iRobot and Coors are two very popular brands, so in the end, which of these two brands is better? What are their respective advantages? Today we will compare and review the iRobot i7+ and Coors T8 AIVI+, two sweeping robots, interested partners come together to see it!
1、Configuration
Roomba i7+ single-sided brush dominates
The two sweeping robots are different in the configuration of side brushes and main brushes, Roomba i7+ is equipped with a single side brush as well as a double rubber brush, while T8 AIVI+ is equipped with a bilateral brush and a single hair brush. Side brushes are generally used to clean the corners or the roots of obstacles, and some current sweeping robot manufacturers choose single-sided brushes and some choose double-sided brushes. In fact, whether it’s a single-sided brush or a bilateral brush, as long as the experience is good, but according to my previous experience with sweeping robots, the bilateral brush is more likely to hit the fly trash, but not conducive to cleaning, and more likely to appear around the wire winding situation. Coincidentally, when the T8 AIVI+ was mapping, it did encounter a situation where the side brush wrapped around the curtain threads and couldn’t get out, while the Roomba i7+ didn’t have this situation, so personally I might prefer a single side brush.
The main brush configuration of the Roomba i7+ is definitely more powerful than the ordinary brushes on the T8 AIVI+, and one of the highlights of the rubber brush is that it is less likely to tangle hairs.
Back to the automatic dust collection base, the iRobot Roomba i7+ has a slightly higher automatic dust collection base compared to the Coors T8 AIVI+, but the latter has a larger footprint. In addition, the iRobot i7+ is black in color, which makes it look more uniform and integrated, and the two machines look like a big brother and a little brother together.
Both machines open the dust collection base from the top, and you can see the dust collection bag after opening. The dust collection bag design of both machines is the same, both are pull-out design, and the dust collection bag mouth can be closed when you take it out, so you don’t have to worry about spilling the garbage.
2. Cleaning aspect
Roomba i7+ is better
After introducing the basic configuration of the two sweeping robots, I think you also want to know how the actual cleaning effect of the two sweeping robots, without further ado, we look directly at the motion picture.
The first is for fine dust cleaning, here we used white flour as a substitute, through the test can see T8 AIVI+ in the cleaning, side brush can sweep to the flour, but the side brush did not completely sweep the flour to the middle of the machine, so the flour is not clean, which also shows that the side brush sweeping the area does not mean that it is clean. And even if the flour happens to be cleaned by the main brush of the T8 AIVI+, there is still a noticeable residue, which may be caused by insufficient cleaning suction power.
The Roomba i7+ does work better when cleaning dust compared to the T8 AIVI+, which can suck the dust in when cleaning with almost no residue.
In the test of cleaning particles, T8 AIVI+ also because of the high-speed rotation of the bilateral brush, in the process of cleaning, particles can easily be directly hit fly, through the motion picture you can also see, basically particles in the bottom of the machine before the main brush has been two side brushes were hit fly. On the contrary, the side brush of Roomba i7+ is more restrained, although there is also a bean in the process of testing was beaten, but compared to the performance of T8 AIVI+ is much better.
In the test of cleaning confetti, the confetti is not so easy to be beaten by the side brush, so the performance of both machines is relatively good.
In the daily home environment, the corner of the hair and pet hair is also very common garbage, in the two sweeping robot cleaning process, we also placed some hair as a test to see whether the double rubber brush can really not tangle hair. It turns out that the double rubber brush can indeed transport hair to both ends of the rubber brush when cleaning hair, so that it can be taken off directly when cleaning hair. While the T8 AIVI+ brush in cleaning hair is caught in a more chaotic scene, entangled more powerful, in addition to the side brush entangled hair situation is also the same.
3、Using experience
iRobot is more concise and easy to use
The iRobot Roomba i7+ needs to download the iRobot App. iRobot released the iRobot Genius intelligent platform last year, which not only brings new features, but also a new design of the App’s interface and UI. the main interface of the App is the setting interface of the sweeper, and after clicking on the map, we can see the completed map. After clicking on the map, we can see the completed map, and you can also plan the map, label different areas with rooms, set cleaning exclusion zones or add cleaning areas to different areas. In addition, Roomba i7+ also supports dynamic updating of the map, even if the layout of your home changes every once in a while, it can also follow the completed map, no need to redraw the map to waste time, of course, you can also choose not to update the map, but continue to use the original map, in short, you can choose the most suitable one for yourself on the App.
In addition, there are two kinds of functions in the App, favorites and presets, favorites allow users to quickly create and use the cleaning work that has been set, and presets is to set automatic cleaning presets for the cleaning robot, you can also choose the cleaning start time, a few days a week to clean, cleaning which areas, to be able to do the personalized settings at regular intervals. In addition, Roomba i7+ subsequent OTA update is also available through more new features, sweeping robot will also be more and more intelligent with the software update, function experience better and better.
Coors T8 AIVI+ is required to download ECOVASHOME App for use, the main interface of the App contains four major sub-menus, but the actual use of the first robot interface, the mall and found more on the shelves of the advertising and promotion interface, into the intelligent cleaning interface we can enter the sweeping robot map management and settings cleaning, map management in T8 AIVI+ also You can set up a virtual wall for manual partitioning. Appointment cleaning also includes the choice of cleaning area, time setting and repetition frequency.
In addition, in the video house we can also view the surrounding environment through the T8 AIVI+ camera, but this feature does not seem to help much for cleaning, does Coors want to let the sweeping robot to act as a surveillance camera during the day?
I personally prefer the iRobot App compared to the two apps, the overall is more concise and fresh, the interface after entering the App is the sweeping robot settings, the function is sufficient to find the entrance, the cost of getting started is very low. The Coors ECOVASHOME App is as long and messy as the name of the App, and the most frequently used interface is after the secondary menu, which is not as natural and simple to use. In addition, iRobot’s App is updated to bring larger feature upgrades rather than painlessly and simply fixing bugs, which I think is one of the bigger surprises for older users who buy floor robots.
Summary
As two products for the high-end sweeper market, iRobot Roomba i7+ and Coors T8 AIVI+ have similar selling points, and the design of automatic dust collection can really improve the user experience for consumers, but the more high-end products we have, the higher the requirements for details.
Overall, the iRobot Roomba i7+ has obvious advantages over the T8 AIVI+ in terms of mapping, cleaning effect and App experience, while the T8 AIVI+ is not so good at controlling details. The iRobot Roomba i is a sweeping robot priced at more than 4,000 yuan, but there is still a small gap between its paper selling point and actual experience. Although iRobot Roomba i7+ has been released almost two years ago, no one seems to be able to challenge its all-around versatility except for its own high-end flagship Roomba s9+.
