Shark AV2501S AI Ultra Robot Vacuum, with Matrix Clean, Home Mapping, 30-Day Capacity HEPA Bagless Self Empty Base, Perfect for Pet Hair, Wifi, Dark Grey

We bought this during the 2024 Black Friday sales event. We previously owned a model from a different maker, but that one was a simple "bump" style that we had tired of over the last couple years. We wanted to try a smarter type that could also self-clean, so when this popped up on offer we took a chance and bought it.We have three large dogs that constantly shed, as well as two cats; all are inside pets. We have hardwood floors throughout the house except for the bedrooms, so the plan was for this little guy to handle the hardwood floors while we vacuum the carpets with a standard vacuum cleaner. I haven't had the chance to do an actual mapping run of the house because we are still in the process of moving in and there are boxes and other items in various areas that haven't been put away. I've only let the little fella roam on his own without mapping, but I hope to have everything put away (or mostly put away) by the end of the year.So far our little robot has done a great job on the hardwood floors. He picks up way more than the other robot vacuum ever did. It's amazing to watch it dock and empty itself into the base station, then get back to work all on its own. One great feature is how it cleans the brush roller. I'm not sure how it does it, but it does a great job. It does leave some hairs behind on the roller right in the middle when the metal support lies on the brush cover, as well as at the edges of the brush where it attaches to the motor. I wasn't surprise by that and it should be expected since those areas aren't easy to access without removing the cover and brush roll from the machine. The hairs came off super easy by hand, though. It was far easier to remove them than with the other vacuum robot we owned.The base station holding tank would probably last 30 days in houses without pets, or with one small pet; however, with our 5 pets it filled up within a few days of running 1-2 times per day. I checked it after about 6-8 days of running and it was quite full. It might have been able to run for another day or two (maybe longer), but I didn't want to risk it and was already heading to the rubbish bin anyway, so I went ahead and emptied it.The one frustrating thing I've found so far is the tall foam filter in the base dumps dirt out when you lift it out to clean it. I discovered that when I was emptying the base for the first time and decided to pull that out to give it a quick clean. Fine dirt just kept dropping out of it while I walked to the front door, leaving a trail of dirt behind. Now I know to only remove that when either outside or above the trash, both of which require lifting the base and taking it somewhere else. I can live with that slight inconvenience since the robot does so much work for me otherwise.Overall I am very pleased with the purchase. I suppose there are more expensive options out there, but this one is fine for our needs. I MIGHT update this review once I have the little guy map the house and start doing fully automated runs.

I've been waiting to review my robot "Rosey" until I had used her for a little bit to be able to give an honest and proper review. Overall, I love it, I would recommend this particular vacuum to anyone. But I have never owned a "smart" vacuum, just a cheap one that runs around aimlessly so I have no other vacuums to base my opinion off of besides what I think of how this one performs.Positives first:• row by row vacuuming. It overlaps it's last row so it doesn't miss anything• scheduling. You can set it to auto vacuum whatever day and whatever time you want (see negative below for the other side of this opinion) but I love the scheduling.• does great on carpet and tile. The wheels adjust quite a bit to accommodate the carpet and dropping to the tile off the carpet.• adding "no go" areas. On the map on the app you can place a no go area in a mapped out area. For me, I placed a no go around one of my couches because the vacuum doesn't see the back of the couch as a boundary so it had no issue off roading up inside the couch and then getting stuck. Hilarious initially, but at least theres the no go function so I could put an end to it's off roading adventures.• picks up way more than I figured it actually would!• leaves suction lines in the carpet, and no animal hair left after it makes it's rounds.• Cleans up next to EVERYTHING! I figured it would hem haw and somewhat get near things to clean, nope, it gets right up next to every edge.• if it misses a spot (something in the way etc) it will go on cleaning but I'm the end make it's way back to that spot to try cleaning it again.• self emptying base that is BAGLESS!!!• Price. Yes it is still expensive, but there's more expensive out there, and for what you're getting I believe the price was good. Caught this one on sale.Now for the few negatives....• Scheduling. Remember the positives I mentioned? The negative to the scheduling is you can't set a different time for different days. I set mine to 6 am. So everyday I have it scheduled it starts at 6 am. No 8 pm on Monday, 6 am on Tuesday. You get one time choice. Next thing, you can't schedule it to go off more than once a day. You can only pick if you want it to auto clean that day and that's it. Next thing, if you have it map out your entire house initially, when it auto cleans you cannot choose for it to only clean certain rooms on certain days. It's all the rooms only. So, I only had it map out the half of my house that I want auto cleaned everyday (I have a baby gate that closes off the hallway to the rest of the house so it only mapped my dining room, kitchen, and living room that are all attached).• after you do the initial mapping of your house you cannot "add a room" to your map. If you want to add more rooms to your map you have to delete the current map and have it remap the entire house again.• capacity of the base. It's supposed to hold 30 days worth of hair, dander, trash, etc. If you actually live in your house, or have animals, don't expect it to hold 30 days worth of stuff. I have to empty mine every 2 to 3 days, and I don't have a big house or a messy house.• notification messages on the app. Initially on the app it didn't have many notifications about the vacuum, but after using it for a couple weeks and getting it broken it seems like it has notifications constantly. It will have several messages about being near a cliff and it's going to fall off (I have no stairs or anything it gets caught on?), It will constantly tell you that you need to empty the bin or that it has debris blocking the bottom of it that you need to clean. And usually it has none of those and the bin isn't full. It's weird. But worth noting on the review.•also worth noting, very seldom, but on my tile floor sometimes the bristles will actually knock the debris away from it instead of sucking it in. I'm sure all of the robot vacuums have this issue.In conclusion. The scheduling and the mapping mentioned above is my only complaints and something to think about if you're considering buying this. But you should definitely get it if you're on the fence about it!!! I have no regrets about my purchase besides I wish I would have bought it sooner! I love having a clean house that I don't have to physically keep up with to maintain! I'm not lazy, just really busy. :)