eufy by Anker RoboVac G30 Hybrid (Open Box)

March 2025: My perception of robot vacuums was not the best, since the last one was a roomba from 6ish years ago, that thing got caught on everything and I had to empty it several times a cleaning. Recently I started getting overwhelmed trying to keep up with my cleaning, as I've got 2 dogs, a cat that tracks litter, and 3 cockatiels (which are very dusty birds, if you don't know). Initially, this bot was having some sort of issue with the water tank. I had it filled to the line but it just kept saying "insufficient water, please add water" and made a horrible squeeling sound when it was trying to wash the mop. After a quick Google search and trying a bunch of different troubleshooting on my own, I found someone said it worked after they gave a could of *firm* pats on the top. I tried this, made sure the soap bottle was securely in place, and she started right up! I've now done 3 cleanings with this bot, and I am VERY satisfied and amazed lol. It did get caught on a charger on carpet, but no big deal ill just make sure there aren't obstacles on the floor like that. It does a very good job of avoiding obstacles so far, and it fills me with joy seeing how clean my floors are now without me having to spend extra time! I was also very stoked that this bot is MUCH quieter than my old one!! The old one was hard to watch TV while it's going, and spooked my pets when it started up, this one is whispering in comparison. It is loud for a few seconds while it's emptying the dust bin, but even then it's not a jarring sound in my opinion. The bot itself and the home station seem to attract dust, or maybe that was just a result of my animal ridden house 😅 but I had to wipe it down the first day. This doesn't bother me, but seemed like something worth mentioning. I have high hopes for this bad boy, hoping it keeps up this performance! Update August 2025: The robot still cleans well, but its now giving me issues.. when it's emptying it's dustbin, it keeps disconnecting from charging, so it gets stuck in a loop of disconnecting the charging, to emptying dust, to disconnecting, etc. It just now was disconnected from wifi, so I took it off the base to reset it, and it said battery low, shutting down, although it had been on its base all night.. I'm unsure if this is a fixable issue, but I sure hope this thing didn't only last me 5 months. I'll mess with it and report back later.