Horror stories from robot vacuum owners mostly stem from two fixable mishaps: They accidentally bought a dinky robot vacuum or merely haven't set their very capable robot vacuum up for success in the ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Robot vacuums promise to save their owners time and effort, but just how worthwhile they are depends on how well they can do their job. A ...