Ecovacs Deebot T8 Robot Vacuum

The pros: It vacuums and mops, doesn't really do either all that well but it's good enough for maintenance but you'll still need to do a deep clean from time to time (especially mopping), so it cuts down on the work my wife needs to do. Cons: The programming/software needs a lot of improvement! The map feature is ridiculous to try and zone, we managed to make it work but it's not how we want it because the program would not let us end a room where it should end. It's not very user friendly. The Deebot regularly can't find the base after cleaning. I've witnessed it run over the base several times while vacuuming (I suppose it's not a shape it recognizes to avoid), but can't find it when it's time to charge. It also has issues knowing which floor it is on, I sure wish there was a way to tell the app which floor it is on instead of the need to use the locate button, which rarely works. It runs out of battery and has to return to the base but can't find it, then you have to go and find where it ended up, you'll really enjoy this if you like playing hide and seek. The cleaning path isn't logical at all, it will clean one room, then go to the other end of the house to clean another room, then come back to where it started to clean an attached bathroom, then go back to the other side of the house for another room. This is probably why it regularly runs out of battery before finishing. More times than not, it can't locate itself even with strong wifi, so I have to use the auto start feature and hope it figures out where it is, which really stinks when I just want to vacuum one area. Even when it figures out which floor it is on and starts cleaning it shows the charging unit in the wrong part of the map. How is this possible, it starts at one point and knows it was charging there but then shows the charging station on the other end of the house. Then, the robot can't find the charging station later. The programming could be MUCH better and I certainly would like to see more firmware updates showing the company is working on some of these issues. We paid extra for the mob attachment and the Deebot drops the attachment every now and then. We paid extra for the mob attachment and the Deebot drops the attachment every now and then, we haven't been able to figure out why. We know it's attached securely but it will just drop it while cleaning. Our laundry room is tiled and is beige with an erratic brown splotched pattern. The Deebot can't tell the difference between the brown pattern and cat poop. It's spread poop all over the tile floor more than once. Lastly, we still have to vacuum regularly because the T8 isn't nearly as powerful as our whole house system but my wife is a bit of a clean freak and appreciates it for the maintenance aspect. Just know that a deep clean is still necessary on a regular basis and you'll still need to vacuum stairs! Update: We are at the point where we have some sort of issue every time we run it now. I really should give it one star but am giving it two because my wife loves having her vacuuming cut down even if the Deebot is a pain to work with. I wish I would have gone with another brand, this will be the last Deebot product I purchase unless they are able to fix some of the issues. The location service is a big part of the frustration! Update 6/11/2021 - Our Ecovac has been so irritating, one thing after another - programming is horrible, the unit can't find the charger, get's stuck spinning in circles with no obstacles around, and now the oscillating "PRO" attachment has stopped oscillating. Support is a joke, do yourself a favor and shop a different brand.