INTRODUCTION

   To many people pets are not just faithful companions, they also offer happiness, comfort and decreased levels of stress not only through their unconditional love for us but also thanks to countless unique and funny moments. They also however bring with them lots, lots of hair so if you happen to have a pet or pets at home then you know just how much of an issue this can be all too well. This is why a few years back i welcomed robot vacuum cleaners into both my home and lab/office, they clearly help with things like that (to a degree at least, not like they can clean the sofa for example) and as a result allow me to spend what little free time i have doing other things. ECOVACS is one of the leading robot vacuum cleaner manufacturers in the world and after testing their very good DEEBOT N8 PRO+ model a while back (review here) today i decided to go even higher and test their top of the line DEEBOT T9.

   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.

   It may not be stated by ECOVACS but according to the specifications page the DEEBOT T9 seems to use an updated dToF (direct time of flight) 3D depth sensor (TrueMapping 3D v2.0) compared to that of the N8 PRO+ model for even better 3D mapping resulting in improved obstacle avoidance and of course cleaning. Inside the 353mm diameter enclosure of the DEEBOT T9 ECOVACS has placed an 3000Pa high-efficiency brushless motor (67dBA max noise according to ECOVACS) along with numerous secondary laser sensors (anti-collision, anti-fall and edge cleaning ones), dual side brushes, 5200mAh lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack (ECOVACS rates this for up to 175 minutes of running time), 420ml dust bin, OZMO pro v2.0 180ml oscillating electric water tank (can control the volume of water via the app - up to 480 oscillations per minute), air-freshener module, 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. Typically, from the ECOVACS HOME Android/iOS App the end user can control the DEEBOT T9 through several functions/commands such as selective and custom areas, continuous cleaning, auto-boost function, virtual boundary, no-mop zones, mopping preference and scheduling. As with other robot vacuums by ECOVACS the DEEBOT T9 is also compatible with the same 2.5 litre auto-empty station the N8 PRO+ was bundled with.