Neato Botvac

[djos]

There appears to be no way to update the firmware.

3kgt has already confirmed the presence of a micro-USB port!

[a4refillpad]

3kgt thank you very much for all the photos. They have been very comprehensive and useful. Looks like a great bot to me. Personally I've always preferred the beater bar on carpet and the helix on hard floors. The side brush is definitely not a gimmick on hard floors of the edge hugging issue is resolved.

[djos]

3kgt thank you very much for all the photos. They have been very comprehensive and useful. Looks like a great bot to me. Personally I've always preferred the beater bar on carpet and the helix on hard floors. The side brush is definitely not a gimmick on hard floors of the edge hugging issue is resolved.

+1 great work 3kgt !

Now I want one!

[glnc222]

this new LCD color display is so much smaller...

Walmart carries reading glasses along with Neato's.

[djos]

this new LCD color display is so much smaller...

Walmart carries reading glasses along with Neato's.

LOL

Im liking the two touch sensitive buttons for instant spot clean and instant house clean, makes the LCD display a lot less important as you'd only need to use it for setting schedules and the clock.

[glnc222]

3kgt has already confirmed the presence of a micro-USB port!

Those are almost invisible on cell phones, no wonder. Still can't see where it is in the pics.
There were some complaints about the XV's obsolete Mini-USB requiring an uncommon, extra cable.

[glnc222]

The wall closeness issue is important on carpet. The side brush works only on hard floors, and may fit with the wider wall clearance used in the software. The side brush does not compensate for this on carpets, and the wider clearance is less effective cleaning. Or, with the closer fitting brush, about the same as the XV. Exact measurements would be needed to tell.

[djos]

3kgt has already confirmed the presence of a micro-USB port!

Those are almost invisible on cell phones, no wonder. Still can't see where it is in the pics.
There were some complaints about the XV's obsolete Mini-USB requiring an uncommon, extra cable.

I just used the cable from my wife's Kindle.

[a4refillpad]

The wall closeness issue is important on carpet. The side brush works only on hard floors, and may fit with the wider wall clearance used in the software. The side brush does not compensate for this on carpets, and the wider clearance is less effective cleaning. Or, with the closer fitting brush, about the same as the XV. Exact measurements would be needed to tell.

Yes. There's no reason to leave a gap for the side brush. Due to its size, the side brush needs no clearance. I believe the clearance issue on the botvac is an early bug which should be fixed later on.

[glnc222]

I don't know. They could have had a maneuvering problem with the wall sensor set farther back. Or at least a need for an entirely new maneuver algorithm relative to sensor data -- some programming which did not get done. They have not been known to fix such things very quickly, whatever the issue.

I think the bumper structure has been simplified to reduce the number of separately fastened parts, why no screws visible along the edge.
With the wall sensor off the bumper, it is less a problem to add covering to it as for lowering the edge.

The longer length will make it a little less maneuverable in tight spaces.

[glnc222]

Now we know why the last XV model was dubbed "Signature" -- signing off on that generation of design for introduction of the follow-on.

[3kgt]

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[3kgt]

Ur all welcome
I will try to make a short youtube clip later

[frenchie]

Thanks a lot for the pictures 3kgt !

[shirgal]

3kgt
Many thanks for the details and photo sharing,
Can you confirm what is the charger amps and voltage the unit gets and also the battery what does it show:
Please Take look inside the charger base ,battery label and what the unit button label shows(hide the S\N if u can)
If you can take the cover off the blower to see what inside.

Many thanks

[3kgt]

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3kgt
Many thanks for the details and photo sharing,
Can you confirm what is the charger amps and voltage the unit gets and also the battery what does it show:
Please Take look inside the charger base ,battery label and what the unit button label shows(hide the S\N if u can)
If you can take the cover off the blower to see what inside.

Many thanks

Will try 2night
Now im upploading 2 short clips on youtube.. u will get link soon. Its a 4K quality with note 3 so its taking its sweet time
First movie is 7gb and secound is 2gb

[mfortuna]

3kgt has already confirmed the presence of a micro-USB port!

Those are almost invisible on cell phones, no wonder. Still can't see where it is in the pics.
There were some complaints about the XV's obsolete Mini-USB requiring an uncommon, extra cable.

My new model go-pro camera has a mini-usb port. Not obsolete and IMHO, less vulnerable to damage.

[a4refillpad]

Very interesting how the colour scheme is very very similar to the vr100. In fact, the pure white scheme was always avoided in the past I thought for the very same reason. Now with the introduction of the side brush and the new colours. I wonder if some sort of exclusive contractual obligation had passed between the two companies allowing neato to use previously shared technologies.

[3kgt]

2 short clips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMzZr9x9Vpw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cneJ5DsDXgA

[voicegy]

3kgt, thank you for these pics and videos, and your dialogue - valuable info for everyone!

Can you let us know if the laser turret sits lower on the BotVac - even if by a fraction of an inch, I think that would be of great interest to users who have complained in the past of the turret being a sticking point of the XV series not being able to get completely under some furniture.