Compact design, compliments a full sized vacuum perfectly Two side brushes and dusting function Ideal for use on laminate, tile and vinyl flooring Inbuilt motion sensors Low noise, less than 65 dB(A) Easy to clean and maintain Powered by included rechargeable battery
This mini robotic vacuum cleaner takes the hassle out of cleaning your floors. At 75 mm in height and 280 mm in diameter, it is compact enough to reach most small spaces and with both brush and dust function, works on a variety of surfaces. Inbuilt sensors ensure that the vacuum doesn't fall off table edges or crash into walls and LED lights illuminate during cleaning. A great addition to any home, treat yourself to this time saving robotic vacuum cleaner or give as a unique gift.
Same price on the Mapline website, so you should be able to reserve it in store, and get one faster - solid
I'll get the wife one for valentines, give her more time to do ironing
mr.keys
8 Feb 15#8
I have to also agree and remain skeptical.. Look like some NAkkai produced tat for maplin.. Just look at those tiny little bushes......... But hey if anyone can report back with positive results on a carpet let me know and i will buy.
MRGRINGO
8 Feb 15#9
smart. but I would be amazed if this actually works.
fohel
8 Feb 15#10
LOOL
tubbyhubby
8 Feb 15#11
Just ordered. It's the wifes birthday in a few days so will will give her more time to relax on such a special occassion.
dundeemaltman
8 Feb 15#12
7% cashback quidco
lumsdot
8 Feb 15#13
Just add a pi with wifi and a web cam, and you have your own internet controllable vacuum
brookysm
8 Feb 15#14
Cheers op worth a go at this price.
pc390
8 Feb 15#15
Just ordered after reading the reviews lol. Cheers OP!
steliobg
8 Feb 15#16
It looks like it will not do any good clean at all....
davidbrent
8 Feb 15#17
Provided these robot vacuums soon have the right type of 'attachments', there wont be any need for a wife soon.
leeparsons
8 Feb 15#18
It's like a granny giving xxxx. Shes going to struggle
burningmoney77
8 Feb 15#19
perfect for finding any misplaced Ricin
pibpob
8 Feb 15#20
"compliments a full sized vacuum perfectly"
"Oh Hoover, you are looking smart today."
MazingerZ
8 Feb 15#21
Sounds easier said than done.
scouser999
8 Feb 15#22
7% quidco clinched the "most unnecessary purchase of the year award"
"At 75 millimetres in height and just 28 in diameter"... Sack him now.
andy_spoo
8 Feb 15#27
That says 'file it under novelty'. Is that what you mean?!
shanperson
8 Feb 15#28
Does it automatically go back to its charging station?
MRGRINGO
8 Feb 15#29
ha.... I said I would be amazed if it works. I didn't say " this doesent work" but I haven't subscribed to the robot vacuum cleaner weekly magazine or forum that you obviously do so I bow in recognition of your information. and i did click heat f.y.I as I think its a good novelty.
redcup
8 Feb 15#30
"Compact design, compliments a full sized vacuum perfectly "
'oooh, you really are the best full size vacuum cleaner I've ever seen'
Is that what they mean?
solid
8 Feb 15#31
Anyone know how long it takes to fully charge, and how long a single charge would last?
Providing Quidco actually tracks and pays up? I just lost £6.80 from Maplin and fighting for my cash back claim!
DJ1
8 Feb 15#34
Well done, you didn't even read your own link.
Jonzey82
8 Feb 15#35
Does this remind anyone else of breaking bad?
fahed2000
8 Feb 15#36
hahaha made me laugh on a grumpy Sunday morning . someone is more grumpy than I am
fahed2000
8 Feb 15#37
every time one of those comes along, although that was a roomba
Random
8 Feb 15#38
I don't think this would vacuum up a killer fag!
hotmik
8 Feb 15#39
I could do with a new hoover, the old one's just at home collecting dust.
myotherusernameisclean
8 Feb 15#40
"Ideal for use on laminate, tile and vinyl flooring" Possibly means that it is not good on carpet?
n00b
8 Feb 15#41
It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until it runs out of charge.
solid
8 Feb 15#42
Buying from in-store would also make it easier to return, too
pgilc1
8 Feb 15#43
Yes.
We'd a similar one for our tiled kitchen floor that we got from amazon at £39.99. We set it off every night at bed time and it did a good job of clean up dog hairs and crumbs etc. Wouldnt have worked on carpet though. Unfortunately it broke after six months, but being amazon they refunded as they had stopped selling them.
I don't understand why waste so much money in something that you can't Hoover with yourself I am new to robotics but surely a vacuum would be cheaper alternative and a better option in my opinion but I'm old fashioned heat for the price but cold couldn't buy
nirvine11
8 Feb 15#45
The brushes look pretty flimsy on this
DrJogalog
8 Feb 15#46
"Inbuilt sensors ensure that the vacuum doesn't fall off table edges..."
Who would be hoovering a table with this?
mrtootough
8 Feb 15#47
Is it any good ?
CaptainSpaceCat
8 Feb 15#48
Worked in Maplin. Laughed often at how crap these are. Never sold one. Just pointed to the one stuck in a corner, repeatedly bumping into the same wall.
leeparsons
8 Feb 15#49
lol! Well there you go guy's, theres your review against.
MrsBartolozzi
8 Feb 15#50
"Ideal for use on laminate, tile and vinyl flooring"
So not carpet then? What's the point?
Profgunnington
8 Feb 15#51
Because carpet is for old people and old people don't do technology.
mateypeeps
8 Feb 15#52
On behalf of all the females out there, I ask the following question:
Does it lift/shift all the chairs, tables and other obstructions out of the way to get to the "difficult bits" for a thorough clean?
No, I thought not.
Just a toy then "for the boys".
leeparsons
8 Feb 15#53
Still, you can't say we wasn't thinking of you ladies. Now get back to work wench :grin:
Gannet
8 Feb 15#54
Finally, a female voice - I was thinking exactly the same (but still tempted anyway)
Does anyone know if it goes back to base to charge?
fairytooth
9 Feb 15#57
'The ideal choice for anyone with a tiny flat and undemanding approach to cleanliness.''
loiterer
9 Feb 15#58
My cat, Springfield, has got more whiskers than that plasticky thing has brushes, and I can get the kitchen floor spotless with a few shoves. Self cleaned by her own tongue, she coughs it up later as an easy to dispose of small, grey ball of dampened fluff.
loiterer
9 Feb 15#59
Yes. Though it's in China.
loiterer
9 Feb 15#60
Why is this thing in "Computers"? Does it clean Windows?
MJtayloronline
9 Feb 15#61
Out of stock.
lainux
9 Feb 15#62
Hint for everyone, make sure you don't sleep on the floor when you have this bad boy on!, especially if you have long hair!
Are these effective? Cant find any reviews online apart from the ones on Maplin. :smile:
Billythebubble
10 Feb 15#64
Ask the poor Chinese lady her opinion, think she might have other thoughts like 'bad hair day?'
Lay
11 Feb 15#65
how does it vacuum in the corners?
solid
11 Feb 15#66
Mine just arrived, so I'll tell you when I find out
leonjdean
11 Feb 15#67
Mine doesn't seem to pick up much hair and the battery just ran out after an hour of use maybe. So not great. How is everyone else doing?
greencat
11 Feb 15#68
It's definitely doing something. After about 20 mins, it definitely had a quite a bit of stuff in the dust container. Not sure the carpet it was tried on looks that much cleaner though. Certainly no worse than some of the hand held hoovers, but nowhere near as good as our Henry hoover. Bigger stuff won't go up it, and even slightly more stubborn bits of fluff remain on the carpet. It won't do deep pile carpet.
Ours gave out after about 30 mins of playtime, but in fairness it hadn't been charged the recommended 4 hours beforehand. Now it's been charged it'll get a longer test tomorrow.
It is very cute/cool to watch, and quieter than other hoovers so that's a real benefit too. You could probably tolerate being in the same room as it.
In summary, certainly not a useless novelty, but probably not a replacement for your conventional vacuum cleaner.
wain
12 Feb 15#69
Thanks for the review!
greencat
12 Feb 15#70
No worries. OK I reckon it does about 1:30 hours on a full charge. As above it's definitely picking stuff up, but frustratingly fairly small bits of fluff which have a grip on carpet pile will defeat it. That means that despite picking stuff up, the carpet may not look that much cleaner.
It does rather better on wood/tiled floors. Mostly stuff it can physically suck up, it'll get - unless ingrained/squished into place.
The internal logic isn't that smart - and you can watch it for about 5 minutes stuck in a fairly small area before it manages to escape. I've had it get stuck trying to get under things its too big for or if it strays onto deep pile rugs - but it does mostly look after itself.
solid
12 Feb 15#71
I'm pretty impressed with mine - but there does seem to be an issue if you have a rug in a room - the wheels don't seem to be able to get back onto the rug if the robo-vac rolls off. And my rugs aren't particularly thick.
Also, is there anywhere to get extra brushes, cloths or filters? If not, then that seems to limit the longevity of the device.
RedXI
12 Feb 15#72
So buy another one if it's good value :smile:
RedXI
12 Feb 15#73
Sounds like you're complaining that it's not doing something that it didn't claim to do :smile:
greencat
12 Feb 15#74
Sounds like you don't actually have one as the instructions say it'll do carpets and suggest how to modify it for use on them :smile:
Lion_King
13 Feb 15#75
Out of Stock now.
RedXI
14 Feb 15#76
I never said I did have one :smile:
nacho99
14 Feb 15#77
It's got wicked blue lights. Have some heat. :face_with_monocle:
RedXI
14 Feb 15#78
Ebay's sold out but the Maplin website says "last few in store" maplin.co.uk/p/m…705
greencat
15 Feb 15#79
Which kind of nullifies your critique of other people's reviews then, doesn't it? :smile:
pgilc1
15 Feb 15#80
No, it'll run to the battery is flat, then you empty it and plug it back in again.
Your expectations might be a little high if you're expecting that functionality for £40.....
shanperson
17 Feb 15#81
But the RRP was £100, so I thought it'll have this feature that most robotic vacuum cleaners have. :stuck_out_tongue:
RedXI
7 Apr 15#82
And Rolex watches don't even have alarms...
metafunk
13 Apr 15#83
Bought this a few weeks ago. Does get stuck a lot so have to manually lift and move.
Samer.Hamadeh
8 Sep 17#84
I bought one and after a while it needed new batteries. When I last checked Maplin don't do them. It has been sitting in the corner for 1.5 years.
I had an experience with an LG much better specs than this and of course more expensive but worth the money.
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Mini Robotic Vacuum Cleaner
Compact design, compliments a full sized vacuum perfectly
Two side brushes and dusting function
Ideal for use on laminate, tile and vinyl flooring
Inbuilt motion sensors
Low noise, less than 65 dB(A)
Easy to clean and maintain
Powered by included rechargeable battery
This mini robotic vacuum cleaner takes the hassle out of cleaning your floors. At 75 mm in height and 280 mm in diameter, it is compact enough to reach most small spaces and with both brush and dust function, works on a variety of surfaces. Inbuilt sensors ensure that the vacuum doesn't fall off table edges or crash into walls and LED lights illuminate during cleaning. A great addition to any home, treat yourself to this time saving robotic vacuum cleaner or give as a unique gift.
Same price on the Mapline website, so you should be able to reserve it in store, and get one faster
- solid
All comments (84)
VIDEO: Mini Robotic Vacuum Cleaner (Maplin A84NF)
youtube.com/wat…s2A
Just look at those tiny little bushes.........
But hey if anyone can report back with positive results on a carpet let me know and i will buy.
"Oh Hoover, you are looking smart today."
but there is always this oO
youtu.be/tLt…ucc
but I haven't subscribed to the robot vacuum cleaner weekly magazine or forum that you obviously do so I bow in recognition of your information.
and i did click heat f.y.I as I think its a good novelty.
'oooh, you really are the best full size vacuum cleaner I've ever seen'
Is that what they mean?
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/mini-robotic-vacuum-cleaner-a84nf
Good reviews. 7% Quidco for Maplin.
Possibly means that it is not good on carpet?
We'd a similar one for our tiled kitchen floor that we got from amazon at £39.99. We set it off every night at bed time and it did a good job of clean up dog hairs and crumbs etc. Wouldnt have worked on carpet though. Unfortunately it broke after six months, but being amazon they refunded as they had stopped selling them.
Upgraded to this Bad Boy...
amazon.co.uk/gp/…s01
Who would be hoovering a table with this?
So not carpet then? What's the point?
Does it lift/shift all the chairs, tables and other obstructions out of the way to get to the "difficult bits" for a thorough clean?
No, I thought not.
Just a toy then "for the boys".
DJ ROOMBA!
news.sky.com/sto…air
Ours gave out after about 30 mins of playtime, but in fairness it hadn't been charged the recommended 4 hours beforehand. Now it's been charged it'll get a longer test tomorrow.
It is very cute/cool to watch, and quieter than other hoovers so that's a real benefit too. You could probably tolerate being in the same room as it.
In summary, certainly not a useless novelty, but probably not a replacement for your conventional vacuum cleaner.
It does rather better on wood/tiled floors. Mostly stuff it can physically suck up, it'll get - unless ingrained/squished into place.
The internal logic isn't that smart - and you can watch it for about 5 minutes stuck in a fairly small area before it manages to escape. I've had it get stuck trying to get under things its too big for or if it strays onto deep pile rugs - but it does mostly look after itself.
Also, is there anywhere to get extra brushes, cloths or filters? If not, then that seems to limit the longevity of the device.
Your expectations might be a little high if you're expecting that functionality for £40.....
It has been sitting in the corner for 1.5 years.
I had an experience with an LG much better specs than this and of course more expensive but worth the money.