Robot Reviews

Scooba 380 Review

The Scooba 380 from iRobot is an easy to use floor washing robot. This model is not just a top selling one, but it is also top of the line with its advanced features.

With this model of the Scooba line of floor washers you will be able to clean approximately four averagely sized rooms on just one battery charge. This is equivalent to about 850 sq. ft. of floor area. The Scooba 380 works by cleaning floors with a so-called clean solution that is worked onto the floors during the four step cleaning process. This leaves floors not only clean and free of any dirt, but also removes much of the bacteria usually found on floors. The Scooba 380 can be used to clean many types of flooring, including tiles, linoleum or sealed hardwood.  One of the best qualities of this automated floor washer is that it is even capable of cleaning up spots that are usually hard to reach and it automatically senses where objects it has to avoid are, which include rugs, area rugs and staircases.


Advantages of Using the Scooba 380 Floor Washing Robot

There are many good reasons to purchase the Scooba 380. For one it works on its own and does not need any help navigating through the rooms it is supposed to clean. Since the Scooba floor washing robot does the cleaning, it is no longer necessary to do the mopping and that leaves more free time to do other things. Not only does the Scooba 380 clean the floors, but it does so thoroughly. This model is capable of cleaning so that up to 98% of bacteria that are commonly found in households are removed.  On top of all that this device is easy to use and all you have to do is recharge the battery when necessary and start it by simply pushing a single button.
You can also make your own cleaning solution for the Scooba 380 to use or purchase a specially made one, the Clorox Scooba Cleaning solution. If you want to make your own you can mix clean water, such filtered tap water or purchased water, with vinegar and that can be used to clean the floors with.


Features of the Floor Washing Robot

The iRobot Scooba 380 floor washer robot has standard features that the line of products has, but also many additional features that set it apart from the other Scooba models. The standard features of this Scooba robot are the four cleaning steps that it can perform. Floors are cleaned in a four stage process and it starts off by prepping the floor by picking up any dirt it finds, such as crumbs. The second stage is the washing with any kind of clean solution and when that is done the scrubbing stage is started. This is done with a built in brush that enables the Scooba 380 to remove harder dirt problems, such as sticky messes or grimy spots. Finally the Scooba will dry the floors with the squeegee. Other features of the Scooba 380 include the Cliff Sensing technology, tank size and virtual walls. The tank of this model is large enough that it can clean roughly 420 sq. ft. of floor before you will have to refill it with clean water. The Cliff sensors are there to prevent the floor washing robot from going to places it shouldn’t, such as stairs. This means that it will not have any accidents and therefore not be damaged. The virtual walls allow you to set up areas that the Scooba should not clean. They work by emitting infrared beams that are picked up by the robot and those then those act similar to fences which keep the Scooba 380 out of these off limit places.