, along with the Auto-Empty Station, is a KEEPER for me!
Reviewed in Canada on October 22, 2021
• Let me start by saying that ordering from Amazon was easy and fast. And, the price was as cheap as any other retailer advertising this new model in my area. At the time I wanted to order a Deebot OZMO T8 AIVI, all of the local retailers in my area were out of stock. Amazon was out of stock as well, but within a few days, the robot became available again on Amazon. But it was still not available to purchase at my local retailers. I’ve never had an issue with ordering from Amazon, so I placed my order.
• Once both boxes arrived, I didn’t have any problems at all with downloading the Ecovacs app to my cell phone. That was easy. What wasn’t so easy was trying to get the app to work, and the robot to be connected to the app. I discovered that I had issues because the Wi-Fi in my house was set to 5 GHz, and not the 2.4 GHz that’s required for the robot to work. Although I have a dual-band modem/router, the 2.4 GHz network wasn’t set up for me through my Internet provider. After contacting my provider, and getting a reset of my router, I was good to go. If I want to, I can switch my Wi-Fi from 2.4 GHz to 5 GHz when the robot isn’t running. It would be so much easier, though, if Ecovacs would somehow program the robot to work on either band. With that being said, the new outdoor security cameras I recently purchased also only work on the 2.4 GHz signal with my cell phone, so this re-set was necessary anyway.
• Now, the app works fine, and I haven’t had any issues. The robot has mapped two floors of my home. I’m able to schedule certain areas to be vacuumed daily [like the area rug in front of the front door]; I was able to setup some virtual boundaries in two places where OZMO tends to get stuck; and, the app lets me know when all parts of the robot and the emptying station need to be cleaned and/or emptied.
• I do have one major issue with the mapping: I’d like to be able to save more maps in the app! I have a two story home with a finished basement…three floors in total. Also, my family room is located one-step below the main level of our home, and OZMO doesn’t go up or down steps. And, a new sunroom addition off of that family room has a threshold that’s too high for OZMO to climb over. If I could, I’d like to have a map for all of the areas I need to clean…a map for the main floor, a map for the second story where the bedroom are located, one for the family room, one for the sunroom, and one for the basement. So, instead of just two maps that are allowed in multi-floor mapping—which I currently have set up as one map saved for the main floor and one map saved for the second story—I’d like to have five maps. However, in the end, it really doesn’t matter, as OZMO does a great job in the mapped areas, and it also vacuums and mops in those extra spaces without needing the maps. I just move OZMO and the Auto-Empty Station to each specific area, and OZMO auto-locates in each new area, and makes it back to the station when finished [usually]. Customer Service tells me that adding additional maps will likely be coming in the future. However, I wasn’t sure if this would be possible due to an update to the app, or only with a new model of robot in the future.
• Customer Support at Ecovacs told me that I could get additional Auto-Empty Stations if I don’t want to keep moving the one station that I have from one floor of my home to another. That’s something I’m still thinking about, as the Auto-Empty Stations are very expensive to purchase here in Canada.
• One glitch I don’t like is that OZMO occasionally can’t find its way back to the Auto-Empty Station when it’s finished with a task. On one occasion, it roamed around the main floor of the house, and stopped a few inches in front of the station. Another time, the robot meandered around the dining room before finally locking in on a signal, and then it made its way to the station, which is actually located in the dining room. Another time, OZMO just wandered around the main floor and could not figure out where it was at all. I have no idea why this happened. However, I just called up the app on my cellphone, and ordered OZMO back to the station for recharging. And, it then crept back to where it belonged for recharging. I don’t get so worried anymore if this happens, as I just grab my cell phone and tap the Return to Charging icon.
• As an update to the above, OZMO had trouble finding its way back to the station a few times last week, even with tapping Return to Charge. I notice that this is more of an issue if OZMO has not been used in a few days. When this happens, I just pick up the vacuum and return it to the charging station.
• OZMO is bigger in diameter than I had expected, and the robot can’t get into all the spaces in my house that need to be vacuumed. For example, it can’t fit between the bathtub and the toilet, or the toilet and the vanity. It also can’t fit between a few end tables and the wall, or between my bedside night tables and the wall. I’ve slightly re-positioned a few pieces of furniture to maximize the area that OZMO can cover. In other spots where this isn’t possible, I use a micro-fiber dust mop in the areas that OZMO can’t reach. But I have to say that OZMO covers about 95% of the floor area in every room. And, the time I have to spend with the micro-fiber dust mop is far less than the time it would take to do all of the vacuuming and mopping on my own.
• Although OZMO is able to get underneath my dining room table, and it’s able to vacuum and mop around the legs of the chairs, it can’t do this around the kitchen chairs when they’re left at the kitchen table. That’s because the cross-supports on the legs of these particular chairs are too low for OZMO to fit under. I do have to move the chairs from the kitchen table when OZMO is vacuuming the area rug there. Some days, if I don’t feel like moving the chairs, I just set up a temporary virtual border.
• Another issue has been with the kick-pleats on the bottom of my living room sofa and loveseat, and on the bottom of a few chairs, and the dust ruffles around two beds. OZMO sees these as solid walls, and will not vacuum or mop under these pieces of furniture unless I tuck up the kick-pleats and skirts so that the area underneath the furniture is accessible. A bit of a pain, but at least those areas are getting cleaned on a regular basis now, as I rarely bothered vacuuming under the beds or under the furniture before I got the Deebot. And, if I don’t have time to lift up everything, OZMO just doesn’t clean under the sofa, under the loveseat, under the chairs, or under the beds that day.
• When I first got the robot, I had a problem with OZMO not being able to navigate consistently from the hardwood floors onto two particular area rugs. OZMO could do it sometimes, but not other times. The robot could easily get onto two other area rugs, but these two particular rugs were sometimes a challenge. I noticed that this was more of an issue if I had removed the water tank for drying after mopping the floors. With the water tank in place, even when empty, there’s less of an issue about OZMO getting up and onto the rugs. I actually ended up trimming the under-padding of the two area rugs by about 1.25 inches all around the edges. This allowed the borders of the rugs to lie flat on the hardwood, which has made it possible for OZMO to get up onto the rugs now.
• There are spots in my home where OZMO always gets stuck. One is where an area rug at the front door is close to, but not up against, a step. And, he also tends to get stuck against the oven door in the kitchen. I think OZMO is just the right height to get jammed there. OZMO getting stuck in those places happened so frequently that I setup virtual boundaries. They’re not problems any longer! However, those are now areas that I have to clean myself. The other area is where a heat-vent register sits on top of an area rug at the front door. Because this register is slightly domed on top, OZMO tends to get stuck on it. Again, I put up a virtual boundary, and it isn’t an issue any longer. I think I’ll get a flat vent-register and see if that helps.
• Sometimes when I send OZMO to clean in a particular designated area, it doesn’t actually clean the whole area. OZMO will sometimes…but not always…clean only part of the area, and will then say it’s finished, and return to charging. Again, I’m not sure why this happens sometimes, but not others. I’m able to check the tracking on my cellphone app of what OZMO has cleaned, so when I see that OZMO hasn’t cleaned the whole area, my solution to this is to send OZMO back again. Some people will find this annoying. However, for me, having to do this still allows me to get other things done while OZMO is vacuuming.
• I do find that OZMO needs to be cleaned frequently. I often clean underneath the unit; I wipe the Fall Sensors with a micro-fiber cloth; I wipe off the infrared sensor area and the camera; I wash the brushes; I clean off the main brush; and, I have to clean or replace the filters on the dust bin. I also replace the vacuum bags in the Auto-Empty Station. All of this needs to be done more frequently than I had expected.
• I found that all of the third-party, no-name replacement parts that I ordered online—like side brushes, mopping cloths, dust-bin Hepa filters, the main floor brush, as well as bags for the Auto-Empty Station—all fit with no problem, and they were hugely cheaper than the brand-name parts. However, if you buy third-party replacement parts, make sure that they’re specifically labelled as being for the T8 AIVI.
• The mopping isn’t an outstanding feature, but I do believe that OZMO mopping my floors is better than me not mopping very frequently at all! I wash out the re-useable pads immediately after use, and I let them air-dry. An issue I have, and yet to solve, is that water droplets tend to remain in the water tank after emptying it. Even when left to dry in the sunlight or over a heat register, the moisture doesn’t easily dry out in the tank. This might become a problem with mold or mildew in the future, but I’m sure that I’ll figure out something before long! I’ve had chats with Customer Support about this issue.
So, to me, are the Deebot OZMO T8 AIVI and the Auto-Empty Station PERFECT solutions for not having to vacuum or mop myself? The short answer is “No,” they’re not PERFECT. There certainly are issues. But I love them anyway! I have to admit that it’s a pain to move OZMO and the Auto-Empty Station from one floor of my home to another, to pick up a few things off of the floor, to move the chairs away from the kitchen table, and to raise the sofa kick-pleats and bed skirts out of the way. However, the time it takes me to do all of this is definitely less than the time it normally takes me to get out my central vacuum, plug it in, and do the work myself. And, I can’t schedule my central vac to clean the area rug at the front door every evening at 5:30 PM after my husband has finished his daily run, and he’s tracking road grit into the house. It’s true…sometimes OZMO gets lost when trying to find its way back to the charging station. And, OZMO can’t vacuum or mop 100% of my floor space, so I do have to do a little follow-up work. However, considering everything, I really find that this robot saves me a HUGE amount of time that I can now spend doing other things. For example, as I’m writing this review, OZMO is busy cleaning and mopping my basement…the rec room, the bar area, the bathroom, the exercise room, and the laundry room. And, all I had to do was carry OZMO and the Auto-Empty Station downstairs. This robot vacuum, along with the Auto-Empty Station, is a KEEPER for me!
Two years after, the bumper gets stucked, and the vacuum become totally unusable. That’s a common problem at Ecovac (all over the forums, and the company even has a YouTube video on that topic). Impossible to fix it easily.
Customer service is basically ChatGPT sticking to a script and asking you to contact an external company that charges to repair your product.
1000$. That’s an expensive joke.
Update after one month use: so happy about this purchase, it is absolutely worth the money. It saves tons of my time for cleaning my home so that I can do something else more meaningful. I also uploaded the map that tracked how it routed through my house, as you can see, very efficient! The downside though, I confirmed that it cannot store more than 2 maps. I have made this suggestion to the manufacturer in China, hope they can improve in the next release of the cellphone app. For this reason, I give a 4-star for now. Once they update the app, I will upgrade to 5-star.
2nd Update: as you can see the tracking map, in the corridore, the Deebot goes left to right back and forth. This is not an efficient way, for cleaning and will reduce the life of the parts as it requires more turns. Instead, a better algorithm is, go up and down. For any rectangular shape room, it should use the longer dimension as the main direction the deebot goes as it requires less turning. I have provided this feedback to the manufacturer and hope they can improve soon, I don't know, in the next release of the cellphone app? Anyway, still love it. After this purchase, our bedrooms are cleaned way more often than when we vaccum manually.
Reviewed in Canada on February 25, 2021
Update after one month use: so happy about this purchase, it is absolutely worth the money. It saves tons of my time for cleaning my home so that I can do something else more meaningful. I also uploaded the map that tracked how it routed through my house, as you can see, very efficient! The downside though, I confirmed that it cannot store more than 2 maps. I have made this suggestion to the manufacturer in China, hope they can improve in the next release of the cellphone app. For this reason, I give a 4-star for now. Once they update the app, I will upgrade to 5-star.
2nd Update: as you can see the tracking map, in the corridore, the Deebot goes left to right back and forth. This is not an efficient way, for cleaning and will reduce the life of the parts as it requires more turns. Instead, a better algorithm is, go up and down. For any rectangular shape room, it should use the longer dimension as the main direction the deebot goes as it requires less turning. I have provided this feedback to the manufacturer and hope they can improve soon, I don't know, in the next release of the cellphone app? Anyway, still love it. After this purchase, our bedrooms are cleaned way more often than when we vaccum manually.
After a recommendation I took a leap on prime day and after a summer of routine cleanings I can say that out floors have never looked so good and with the addition of the auto empty station, there is literally no effort on our part to keep that way.
Totally converted. Doesn't replace all manual cleaning, but what's left we easily manage.
Alexa integration is terrible, but not important to me. App is good enough, set it up and forget it. The remote video drone mode is a fun feature when away and wanting to check on something, added peace of mind.