If you have watched any of the videos on this site, you
might think that the Roomba 532 Pet series vacuum robot is designed to allow your pet cat
to sit on it while it goes about it's duties. Of course this is
not correct, all Roomba's allow cats, dogs and most other pets
to sit on them (and they seem to like it too). No, the
Roomba 532 is designed to clean
rooms that are likely to have more hair on the floor
or in the carpet. The brush mechanism is also
altered so that the hairs don't get tangled around the
mechanism too. All up, the Pet series vacuum robot is
designed to be more capable of dealing with the kind
of dirt pet owners will experience – fur and
hair.
The Roomba 532 looks like any other Roomba in terms of
dimensions. It even functions in much the same way. The main
difference is an extra set of brushes, two interchangeable
debris bins and cleaning tools that will make it easier to
clean the brushes and other parts of the appliance that may
collect unwanted dirt or hair.
Many people that use a Roomba for any length of time will
soon realize that you have to do a fair amount of maintenance
to your vacuum robot if you want it to be at it's best. It's
pretty much the same as any standard vacuum cleaner. You have
to empty the dirt bin (or bag in the case of many cleaners).
You also have to check that any of the moving parts of the
appliance are not clogged with dirt or hair. The same goes for
the Roomba. People with pets that live or spend some time
indoors will find that hairs that get picked up by the Roomba
will clog various moving parts. This has to be removed and the
tools that are supplied with the pet series Roomba make it
easier to do this.
The dirt bin is bigger on the 532 too. This is especially
useful when animals are molting or you have long haired
animals. The Roomba can work longer before you have to empty
the bin. Some people even report that they have to empty the
bin half way through cleaning when there is a lot of hair
around.
The Roomba 532 is also designed such that a curious pet will
not be harmed should it come in contact with the vacuum robot
by using light-touch bumper on the edges. In most case the pet
will simply move out of the way of a moving cleaner, put if it
decides to paw at the device or sniff it, it will not be harmed
by any moving parts that are concealed underneath the
cleaner.
Apart from these features, The 532 does the same sort of job
as the other vacuum robot models. It
has cliff sensing technology so that it does not fall down
stairs or off a balcony. It has anti-tangle technology so that
it does not get tangled in carpet tassels or wiring (although
it is advised to remove any wiring or other obstructions from a
room that is about to be cleaned by a Roomba). It also comes
with one virtual wall so that you can set certain parts of the
house or room off limits to the vacuum cleaner.
