INTRODUCTION

   People who happen to be workaholics just like myself don't have nearly enough free time for home chores like brooming and mopping and that has been a problem for me for the past 10 years or so. Some years back when i first started testing/reviewing robot vacuums i thought they were just a gimmick, a way for manufacturers to make more money from consumers by selling something that didn't quite deliver. Remember, robot vacuums have been around for roughly 3 decades now and they never did get popular enough to become a household must (there must have been a reason for this, right?). Well as it turns out the reason was no other than the lack of needed technological advancements something which we have now and that's what's made it possible for robot vacuums to earn their place in countless households all over the world. Today with me i have one such robot vacuum and specifically one of the most popular models released by ECOVACS to date, the DEEBOT N8 PRO+.

   ECOVACS is singularly focused on making daily lives easier and more efficient with intelligent and connected home service robotics. With a deep, 22-year history in smart home development and 100% ownership of its R&D and manufacturing, the company leads the market in patents and innovative product development in home service robotics. ECOVACS first premiered in the U.S. with its DEEBOT robotic vacuum cleaners, today a top 3 market leader, along with its WINBOT robotic window cleaner. For more information, please visit: http://www.ecovacs.com.

   The DEEBOT N8 PRO+ by ECOVACS consists by a robot vacuum and an auto-empty station (the 2.5l bag inside allows for up 30 days’ worth of dust and hair). Just like most high-end robot vacuum models in the market today the N8 PRO+ uses laser to measure distance but unlike most ECOVACS has installed the more accurate/advanced dToF (direct time of flight) 3D depth sensor (TrueMapping 3D). In terms of cleaning power, the N8 PRO+ sports a motor with 2600Pa suction power (67dBA max noise according to ECOVACS) and as for other features there are numerous secondary laser sensors positioned around the vacuum (these include the already mentioned dToF depth/mapping sensor along with several anti-collision, anti-fall and edge cleaning ones), dual side brushes, 3200mAh lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack (ECOVACS rates this for up to 110 minutes of running time), 420ml dust bin, 240ml electric water tank (can control the volume of water via the app), smart home integration (can control all of its functions vocally via either Amazon Alexa and/or Google Assistant) and of course WiFi 2.4GHz connectivity. As expected via the ECOVACS HOME Android/iOS App allows the end user to fully control the DEEBOT N8 PRO+ via several functions/commands such as selective and custom areas, continuous cleaning, auto-boost function, virtual boundary, no-mop zones and scheduling.