Lots of features for a low price

Verdict

Contemplating its mid-range price, the Yeedi Dice is filled with all of the features you could possibly need: a self-emptying, self-cleaning station; sonic mopping with a bracket that lifts off the ground; and highly effective suction. It cleaned effectively in all my assessments, though its mop isn’t fairly as much as the problem of the hardest stains. For individuals who need a versatile all-rounder, that is a nice selection.

Introduction

I’ve seen mid-range vacuum cleaners with self-empty stations, and I’ve seen mid-range vacuum cleaners with mopping stations; the Yeedi Dice is a mid-range robotic vacuum with each. And, it’s received a sonic scrubbing, self-lifting mop, too.

That’s a staggering quantity of tech for a vacuum cleaner that prices lower than $600. It’s a nice vacuum cleaner, the app is straightforward to make use of, and mopping is appropriate for lighter stains, making this robotic one thing of a discount.

Design and features

• Docking station self-empties and cleans mopping pads
• Self-lifting mop
• Just one map (at present)

Though it’s one more spherical robotic vacuum cleaner, the Yeedi Dice app appears to be like a little completely different on the surface, as your entire high is taken up by a very giant water tank that takes 1-litre of water.

That’s fairly a staggering quantity, as many robotic vacuum cleaners have a lot smaller tanks. The iRobot Roomba Combo j7+, for instance, has a 210ml tank.

This tank lifts out and is held by the big deal with on high, in order that it may be crammed from the faucet. A much bigger tank is useful in cleansing for longer, and right here, there’s no want for the docking station to have a clear water tank.

As an alternative, the Yeedi Dice can clear its mop through the use of the scrubber constructed into the docking station, which squeezes out soiled water, sucking it up into the docking station’s soiled water tank.

The recent air then blows over the mopping fabric and dries it off, stopping odours or mould from rising.

In addition to cleansing its mop, the Yeedi Dice’s docking station sucks grime out of the vacuum cleaner into a disposable bag. Every 2.1-litre bag can maintain round 60 days’ price of grime. Alternative baggage price round £20 every for a set of three, which is aggressive.

In any other case, it’s just about enterprise as normal with this robotic vacuum cleaner. On high, there are buttons to start out and pause a clear, return the cleaner to its dock or carry out a spot clear.

Flip the robotic over, and there’s a common format. Two facet brushes are used to comb grime from the sting of a room into the primary suction path. A central brush bar spins round, agitating grime earlier than it lifts. It’s not an anti-tangle brush, so when you have pets or individuals with lengthy hair, you’ll must take away this usually.

There’s additionally the mopping bracket on the again. Just like the one on the Roborock S8 Professional Extremely, Yeedi has used a sonic scrubbing block, which may mechanically carry 8mm when a carpet is detected.

That’s a helpful trick, because the Dice can transfer over brief pile carpet, vacuuming solely, earlier than dropping down to hold on mopping when arduous flooring are met. That makes this cleaner extra versatile than the Yeedi Mop Station Professional.

To get probably the most out of the Yeedi Dice, I linked it to Wi-Fi and the Yeedi app. My first job was to create a map. A future replace will let the robotic assist a number of flooring however, at launch, just one map might be created.

Utilizing V-SLAM expertise, the Yeedi Dice makes use of cameras to map out its setting. V-SLAM isn’t as quick as LiDAR, however it might nonetheless work precisely, because the Dice reveals – it solely took a couple of minutes to zoom round mapping.

As soon as a map has been accomplished, it may be zoned into completely different rooms. No-go and no-mop zones might be added; the latter helps stop the Yeedi Dice from mopping a delicate arduous ground.

With a map in place, the Yeedi Dice might be set off on a clear. There are loads of choices. Essentially the most fundamental are the mopping and vacuum settings, with a selection of three energy modes and three water-use ranges for the mopping pad. There’s additionally a selection of fast or full cleans, too.

Superior choices cope with carpets. There’s a option to have the Yeedi Dice keep away from carpet in mopping mode, or glide over it, elevating the mopping pad. How deep your carpets are will rely on what the fitting choice is for you.

In vacuum-only mode, carpet detection may also be used to up the facility degree to Max+, giving a deeper clear.

On high of that, there are common scheduling choices and voice management for beginning or stopping a clear through Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant.

Though you gained’t must empty the bin manually, it may be faraway from the again and cleaned together with its filter. Doing this job month-to-month will assist hold the Yeedi Dice working at its finest.

Efficiency

• Wonderful vacuuming efficiency
• Good edge efficiency
• Mopping is nice however robust stains stay

I put the Yeedi Dice by means of my customary assessments, beginning with the carpet take a look at. Working the vacuum cleaner on its highest setting, I set it off to sort out a teaspoon of flour that I tipped onto the ground. After a single move, the end result was good, however there have been nonetheless traces of grime left, as you may see from the photographs beneath. A second move was wanted to take away most of the mess; that is a highly effective vacuum cleaner that can deal with on a regular basis spills effectively.

Subsequent, I moved on to the arduous ground take a look at. Sprinkling a teaspoon of flour within the center of the room, I discovered that the Yeedi Dice may take away the grime with out a hint left behind.

Sprinkling grime as much as the plinth in my kitchen, the Yeedi Dice managed to get most of the mess, leaving simply a small quantity behind. For lighter spills, this cleaner will sort out the sides of rooms effectively, though you’ll nonetheless want to wash manually sometimes to choose up all the pieces.

Transferring to the mopping take a look at, I traipsed mud in from exterior. I discovered that the Yeedi Dice did effectively on the lighter stains, eradicating them fully. The place the mud had actually been floor in, it struggled a little to take away it. I discovered that the Yeedi Mop Station Professional and Ecovacs Deebot T20 Omni did higher.

Navigation and motion are good with this robotic. It ably moved round my take a look at location, avoiding chair legs and stopping itself from falling down a step. Though it has a digital camera on the entrance, it might’t detect on a regular basis objects and keep away from them, so that you’ll nonetheless must tidy up cables, footwear and the like earlier than cleansing.

Battery life is rated at 150 minutes per cost, though that’s on the bottom energy setting. On increased energy settings, I had sufficient juice to cowl my downstairs space twice, so there’s sufficient to wash a respectable space.

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