Review on ILIFE A4s Robot Vacuum Cleaner: Powerful Suction, Extended 100+ Minute Runtime, Automatic Charging, Sleek & Silent; Ideal for Hardwood Floors to Medium-Pile Carpets by Jennifer Shetty

I've found that the trick to getting to grips with your robot vacuum isn't micromanagement. You should be a relatively laid-back person with a sense of whimsy when dealing with any of these issues. You can't yell at him unless he picks up that doggy tumbleweed while casually walking right past him toward the cat. He's blind, and once you understand what a good job he's doing, you'll respect him despite the fact that he can't see. It's important to say thank you out loud on a regular basis (it's good for you anyway—it builds your capacity for generosity). Just leave him alone and in a few hours you'll be amazed at the work he's done. Don't control it — don't even look (unless you're just doing it for fun) — and you'll be a lot happier. Mine does nothing for my Persian rug hence the four stars, it even regularly spits out the contents of its little garbage stomach once it gets on the rug but I'm fine with that. I'll break Dyson for this. My son thinks it's funny when Rosie (that's the robot's name - how unoriginal) and I vacuum at the same time. And unless you live in a sterile environment, there's a bit of prep work to do - no strings, no cat toys, no underwear on the floor or it'll get snagged. So far I've been afraid to let him go during the day at work because I never know what he might find and choke on.