Seems like BotJunkie got their hands on a Neato XV-11 and gave it for a (brief) test spin.
It seems from the test run, it fares very well with homes that has pets. The brush looks very clean after a few runs, which we know that is iRobot's downfall and their faulty CHM..
You can read all about it here: http://www.botjunkie.com/2010/05/18/botjunkie-review-neato-robotics-xv-11/