Someone gave this to us as a gift last summer. Over then his battery drained every time you don't charge it. But then we left it in the garage for a long time, and then when we turned it on the battery was not draining anymore which was good. Then we had a new problem. The brushes sometimes stop running in a middle of a cleaning progress. If it does that return it to the docking station and take it out again. Then the brushes should run now during operation. If it happens again, repeat the following progress. It does get stuck along with an obstacle sometimes, but everything else is good.

Good luck guys.

Why would an item that is designed to return to charge until the next use have a ni mh battery in stead of a lithium battery is it just so the battery is guaranteed to fail if my husband didn't have a machine to cycle the battery to void the memory created by the poor battery selection made during the planning part of the design process it would never work again

Very happy with this vacuum. It does get stuck in my shaggy rug but I didn't expect it to do that anyway. Make sure everything is picked up as I find it sucks up crayons extremely well. I make sure I clean it after every use. Had it for 4 days now best $160 spent

I have got it only for 2 days now but i am really happy as far as performance goes. On first day i charged this for 8 hours and then left to clean a messy carpet. After 2 hours i found all cleaned and excellent results ... 2 bed room + hall. it does not make much noise you can watch TV at the same time. I saw reviews where machine stopped working after sometime so will will update my review after few months again to share how my bot is doing.

Otherwise i think it's good value for money and you help your back by not using traditional vacuum cleaners :)

Have had this cleaner for 4 weeks. When working it cleans well. Recently the side cleaning brushes stopped working. I cleaned the product as per the instruction manual however this did not fix the issue. Will either call customer service or will return. Would recommend this product if it wasn't for this fault.

I have 20 m of carpet and about 30m of cork tiles. It is a fantastic machine. It cleans well and is not too noisy. I love it. The amount of dirt and fluff this little machine picks up is incredible. It is the most useful household gadget I have bought in years.

I'm very happy with my new robot but today the two outside brushes stopped functioning. I contacted Customer Service this morning and after waiting for 5 minutes to speak to someone I eventually left a message but to date have not heard from them. I'm hoping they contact me tomorrow.

Love it! I took a bit of a gamble buying it because the reviews were not so good, but I'm glad I did! This robot does a great job with any kind of floor, including carpet (which I was resigned to have to keep doing by hand). Battery life lasts longer than predicted too, although this may change.
The only problem is that it does not find the docking station in time when the battery is running low. But, frankly, for the difference in price with other better brands, I don't mind taking it myself to recharge.

This machine didn't perform, we kept it for a month. No memory, would stay in one area. Didn't go from room to room. Sensors didn't detect objects would just bang into furniture. Kept getting stuck between or ride up on furniture ie bar stool base, then would just repeatedly go backwards and forward until it was moved. Would often have to reset as it would continuously go around in circles in the middle of the room. We elected to spend more and went for an LG model and found the technology was very more superior.

This robotic vacuum did an excellent job on my tiled floors throughout the lower floor of my house. It could sweep up bits and pieces and gave fairly good coverage. The dust collector bin is of adequate size but should be emptied frequently. I didn't find it suitable on carpet, a proper vacuum cleaner does a much better job as it has more powerful suction. The return to base function was a good bonus and the barrier sensors used to keep it within a set space worked well.

I use it in all rooms and the sensor is great so I can keep it contained if need be
It is quiet and I forget it is on
Recently j misplaced the power cord and its within three year warranty and Alsi kindly replaced it within days if be making contact

I was impressed to start off with but then things turned sour! Parts starting to wear out quickly then the "battery" started to play up. The vacuum stopped working and Aldis customer service said that the product (battery) is not covered under the 3 year warranty and I have to buy a new battery $60 plus postage and handling every year when the battery stops working! So in the long run don't purchase this cheap product because you'll be up for a new battery in a year when warranty doesn't cover it! Bad customer service and advertising.

Has broken down now hoping to get fixed. Brushes don't work and the plastics wear out coursing lots of cleaning machine issues. It has been unable to redock most of time so I have to look for it to recharge. hoping to send for repair and get replacement think I have a lemon would have returned but had not been able to find receipt
Suction has been good and love that it cleans my house but lots of maintenance and looking for it in the house to recharge makes me not love it

I've had my Stirling for a little over 2 years, it's a fantastic machine.
I run it a couple of times a week and it does a great job picking up crumbs etc. It doesn't replace a vacuum, but I find I need to do a thorough vacuum much less often.
I find it covers the floor space really well, battery life is good too.
I've replaced the brushes and filters a couple of times, getting the spare parts has been pretty easy.
The floors always look great after it's had a run, it's a great helper!

This little beastie is great it won't replace a Heavy Duty Vac but it does come close .
It's suction is wonderful I can set and forget . We have a very large lounge/ hall area with carpet runners and timber flooring and it never fails to amaze me how much it picks up Or where it all comes from.
It is also great on the tiled kitchen floor and the timber dining room as well.

Well done it's a great product

Our Stirling Robot Vacuum cleaner is not only cute but very efficient, she has made life easier and gets into areas such as under beds. Recently she stopped working my husband rang the service number and they said a new battery out within days. Unfortunately that didn't fix the problem so we had to send her to be repaired. She was posted on the Friday afternoon and a courier dropped her back on the Thursday. Amazing service!
She is now running around cleaning perfectly.

The heading states that Stirling have discontinued the robot vacuum cleaners, hope that isn't true.