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1st Robot - After four total uses it completely died. I believe they suspected a battery issue. I contacted neato, tried all their steps and they agreed to send me a new robot (after I mailed the robot back and they received it). They were slow with responses and it took around 3 weeks to get a new robot sent out.
2nd Robot - Ran 3 times before it's left bumper (detects collisions with objects) became stuck in place, making the robot believe it was constantly in contact with a foreign object, which led it to constantly drive backwards before ultimately shutting down and telling us that it was stuck. Neato's only solution for our brand new robot was to quickly and aggressively tap the bumper for 30 seconds hoping it would free itself. It did... temporarily. This became an ongoing issue to the point that before each run (and sometimes midway through the run) we would have to perform this procedure in the hopes that it would make it through the vacuum. This was unacceptable for a brand new $700 machine, so we contacted Neato and asked for a refund (which they explicitly declined), and ultimately settled upon yet another replacement, which we had to push for.
3rd Robot - This one has been a real lemon. I have attempted to run this thing 6 times since we got it. Not once has it come even close to vacuuming the house. Each time it's tried it has fumbled around the house, occasionally violently bashing into things, and running it's battery into the red, before clumsily trying to dock with things on the other end of the house from the actual charging station. I came in from working outside to find that it was attempting to dock with our couch. The dock is placed in a clear area with no obstructions. Despite the issues with the previous robots, they could at least vacuum the house well AND dock themselves independently without an intervention. Each of the 6 times I've tried to use this robot I've ultimately had to stop it, pick it up, and manually place it in the dock to charge.
I contacted Neato and they said what they always say: Clean the brush, clean the sensor, blow out the laser with compressed air. Today I diligently performed the suggested steps AGAIN and have been documenting the catastrophe that is this robot with my phone. It has given me the "clear my path" error no less than 7 times, and each time has been nowhere close to being stuck on ANYTHING. Once it gave me the error when it was literally in the middle of an open floor with nothing around it for 5 feet. It would almost be comical if it weren't so frustrating.
I didn't want to unfairly judge Neato after the first robot, or maybe even the second... but this is my THIRD robot. We have gotten maybe a grand total of 20 vacuums out of our 3 different robots, many of which were incomplete or fraught with errors. WHEN it worked, it actually worked well, and we were happy with the level of cleaning it provided, but the issues we have experienced FAR outweigh the occasional cleaning.
I WOULD NOT recommend this robot to anyone. For ~$700 I expect better... but hey, at least it's on sale right now ;)

I've also been trying a Deebot R95, which, in theory has more features available with regards to the mapping functionality. However, it is a much less capable navigator than the Neato D5. If I hadn't tried the D5 first, I would have thought maybe this was a standard problem. The R95 was not able to climb onto a mat at my front door which isn't more than 3/8" high. It also wasn't able to climb onto the anti-fatigue mats in the kitchen at all. Surprisingly, it made it over a 5/5" wooden threshold between rooms. By comparison, the D5 went up and down, over the mats like nobody's business. The R95 is also a lot quieter which seems to correlate to less suction.
There is no perfect robot vacuum, although i think the D5 Connected with better software is heading in the right direction.

Turns out part of the problem was my robot itself. Had to send it back to Neato to get it fixed. I just got the robot back and it's working well again. Overall, I'm happy with the cleaning functionality of the robot but the privacy concerns remain. The customer service was actually great - 5 stars for that.
My original 1-star review is below.
I did not know this when I bought the D5 and for a long time after that the robot needs to be connected to the Neato servers for it to be able to clean or do anything. They have had on and off server issues for months now and I haven't been able to use my robot consistently at all.
To me, there is absolutely no valid reason for it to have to connect to their servers other than software upgrades. It's DRM/spyware gone mad. Who knows what they're doing with all the floor plans?




When it stopped working a month in to use, I was crushed. I figured Support was going to tell me to pound salt.
Instead they took my little dude back, fixed him up super quickly and under warranty, and shipped him back with surprising speed.
I also got a really nice follow-up e-mail from their support making sure he was running as he should.
Nemo surprises me on a daily basis.
Daily, because that's how often I run him.
I am disabled and can't vacuum, so having this bubbly little dude to putter around my apartment for me is a Godsend.
I'm also allergic to dust, so having him take care of the little things for me means that I'm less exposed to allergens.
My boyfriend and I speak of him as if he were a pet. (We called him Nemo in case he ever got lost. He did twice, and it was entirely my fault.)
My cat isn't his biggest fan, but he's learning to ignore it.
The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is because it did have to be sent in for what I suspect was a known software issue. I also don't quite understand why my Ultra Performance filter was switched out for a High Performance one, but on the other hand; new filter!
Thank you to the Neato Robotics Support team for the fantastic service.
I'm so glad to have Nemo in my life.





You must remember to pick up any stray socks or anything lying on the floor though because it will get stuck on it.
You can pick it up to different floors to clean them, very useful to clean under the bed ;)
A lot of my friends have a Roomba and this Neato is so much better. Would definitely recommend!
