Summary / Reader Response Draft 1

Summary / Reader Response Draft 1

In the webpage “Yeedi Vac Station review” from Tech Advisor (2021) reviews the technical specifications and functionalities of the Yeedi Vac Station. The Yeedi Vac Station includes a robot vacuum and a docking station. According to Cowton (2021), the size of the robot is 350mm and 77mm high, meaning it is not a problem getting into difficult and tighter spots. The robot vacuum is able to empty its 450ml internal dustbin into the 2.5L dust bag inside the docking station every time it returns to the dock for a charge. The robot vacuum is efficient as it is equipped with a motorised floor brush and a three-pronged side brush. The robot is also ideal for light mopping as it is fitted with a microfibre wash pad clipped underneath a 240ml removable water tank. The robot vacuum is also equipped with a motion-sensing camera used to identify and map out the rooms in the house. The robot can be commanded to clean specific rooms or the whole house with the application.

The Yeedi Vac Station’s value for money is incomparable to that of its successor, the Yeedi Vac 2 Pro, because the Yeedi Vac 2 Pro includes 3D obstacle avoidance technology, an oscillating mopping system, and a carpet detection sensor, which the Yeedi Vac Station does not.

One such enhanced feature of the Yeedi Vac 2 Pro is the 3D obstacle avoidance technology. The 3D obstacle avoidance technology allows the robot vacuum to perform admirably in avoiding items such as shoes, large toys and even coiled wires. The robot vacuum will evade anything large enough within the line of sight of the sensor. The Yeedi Vac Station, in contrast, only equipped with visual simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM) navigation to help navigate and move around. While the Yeedi Vac 2 Pro is capable of avoiding large items using the 3D obstacle avoidance technology, the Yeedi Vac Station was not able to do so effectively as it will bump into the obstacle and reroute itself.3

Another feature that has been enhanced for the Yeedi Vac 2 Pro is the mopping systems, as they have a new oscillating system compared to the Yeedi Vac Station’s mopping systems. According to Ansaldo (2022), the Yeedi Vac 2 Pro’s new oscillating mopping system scrubs your floors, while the Yeedi Vac Station’s mopping systems just drags the attached microfibre cloth. With this capability, the mopping system of the Yeedi Vac 2 Pro has been able to assist in better mopping and cleaning than with the Yeedi Vac Station, which smears any liquid stains all over the floor.

Another feature that has been enhanced for the Yeedi Vac 2 Pro is the carpet detection sensor. According to Ansaldo (2022), the Yeedi Vac 2 Pro’s carpet detection sensor avoids the carpet totally while the Yeedi Vac Station will automatically boost suction and drags the dampened cloth over the carpet leaving it damp and musty. With this capability, the carpet detection of Yeedi Vac 2 Pro has been better in preventing the carpet from being damaged by the oscillating mopping system than with the Yeedi Vac Station, which might have damaged the carpet by dragging the dampened cloth.

One problem with the Yeedi Vac 2 Pro is that the carpet detection sensor prevents the robot from cleaning the carpet if the oscillating mopping system is attached. This was evident when the Yeedi Vac 2 Pro was tested and the robot will not get over the carpet with the oscillating mopping system attached compared to its predecessor, the Yeedi Vac Station. This shows that even with the enhancement of the carpet detection sensor, the Yeedi Vac 2 Pro may only clean the carpet when the oscillating mopping system is detached. This restriction may eventually deter buyers if their house is heavily carpeted. Still, although there has been some limitation to the carpet detection sensor, the Yeedi Vac 2 Pro is still able to clean the carpet with the oscillating mopping system removed, and this is a clear indicator of improvement in the carpet detection system.

In conclusion, the enhanced features of the Yeedi Vac 2 Pro will help it perform mopping tasks and avoid carpet that the Yeedi Vac Station could not achieve. With that assistance of the enhanced features, the Yeedi Vac 2 Pro would outsell its predecessor, the Yeedi Vac Station. 

Reference

Cowton.H (2021, December 15). Yeedi Vac Station review. Tech Advisor.

https://www.techadvisor.com/article/722884/yeedi-vac-station-review-2.html

Ansaldo.M (2022, June 13). Yeedi Vac 2 Pro review: This robot vac/mop won’t collide with clutter. TechHive. https://www.techhive.com/article/782953/yeedi-vac-2-pro-review-robot-vacuum-mop.html