Neato Robotics XV-11 Shipping This Week
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 28 of June , 2010 at 11:12 am
Despite several months worth of pestering, Neato Robotics wouldn’t give us a ship date on the XV-11 robot vacuum that was any more specific than “Summer 2010,” to the point where (if you’re jaded like me) it sort of seemed like we’d never actually see a commercially available product, despite the pre-orders and demo units and stuff. But, Neato has certainly held up their end of the bargain, and if you took the plunge and pre-ordered an XV-11, Neato says it’ll be shipping this week. Yay!
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire/ — Neato Robotics™, a Silicon Valley startup pioneering new products to free people from household chores, today announced it will begin shipping its first Neato XV-11™ home robot vacuum cleaners to consumers beginning this week. Based on advanced technologies, Neato Robotics engineers have created a simply smarter robot that thoroughly cleans an area without you needing to be home. Customers who pre-order the highly-anticipated Neato XV-11 at neatorobotics.com will begin receiving them in early July, and additional units will be available for purchase via retail and online partners beginning in mid-July.
The suggested manufacturer’s retail price is $399. The Neato XV-11 includes a 30-day money back guarantee and a one-year limited hardware warranty. In addition to ordering on the Neato Robotics website, the Neato XV-11 will be available for pre-order via retail and online channel partners such as Amazon.com, Hammacher Schlemmer, SharperImage.com and Robotshop.com on July 15 with shipments of new customer orders beginning in August 2010. Additional channel partners will be announced soon.
Also, for those of you who like numbers, this was included as a footnote on the press release:
Based on internal testing, the Neato XV-11’s blower has a flow of 46 cubic feet of air per minute (or 1.3 cubic meters of airflow per minute), which is approximately five times stronger than the closest competitor. It has a vacuum suction of 100 mm of water (mmAq), which is approximately four times stronger than the closest competitor. The combination of this strong suction power with the linear speed of the Neato XV-11 at 24 cm/s creates unprecedented cleaning performance for a robotic vacuum cleaner.
Read our review of the Neato XV-11 here, and our comparison with the iRobot Roomba 560 here.
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Comment by Dave
Made Thursday, 1 of July , 2010 at 9:42 am
Those who preordered — please, let us know when you get yours, and give us first 9and second, and third) impressions!
Comment by eric
Made Monday, 12 of July , 2010 at 6:25 am
pre-ordered, but still no product or updates as of 7/12
Comment by Trevor
Made Tuesday, 13 of July , 2010 at 11:34 am
Also pre-ordered, but neither an update per the Neato Store nor any charges to CC yet. To me, early July ends this Friday (7/16). Fingers crossed and pet hair awaiting annihilation…
Comment by Dave
Made Wednesday, 14 of July , 2010 at 9:32 am
OK, thanks eric & Trevor for the updates. I’ll stay tuned!
Comment by Trevor
Made Tuesday, 27 of July , 2010 at 1:07 pm
Sadly, still no word yet from Neato Robotics on shipping the XV-11. However, according to Amazon, the XV-11 page indicates a release date of August 10th. Maybe manufacturer pre-orders will get it before then?
Comment by feiyau
Made Monday, 9 of August , 2010 at 10:42 am
Amazon release date has shifted to Sept 1! Unbelievable ! Wonder if this product is ready and will ever ship.
Even neato robotics’ website buy page is still saying pre-order !
Comment by Jean
Made Saturday, 14 of August , 2010 at 11:56 am
My Neato Robotics (pre-order in February) as been Shipped on 08/11/2010. I am tracking it on FedEx and will arrived on 08/19/2010 (Boston). Don’t be discourage. This is the new rise of the machine…
