The bumper sensor will tell roomba to avoid that obstacle but there are times that the sensor isn t activated and roomba will continue along under a tightly fitting ledge or furniture.
Roomba rug bumper.
Roomba avoids black color pattern on rugs.
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And also earlier roomba models such as the 400 and 600 series had bristle rollers and the bristles got caught on the carpet fibres.
When you use the roomba on a thick rug or carpet the beater will flip open the carpet tile a lot better.
Another issue is that roomba can get stuck on a shaggy rug or heater vents.
It eventually just gets stuck with it.
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But a roomba s problems with rugs does not stop there.
I discuss two other rug issues in later sections.
They would stop at the edge of the black and change direction as if they detected a step or ledge.
When this happens the dust on the rug is stirred up and redistributed effectively.
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Roombas have a bumper sensor that can tell when it hits something.
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Nimh batteries should be stored after being fully charged.
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If it did they would burn batteries a whole lot faster.
Later roomba models have rubber rollers that are much better at not getting stuck.
When you want to use roomba again insert the battery and fully charge it.
For long term storage store roomba in a cool dry place 2.
I have two roomba discoveries and niether one of them would roll over black color lines in any of my area rugs.
For long term storage of a robot with a nimh battery remove the battery from the robot and store in a cool dry place.
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Half an inch thick rug is simply too much for roomba 980.