Shark RV2502AE AI Ultra Robot Self-Empty Vacuum, Black

We picked up most objects we'd move around the house, told the robot to map the house, and profit every time it runs. This thing reliably navigates our house and most obstacles every day. We have carpet and tile, and it seems to do fine vacuuming both even though we have it set to normal vacuum power. Speaking of power, it seems much quieter and more effective than it's (more expensive) competitors of its generation. Again, we use normal vacuum power, not max, because it is quieter and more effective than our experiences with Roborock S5, iRobot Roomba with the double rollers and camera, and others. We really like the thing. It picks up plenty of dust, dirt, fur and hair every day. The self-empty feature is so helpful for any floor larger than a couple decent sized rooms. I'm quite impressed with it's navigation. When I pick it up to move it out of my office before a meeting, I press the clean button and close the door, and it seems to determine it's location in the house within a few seconds. We tried many more expensive robots and found them lacking for what we want--reliable, no cameras, easy to maintain. This little thing does the job and does it well. Impressive machine.

The new version of the Shark AI Ultra Xl swaps out one side brush for the new CleanEdge blower. You can recognize the new version by the two light gray sections on each side of the vac, just behind the front bumper (see pictures). Most of vendor sites and YouTube reviews have not caught up to this new feature addition. Indeed, Shark has not done a great job getting the word out about and the new feature doesn’t even really jump out at you on the box art if you don’t know what you are looking for. When I first opened the box to unpack the vac I was initially disappointed to see only one side brush and that the motor attachment for the right side brush was now gone. My initial reaction was that Shark pulled a fast one and cut corners after the vac received so many good reviews. But that does not appear to be the case. Instead they replaced the right side brush with a blower to blast dirt away from walls and corners where side brushes can’t otherwise reach. Indeed, side brushes a notorious for pushing debris into edges and corners (hockey stick effect). They call the blower CleanEdge and you can find info about it on the box if you look closely enough. But again, many vendor sites and video reviews still show the old model with two side brushes and no blower. The CleanEdge does seems to work pretty good on hard floors, which I have a lot more of than carpet. So this is a bonus for me. I’m not sure if it’s as ideal as having two side brushes for people with a lot of carpet. Time will tell. I am sure some will ask why they didn’t keep both side brushes and add the CleanEdge blower, but I suspect the answer is a combination of cost control (not increasing price) and battery life. Dropping one side brush also probably doesn’t affect performance much, and may even improve it a bit depending on your needs. Programming just alters how the vac approaches edges to ensure a the side brush is always facing the right direction. And as I mention above, side brushes can hockey sticke debris into edges and corners a robot vac can’t reach. Adding an edge blower is a better way to counter that hockey stick problem than just adding more hockey sticks. Anyhow, I wanted to post that I am happy with the upgraded model for my needs. However, depending on what you prefer (second side brush, or edge blower), you might need to do some added digging on vendor sites to see which model they are now shipping.

See cut & paste of product page. Shark RV2502AE AI Ultra Robot Self-Empty Vacuum, Black Visit the Shark Store 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 3,450 ratings $375.00 with 37 percent savings-37% $375.00 XL HEPA Self-Empty Base Brand Shark Model Name AI Ultra Special Feature LiDAR Navigation, Self-Cleaning Brushroll, Edge Cleaning, Obstacle Avoidance, Bagless, Self-Emptying Color Black Product Dimensions 15.52"L x 11.59"W x 16.97"H Surface Recommendation Carpets & Hardfloors Controller Type App Control, Voice Control Battery Cell Composition Lithium Ion Item Weight 15.3 Pounds About this item INCREDIBLE SUCTION: Powerful Shark suction picks up dirt and debris on all floor types—tackling even the toughest of messes in your home. NO SPOTS MISSED: With Matrix Clean Navigation, the vacuum cleans in a precise matrix grid taking multiple passes over dirt and debris for whole home, deep cleaning coverage. IT EMPTIES ITSELF: The bagless, self-emptying base holds up to 60 days of dirt and debris while its true HEPA filtration captures and traps 99.97%* of dust and allergens (*down to .3 microns). PRECISION HOME MAPPING: 360° LiDAR vision quickly and accurately maps your home so your robot can methodically clean detecting and avoiding objects in its path, day or night, adapting to everyday changes in the home. PERFECT FOR HOMES WITH PETS: With powerful vacuum suction, Shark’s self-cleaning brushroll, and HEPA filtration system the robot captures pet hair, dust, dander and allergens with ease. HANDS-FREE CONTROL: Set a cleaning schedule, initiate on-demand cleaning, or activate cleans all with sound of your voice using Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. EXTENDED RUNTIME: Up to 120 minutes of runtime for whole-home cleaning. And with Recharge and Resume, the robot will return to the dock, recharge, and can pick up where it left off. BUILT, TESTED, AND PERFECTED: Shark puts their robots through rigorous testing to guarantee reliable, and high-quality performance. WHAT’S INCLUDED: 1 Shark AI Ultra Robot, 1 XL HEPA Self-Empty Base, and 2 Side Brushes. Note it states there are 2 side brushes. When the initial order arrived and I open it and began following the enclosed directions, I realized that the directions did NOT match the product. E.G. Directions showed 2 side brushes the product had a single side brush and the apparent port area for the second brush was sealed over (a different floor panel installed). Further, the directions indicated an "on/off" button on the back of the base. Again, no button and the area was sealed off. Thinking it was an error in delivery, Amazon issued me a replacement. It was exactly the same. It too has been returned. What possible use is a robotic floor vacuum with a single side brush?? Ordered and received a NEW version (not refurbished, as the 1st 2 were) opened the box AGAIN there is a single side brush, as in the refurbished models, and no on/off switch. As noted it is not as advertised. I will give it a try, but I expect it to be substandard. Not acceptable for the price. Beware, of this particular item. It is a replacement for a refurbished Shark, that finally wore out. I was VERY happy with the job it did.

Much better than my roombas. Would happily buy again. Had for a while now and not had any issues or headaches. Roomba's were always getting stuck - This one doesn't. Ended up buying 2.

Piece of crap died in less than 6 months. does empty to the dock any more and shark support wont support it.

Mon conjoint a acheté un iRobot a noël, nous avons eu tellement de problème avec la machine/ connexion application. Après 1 mois a essayer de faire fonctionné. Nous avons décidé de le retourné. J’ai été voir sur internet le meilleur Robot. Les commentaires étaient super bon pour celui-ci. J’ai commandé la machine sur amazon, 3 jours plus tard, elle est arrivé a la maison. 2 minutes plus tard, elle était connecté a l’application. Je l’ai programmé pour qu’elle passe au 2 jours. Deux chats donc beaucoup de poils. Maintenant, rien du tout !!! Je capote!!! Elle est parfaite!!!

After each cleaning run, it would go back to the base and disconnect from the wifi after emptying the bin. No amount of resets would solve this problem. Vacuum had to be rebooted for it to reconnect to wifi. Found it unfortunate that the app would only let you schedule a whole house clean and not let you schedule a particular set of rooms if you wanted. Did a good job mapping and the no go zones were accurate.

We only used it twice and id worked great