iLife V5s Pro

The iLife V5s is a robot vacuum cleaner from the Chinese company Chuwi that will appeal to any busy person who cares about keeping their home clean. This modern robotic cleaner can clean even when its owner is not present. When finished, the vacuum cleaner automatically returns to its charging station to recharge. A description of the iLife V5s Pro's package contents, appearance, and performance characteristics can be found below.

Equipment

The iLife V5s robot vacuum cleaner comes in a branded box with a plastic handle, inside another box made of thicker corrugated cardboard. The package includes:

1. The Ilife robot itself.
2. Charging docking station.
3. Network adapter.
4. Remote control with two batteries.
5. Pairs of spare side brushes.
6. Two HEPA filters.
7. Microfiber cloth holder for wiping floor surfaces.
8. Spare napkin.
9. Separate water tank.
10. Dust collector cleaning brushes
11. Instructions and warranties.

Overview of the robot vacuum cleaner's delivery kit:

Appearance

The iLife V5s Pro has a very attractive and modern appearance. The top of the unit has a gold hue, lending the robot vacuum cleaner a particularly sophisticated and elegant look. Its compact size allows it to reach under furniture and clean out accumulated dirt and dust. A look at the front reveals the robot's touch-sensitive power button, the iLife logo, and a dust bin release button. The dust bin is removed from the top.

On the side there is a soft bumper, an on/off button for the robot vacuum cleaner, and a connector for connecting the power supply.

When reviewing the iLife V5s Pro from below, we see two side wheels, a front swivel roller, side brushes, a small hole for suctioning debris, a pair of contact pads for attaching the device to the docking station and recharging, two holes for supplying water to the cleaning cloth, and a space for installing a cleaning cloth holder, which is attached with Velcro.

Technical specifications

The robot vacuum cleaner, considering its low cost, has quite decent technical parameters, an overview of which is given below:

Cleaning	Dry and wet
Battery	Li-Ion
Battery capacity	2600 mAh
Battery life	Up to 110 minutes
Charging time	280 minutes
Average cleaning area	80 m2
Maximum suction power	850 Pa
Dust collector	Cyclone filter (bagless)
Dust container volume	300 ml
Water tank capacity	300 ml
Overall dimensions	Diameter - 306 mm, height 76 mm
Weight	2 kg
Noise level	Up to 50 dB
Additional options	Remote control, soft bumper, two filters (including a fine filter), timer, cleaning schedule, sensors and sensors to prevent collisions with obstacles and falls from height, separate water tank.

Functional capabilities

iLife V5s is capable of cleaning a room in the following three main modes:

• Automatic, until the battery is completely discharged: movement is generally chaotic, the vacuum cleaner selects the trajectory of movement based on the characteristics of the room.
• Spot cleaning mode (local/local): in this mode, the vacuum cleaner moves along a spiral path over a specified area of ​​the room, which has a small area.
• Perimeter cleaning: when the robot reaches a wall, it begins to move exclusively along the perimeter, cleaning debris along baseboards and from corners.

In addition, you can use the infrared remote control to schedule cleaning and set a specific time for the iLife V5s Pro to start automatically.

As the test shows, the device copes quite well with its main task – dry cleaning of hard floor coverings such as parquet, tiles, linoleum, laminate, etc., but is also capable of easily driving onto carpets with a not very high pile and cleaning them.

Thanks to its built-in wet cleaning function, the robot vacuum cleaner can mop and refresh floors after dry cleaning. For this purpose, the robot has a separate 300-milliliter liquid tank and two openings on the bottom of the body for dispensing liquid onto a microfiber cloth attached to a special holder.

The dust collector has two filtration stages: one mesh filter for collecting the main, large debris, which can be washed with water, and the second HEPA filter, which traps smaller particles of dirt and dust.

Operating instructions

A user manual is included with the robot vacuum cleaner, but it's only written in Chinese and English, so you'll need to translate it yourself. The manual contains standard information: a description of the robot's design, performance, and features, as well as explanations on how to use and maintain the device.

You can download the iLife V5s Pro user manual in Russian from our website. Simply follow the link: V5s manual.

Advantages and disadvantages

To sum it up, I would like to consider the pros and cons of this robot vacuum cleaner in a separate list.

Advantages of Chuwi iLife V5s:

1. Modern design and small body size.
2. Maneuverability and good obstacle avoidance (the vacuum cleaner can even climb onto the fluffiest carpets).
3. Powerful battery.
4. The presence of sensors and detectors against falls and collisions with furniture.
5. Remote control with batteries included.
6. Equipped with a soft bumper.
7. Separate water tank.
8. Planning cleaning.
9. Double filtration system.
10. Increased suction power.

The main disadvantages of a robot vacuum cleaner:

1. The absence of a movement limiter in the kit.
2. Small suction hole.
3. There is no automatic water supply to the napkin.
4. The work schedule function is not fully implemented; planning is only carried out for one day.

Considering the average price of this model in 2018 is $125, the shortcomings are quite obvious and justified. Finally, we recommend watching the video review of the iLife V5s Pro, which clearly demonstrates how this robot vacuum cleaner cleans:

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