Roombas have a bumper sensor that can tell when it hits something.
Roomba rug bumper.
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At the touch of a button roomba can be your new robotic vacuum.
When this happens the dust on the rug is stirred up and redistributed effectively.
I discuss two other rug issues in later sections.
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Robot add ons silk like two stage bumper cushion lets roomba glide along your furniture and walls with tender loving care.
Roomba avoids black color pattern on rugs.
It eventually just gets stuck with it.
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When you use the roomba on a thick rug or carpet the beater will flip open the carpet tile a lot better.
Robot cleaners do not have the aggressive beater bars.
If it did they would burn batteries a whole lot faster.
Another issue is that roomba can get stuck on a shaggy rug or heater vents.
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And also earlier roomba models such as the 400 and 600 series had bristle rollers and the bristles got caught on the carpet fibres.
For long term storage of a robot with a nimh battery remove the battery from the robot and store in a cool dry place.
Later roomba models have rubber rollers that are much better at not getting stuck.
When you want to use roomba again insert the battery and fully charge it.
Half an inch thick rug is simply too much for roomba 980.
They would stop at the edge of the black and change direction as if they detected a step or ledge.
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Nimh batteries should be stored after being fully charged.
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The bumper sensor will tell roomba to avoid that obstacle but there are times that the sensor isn t activated and roomba will continue along under a tightly fitting ledge or furniture.
I have two roomba discoveries and niether one of them would roll over black color lines in any of my area rugs.