Black & Decker RV500 Zoombot Remote-Control Vacuum

by Black & Decker

Product Features

• Vacuums and sweeps with a quiet motor and non-marring, touch-sensitive bumper
• Adjusts automatically from carpet to hard surfaces; cleans hard-to-reach areas
• Cliff-avoidance sensor keeps unit from falling down stairs; stasis sensor; bagless
• Includes remote control, 3 disposable cleaning cloths, and rechargeable battery
• Measures 3-1/2 by 13 by 13-1/2 inches; 1-year warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 14.5 x 4.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0001OHHE2
• Item model number: RV500
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #918,552 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

Zoombot robotic smart vacuum.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Didn't do anything!, September 11, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Black & Decker RV500 Zoombot Remote-Control Vacuum (Kitchen)

After reading the reviews for this product, I expected alot more. It didn't do anything, it didn't suck up anything, and it doesn't have brushes on the bottom to fluff up the carpet and at least make it LOOK like it did something. It didn't suck up anything on hard floor either. Target store took it back just fine, but I still had to repackage it and didn't get a refund for shipping. I don't know who said that this product works, but they need glasses. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not good on carpeting, December 30, 2004

By 

Annabel (Limerick, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black & Decker RV500 Zoombot Remote-Control Vacuum (Kitchen)

I found that the Zoombot worked on our kitchen floor, but not well at all on carpeting. We will be returning this to the store we purchased it at tomorrow.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Failed to meet worst expectations..., January 6, 2005

By 

Yamazun - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black & Decker RV500 Zoombot Remote-Control Vacuum (Kitchen)

I didn't expect too much from this device, nor would I from any of these first-generation RoboVacs. However, this thing is a particularly pathetic, albeit interesting, attempt - even with consideration of a highly-discounted price. It is quite noisy, ineffective, obtrusive, and died less than half an hour into its 40-minute "Medium Room" routine - half of its rated 60-minute battery endurance. Despite "prepping the room" of obstructions, etc., the Zoombot's patterns seemed inefficient as it moaned along, picking up precious little of the (unfortunately!) abundant debris. Save yourself the time and hassle of returning it, and don't buy it at all. We can put people on the Moon (Or did we?!) - Why can't a manufacturer take this basic idea and create a REAL, HOT ROD of a RoboVac???