Xrobot Virage
The Xrobot Virage is another interesting robotic vacuum cleaner from a Chinese manufacturer. It's designed for cleaning all types of hard floors, and it also handles carpets well without slipping. It offers a number of useful features at a mid-range price ($160 in 2018). You can learn more about the robot in this article by reading our review of the Xrobot Virage.
Equipment
The delivery set includes the following items:
- Robot vacuum cleaner.
- Charging docking station.
- Power unit.
- Virtual wall.
- Remote control.
- Wet cleaning unit.
- A brush for cleaning the dust collector.
- Additional consumables: a pair of side brushes, a cloth and a filter.
- A screwdriver.
- User manual.
- Warranty card.
Xrobot Virage Components
As you can see, the kit is quite complete. The robot comes in a branded box with a plastic handle for easy movement.
Design
The Xrobot Virage has a very modern and elegant appearance. Despite its plastic body, the quality of the components and assembly is quite high. The device is round and black.
Top view
The top of the robot vacuum cleaner features a multi-segment LCD display with control buttons and a retractable carrying handle. On the side are a soft-touch mechanical bumper, infrared anti-collision and motion sensors, an on/off button, a power adapter port for charging the robot directly from the mains, and a dust compartment cover.
Side view
A view of the back of the device reveals a pair of side wheels, a swivel wheel at the front, anti-drop sensors, a battery compartment cover, one side brush, and two turbo brushes: one made of bristles and the other of rubber and silicone. A wet cleaning unit with a cleaning cloth is attached to the bottom of the device.
Bottom view
Technical specifications
You can find the characteristics of Xrobot Virage in the table:
| Cleaning | Dry/wet |
| Battery | Ni-MH, 2200 mAh |
| Battery life | 120 minutes |
| Charging time | 300 minutes |
| Cleaning area | 100 m2 |
| Dust container type | Cyclone filter (bag missing) |
| Dust collector capacity | 350 ml |
| Dimensions | 320x320x87 mm |
| Weight | 3.2 kg |
| Noise level | 50 dB |
| Orientation system | Infrared motion and anti-collision sensors, fall sensors, soft-touch mechanical bumper, virtual wall |
| Control | Mechanical buttons on the body, remote control |
| Additional options | Electronic LCD display on the body, indicator system, two turbo brushes rotating towards each other, two speeds of the robot vacuum cleaner, separate collection of large and small debris, cleaning planning |
Functional capabilities
Xrobot Virage operates in two main modes:
- Works in automatic mode.
- Local (area) cleaning of a specific area.
The robot offers the ability to schedule cleaning. You can also change the robot vacuum's speed around the room. The device has two speeds: normal and slow, which is useful for cleaning extremely dirty floors. To limit the robot's movement, the Xrobot Virage comes with a speed limiter. virtual wall.
The robot vacuum cleaner has a four-level floor cleaning system:
- Cleaning with the side brush: it sweeps accumulated dirt and dust from corners, along walls, around furniture, directing them towards the suction opening.
- Floor cleaning with central turbo brushes that effectively collect debris directed by the side brush and send it directly to the top of the dust collector with a separate waste collection system.
- Cleaning with a suction port. The Xrobot Virage's suction port is extremely powerful, eliminating debris left behind by brushing the floor. It collects in the transparent bottom of the dust container. A fine filter prevents the dust from being re-circulated or settling in the air. The dust container is easy to clean and can be rinsed with water.
- Wet mopping of hard, smooth floors with a robotic vacuum cleaner. To do this, attach a special unit with a cloth, first moistening it with water.
Advantages and disadvantages
The Xrobot Virage is a high-quality automated home cleaner. At a mid-price, it offers the following advantages:
- Compact dimensions.
- Good equipment.
- Possibility of working according to a schedule.
- Function of switching the speed of movement of the robot vacuum cleaner.
- 4-level cleaning system, including wet mopping of floors.
- Technology of separate waste collection in a dust collector.
- The presence of a fine filter.
- Two turbo brushes rotate towards each other, thoroughly cleaning the floor.
- High-quality spatial orientation system.
- Virtual wall and remote control included.
Xrobot Virage also has its disadvantages:
- According to user reviews, sometimes there are problems finding a charging station.
- The noise level is actually higher than stated in the specifications.
- Like most other robotic vacuum cleaners, it requires some preliminary preparation of the space before cleaning.
- Wet cleaning is not fully implemented, as the cloth needs to be constantly moistened.
This concludes our review of the Xrobot Virage. We hope it helped you learn more about this robot vacuum and decide whether it's worth buying.
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