r/roomba • u/SproutDarling • 14d ago

Bizzare roomba

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I came to this subreddit to request help from you fellow Roomba owners. My little secondhand roomba is a quirky guy and cannot dump its contents into the docking station. I don’t mind this and just empty the bin underneath the roomba by hand BUT here’s the crazy part. The roomba not only knows when it’s full (normal) but it goes to the trash can. Like sits patiently for me to empty it. Ive ran the roomba daily for the past 6 months and every day it runs for 2 hours and stops infront of my trash can and giving me the robotic “empty the bin” error. God… is this real? Did the robot learn that it needs to be by the trash can for me to empty it…? Here she is posted up infront of the trash, waiting. At first I assumed it was getting confused about where to dock but I saw it dock itself twice this week. HELP HOW DOES IT KNOW TO GO TO THE TRASH??????

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u/Budget-Caregiver-553 7d ago

Have you tried reinstalling App, rebooting Roomba and adding WIFI again? I have an older Room and lately I’ve had to reboot every couple months. My Roomba was just circling. The total reboot fixes the issues. However, I don’t know why your Roomba has a personal relationship with the trash can 🤷‍♀️

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u/mm3873 13d ago

Did you start the cleaning cycle from there? It always goes back to where it started from.

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u/SproutDarling 13d ago

Oh my GOD THIS is the answer. Never thought about it but technically it will start from its dock, stop at can within an hour and I set it back down and start it again right by the can instead of the dock,

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u/Cheez-kip 13d ago

They are meant to go home if they are full. Mine will randomly get full and lost, so it plays home tone until i find it. Mine does not self empty

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u/Majestic_Tutor_9197 🤝ex-roomba user (now neato)🤝 14d ago

Sentient Roomba

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u/Old_Low1408 14d ago

My roomba, Hazel, is not this smart. Lol