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This is the all-new Shark AI Ultra 2-in-1 robot.
It's Sharks latest high-end, high- tech smart robot cleaner that both mops and vacuums your
home at the press of a button - or whenever you tell it to.
I've had a robot running around my home for years now so it's always exciting to me when
a new one comes along with more power and capabilities to improve upon and make automated
cleaning more efficient.
Shark created a solid robot cleaner here that, I can confidently say will automate cleaning
your home and make that process more efficient and near effortless.
The new AI Ultra 2-in-1 here features vacuum cleaning and sonic mopping capabilities, a
bagless, extra large HEPA-filtered self-empty base that can both charge the robot and store
up to 60 days worth of stuff, Advanced AI Laser Navigation to precisely map out and
navigate around your home, a companion app for total control over things and support
for Google and Alexa voice controls.
There's a lot packed into this little robot, a lot more then I expected there to be so
throughout this review, we'll talk about all of those key features and ultimately determine
if this robot is indeed the right one that should be cleaning your home.
Before we get into that though, lets rewind back to a quick unboxing.
So a few week back, Shark asked me if I was interested in checking out their upcoming
robot cleaner and I was like, of course.
As a freshly engaged man, home appliances like this are genuinely things that I need
and will be using all of the time so when this thing showed up about two weeks ago and
I was super excited to check it out.
In the box with it, you'll find all that you need to get started.
A quick start guide, the robot itself with part of the landing pad, that extra large
self-empty station and some accessories on the bottom.
Down there, there's the mopping attachment with a mopping pad, a side brush for the robot
and some VacMop fluid for mopping a variety of different surfaces.
The robot itself here is very well designed.
It's an attractive, high-tech looking cleaner that will fit nicely in any type of setting.
The self-empty station or the home base as I like to call it also looks great.
It has a nice, sleek and modern look to it.
The base sits nicely on the included landing pad, which prevents it from slipping and sliding
around.
The robot sits on that landing page and completes the docking station.
Overall, this new AI Ultra is a very nice looking, well built robot.
Setting this thing up is very straightforward, once you take it out of the box, you just
need to add the side brush on underneath it, place the robot on the landing pad and let
it charge on the self-empty base station.
The first time I put it on, I had no idea that the robot could go on facing forwards
or backwards so when I powered it on, it pulled away, spun around and went on backwards because
it had the dust bin attachment on.
If it has the mop attachment, it'll need to go in facing the base.
Just a little FYI.
Once the robot is on the base and charging, you'll be able to set it up with the SharkClean
app.
Once you download the app for either iOS or Android, you're going to asked to select the
model of the robot, name it and pair it with your phone.
Eventually you'll be prompted to connect the robot to your Wi-Fi network.
Once its connected, the robot will sent out for a quick run around your home to map it
out.
The setup process is straightforward and nice and easy.
The SharkClean app is robust and it's packed with features that make this robot an extremely
versatile tool to have in your home.
Aside from setting up the robot, in the app, you're able to set schedules, map out specific
rooms in your home, set zones where you want it and don't want it to go, spot clean certain
areas with UltraClean, adjust the suction power of the vacuum and so much more.
What I really like about this is how once you set a specific area or room for it to
go to, it doesn't do anything outside of that space.
It takes some getting used to, you know, you need a little confidence especially if you're
mopping but it does a solid job sticking to the job it needs to do in the space you tell
it to.
I've used many robot cleaners over the years but none of them have had a companion app
that is this robust.
Shark knocked it out of the park with total control!
Next let's talk about vacuuming.
This robot doesn't have an issue at all navigating around things.
No matter if I have it in my studio space or on my main floor, the robot easily maneuvered
its way around and over small bumps.
When it's vacuuming, the robot does a great job of picking up dirt, debris, pet hair and
anything that it runs over.
The suction here is pretty powerful.
Robot cleaners like this are awesome if you have pets around in your home that shed a
lot.
They might be scared of it but hey, it's doing a job that you don't have to and that's a
win.
When it's moving around cleaning, the AI Ultra uses Matrix Cleaning Navigation as Shark calls
it that enables the robot to clean your room from multiple angles in a matrix-like grid
to deep clean your space and ensure that no spots are missed.
During it's run, it'll pass over an area multiple times for a deeper clean.
There's also CleanEdge tech built-in here which uses corner recognition and blasts of
air to clean out those hard to reach areas.
From what I've seen, it does a good job of getting things out of corners and picking
them up.
When the robot is done doing its thing, it knows exactly where its base is and returns
to its home without a problem.
This robot is one of the most precise that I've used in that regard.
Back at its empty station, the robot will dock itself and empty whatever it picked up
while vacuuming into the container.
One of my favorite things about this station is that its bagless so there's no need to
replenish or buy bags.
It also has HEPA filtration system so it all stays locked in there.
You just empty the container about every 60-days or so and that's it.
It's great stuff!
Now lets move on mopping.
This AI Ultra is a 2-in-1 so it can mop and vacuum at the same time.
What's neat is that it knows where to mop, where to vacuum or do both at once.
You can adjust and set specific areas in the app as well.
So when you want to mop, you'll need to add on the included mopping attachment to the
robot.
Next, fill it with a cleaner.
I've been using the one that Shark included in the box and some water.
Once it's filled up, you can let the robot do its thing so it can scrub a dub dub.
I had this thing clean my kitchen multiple times now and it has done a great job cleaning
the floor each and every time.
One of the things that I really like is that goes over the same spot multiples times during
its run.
It's that Matrix Navigation that I mentioned before.
A difference between mopping and vacuuming is that you'll need to empty the dust bin
manually when its done.
Not a bad thing but just something to note.
Battery life on the robot has also been more than adequate for the spaces that I've used
it in.
It has no problem covering my entire space and returning back to its base with enough
juice to spare.
At the end of the day, I really like this new AI Ultra robot that Shark put out.
It does a really great job of automating the cleaning process in your home and requires
little to no daily maintenance.
Once you set it up, you just let it do its thing, empty the bin in the station every
so often and that's about it.
Shark created a solid, reliable robot here that delivers in making the cleaning process
in your home nearly effortless.
The only issue with robot cleaners like this in general is that they can only tend to one
level so if you have a multi-level home, there will still be more that you need to do.
However, for one floor places, apartments and all of that, robot cleaners are excellent
and Shark's latest one here is no exception!
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