Hi I'm chris and in today's video I'm taking a look here at the yeti vac station which was sent
out to me to review so what this does comprise of is the yeti max robot vacuum and then the station
right here which is if sold separately about 199 us dollars but the combined package here with
both of these will be retailing for about 499. so the vacuum this one has a camera up the top
of it some sensors around the side downwards tracking sensor and your typical like carpet
detection to increase the suction power speaking of which suction power on this model here is 3000
pa that's the maximum run time of 200 minutes and it does have a mopping mode so the mopping mode
there's a water tank with this one that does have a capacity of 240 milliliters
and it's a simple micro cloth microfiber cloth on the bottom there and then the station of course if
you're someone who forgets to empty the dustbins on your robot vacuums then having these main
stations here are quite good because the dustbin capacity of this one can hold up to 30 days of
cleaning depending of course on your household so it's rather handy to have along with the suction
base station and the vacuum itself in this box here you see we have a screwdriver and three
screws that's to install the base of the suction station here we have a side brush our power cable
they do include a spare bag so that's the large dustbin that's in the suction station and here
we have some paper work so it's just a warranty and user guide there and our micro fiber mopping
cloth so no extra mops included no disposable ones either so the big dustbin is here and we
have the base of it that does need to be mounted on that's why we have those three screws it simply
just slots into place and build quality of this and the plastics they have used are very good so
that is in place there and we've just got three screws three mounting points there so our base
station here with the capacity of up to 30 days it sucks out the waste from the main vacuum this is
also where it is powered and charged so the back here there's a plug and our cable management there
for it so there's an ir transmitter right here two charging contact points there for where it will
charge the front 360 degree wheel will go here and right here we've got some rubber gaskets and
that is where the main base here will suck out the contents of the dustbin of the vacuum status led
right here the lid you just press down it opens right up and we have our removable dust bin so
they say 30 days it really depends on how dirty your household is your floors if you've got pets
then it's probably going to be every two weeks maybe every third you would need to empty this
so this model is a little different here as you can see it doesn't have the lie down laser mapping
360 degree but it has 360 degree visual mapping it has a floor tracking sensor so different tech here
so there is a camera right here there's a lens so it's important to not get that dirty we've got the
power on button right here and if you lift this up you can gain access to our dustbin which is 450
milliliters this right here and it's latched into place and i'll quickly show you the filters of
this one so there's the release on the side very similar design than what i've seen on others and
the filter themselves does have this little bit of mesh here you can see and that's really good
to stop all the particles getting inside the filter itself washable and you can pull this out
of course to give it all a good clean you see that just comes out there so there's three different
stages to it that first stage there's the foam right there and then the filter itself at the back
here we have our water tank so the pump is inside the vacuum itself not in the water tank so it
won't get damaged it won't get rusty or anything like that which is good i've seen that with other
vacuums so you simply just pull it out like so and right here there's a little flap so you can
add your water to it now the capacity of this one is 240 milliliters and then the underside
of the vacuum where all the action is happening here so we've got our side sweeper brush main
brush right here they've got the brush bristles and then the rubber sweepers too and we do have
a couple of anti lint there's actually little four of them four little anti lint parts there and the
mop is attached of course at the moment obviously downwards firing sensors so there are quite a few
of them we've got two right here two there and another two at the front so six in total here is
the tracking sensor so a floor tracking sensor and also this does detect whether or not it's
on carpet or not to increase the suction power versus hard floors now removing the main brush
simply just pull it out like that for maintenance and cleaning and that comes right out and this
brush here you can see very similar to others in design and again good build quality to it
and then along the front here we've got a typical infrared here that's used for docking with that
dock as i mentioned before now this part has rubber all around the outside right here and there
is a sensor on the side to measure the distance to the side of the wall when it goes up near it and
of course a slam sensor so it pushes in triggers that it knows it has hit something now this rubber
around the outside means it shouldn't scratch up your valuable furniture and here's our application
so this is called yid you get it from your store your play store ios or google play store and right
here you can see notifications do come through so we'll let you know if it gets stuck and if it's
finished and things like that that depends on what you want with the notifications you can see here
the vac station now you get auto cleaning mode you have area cleaning mode once it has mapped things
out so it does take normally about three times to map it cleaning record entering in here into
the vacuum you can see the map that it has laid out now one thing to point out that this map is
not as accurate because it's usually using visual so it's using that camera to map everything and
the other sensors and not the laser distance mapping which is a lot more accurate i found
that the map it doesn't i mean it represents the area downstairs there's things in the way like the
sofa whatnot or the table i've closed a couple of rooms and things and it does look more or less a
bit like the layout here you can see where it is where it is going so the area clean the duration
map management now you need to really put it on about three times before it will save the map
and that way it's got a more of an accurate map there so that's one thing that's a bit slower too
as well because the laser distance ones will only take about they only need one go and they've got
the map but this will need about three goes uh to be able to do that so the mopping levels you
can adjust that right here vacuum power now with the editable maps too you're able to go and set
virtual boundaries no go zones adjust different settings and all that so it's straightforward and
just like other robot vacuums most of them will have these features now your cleaning schedule
so you can schedule that you've got the uh do not disturb times you can set to for that cleaning
preferences here too as well so there's a lot of different options under this there's the do not
disturb mode continuous cleaning so if it runs out of battery it'll go back to the dock charge
and continue to clean auto boost when it goes over the vacuum and are also empty there for
the station which will suck that out of course and up to 30 days capacity with that one right there
so the voice report this is just the feedback you get from the vacuum itself various different
languages right there and you can adjust the volume of that and has a little built-in speaker
and you do hear it it does give you feedback when it's charging when you attach the mop it'll take
it's in the mop mode and up here you can see the battery remaining and it should be able to clean
up to 200 minutes and here is just the maintenance so you can see the remaining life of the filter
the brush and the side brush and we do have firmware updates i have already received one
of those already now this of course does suck out the contents meaning there is a
motor inside this it vacuums everything out at quite a high power there and as a result
it is rather loud and it will give you a bit of a fright if you weren't expecting it when it does
do it and here's a sample of what you can expect what it sounds like when it
empties
so as you heard from that i actually turned down the volume of it it's very loud so it will give
you a fright or give people a fright who weren't expecting it and the good thing about it of course
it's all there and you simply just open it up and you can pull it when you pull the bag out it then
seals it and seals that hole you can pull that right up see everything's all sealed
inside and you simply just of course throw their way into the rubbish bin now let's talk a little
bit about the cleaning performance of this which is very important so super similar to the other
robot vacuums i have reviewed in the channel that normally will go around the outer edges
of the rooms first part of the way it's going to be of course mapping to as well and then zigzags
goes back and forth when it detects carpet if you've set that mode of course then it will
increase the suction power and i'll let you know how loud it is from this sample that when it's
doing its standard cleaning it's not allowed vacuum at all but when it detects the carpets
or you run it on the max plus mode it does make a bit of noise as you hear now from this sample
so a couple of things i can point out too with the way this cleans that the carpets at least
in the middle did a very good job of sucking out any little bits of grime and muck and dust and
fur and things but what i didn't notice or that doesn't really like too much the edges because of
its carpet detect mode can sometimes be a little slow when it increases to that 3000 pa maximum
performance it doesn't quite just get everything right on the lip on the very edge of a mat as you
can see now there are a few little bits of grime and dirt and things that are left behind there and
that happens with other vacuums too as well but anyway all up it really does about the exact same
job as the other vacuums i have been reviewing in the channel that it goes of course around things
obstacles aren't too much of a problem however notice here that the yidi max is a little bit
slower with the obstacles and that's probably to do the fact that it doesn't have the lidar or that
laser distance mapping it's got the camera on the top then using the sensors combined to know where
it is and mostly just relying on that camera so we'll go under beds of course and in some
areas if you've just got a light mat down on the floor it can sometimes push it around which again
which is just normal for robot vacuums now the mopping mode tested and used that of course and
it's simply just wiping a microfiber cloth that is wet with water behind the vacuum you can adjust
the different levels with the application as i showed you just like the suction power from it
and you may think it's not really doing much and i did actually mop my floor the day before but still
as you can see the mop picked up a surprising amount of dirt and it's very easy to wash it out
too so not a problem so yes it does something it's really just basically about maintaining your four
floors being clean it's not a proper scrub and mop like it would be you doing it manually and
of course these vacuums now and then they will end up getting things stuck in them and it will advise
you let you know if the main brush that it's stuck and it's happened a few times when you get toys
or usb cables or other things can get sucked up into it like this pencil here and that's a bit
of a problem especially when you go out you want your house to be clean and that's why you need to
really make sure everything's all clean first that shouldn't really happen so it does that great job
just like any other vacuum of cleaning it's just that it takes a lot longer and i'm talking about
almost double time of the other vacuums because again of the visual mapping system with the camera
on the top instead of using the laser distance distance mapping which is definitely a lot
faster on that one so that's really the only con for me it's just how long it takes the end result
is good the clean is good it's just going to take about double the time of the others
out there so thank you so much for watching my review here of the yeti station the station is
probably one of the best parts about it of course you don't have to touch or empty this one out at
all you can just take it out of this every 30 days or so depending of course on your household