The first model of the manufacturer — Mijia became a bestseller in 2016. Three years later, the Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner 1S robot vacuum cleaner appeared — an updated model of Xiaomi automatic cleaners. The navigation system has received an improvement, suction has been increased, voice control has been added, the autonomous duration has been extended to 150 minutes.

Specifications

• Nidec brushless motor.
• Battery — Li-Ion with a capacity of 5200 mAh.
• Power consumption 58 W.
• Suction with a power of 2000 Pa.
• Battery life 1.5 hours
• Charge recovery 4-5 hours.
• Dust container with a capacity of 420 ml.
• The maximum area is 250 m2.
• Filtration system — primary + HEPA.
• Dimensions d 350 h 96 mm.
• Weight 3800
• Sensors – 12 units: gyroscope, obstacle/collision/fall detection, lidar,
• fan speed sensor, electronic compass, visual, dust.
• Noise figure 68 dB.
• Voice control via app.

Appearance

The body is in the form of a perfect washer. Durable white plastic with orange inserts. There are 3 control buttons on the top: on/off and home. A laser navigation sensor is mounted in a low convex hemisphere.

The frontal part is protected along the semicircle by a soft movable bumper. On the back side there are ventilation holes, which at the same time serve as a cooling system for internal components.

Bottom. A pair of side wheels and one central. Contact charging connectors on the base, central and a pair of side brushes with long tassels.

The dust container is located under the front panel and is removed by pressing a button.

Functionality

Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner 1S differs from the first models in the function of spatial orientation, the construction of a virtual layout of the room. According to the manufacturer, the cleaning efficiency of the device is 13% higher than previous models. Collaboration looks like this: a laser rangefinder scans space, builds a plan. The camera determines the location of doors and openings, «makes» adjustments to the route of movement.

The robotic cleaner is able to structure the space into zones, it is easy to select the desired area for cleaning in the application, and plan a local mode.

Improves garbage collection by 40%, built-in 4-core Contrex A35 processor, reduces power consumption by 10%, increases the battery life of a task without recharging.

Application capabilities. It allows you to limit the area to be cleaned directly in the virtual scheme of the apartment, select the required area for cleaning, monitor and view the work of Xiaomi Mi Robot Vacuum Cleaner 1S in real time, program the exit by date and time.

Voice control with Xiaomi AI. The owner receives information about the status and performance of work, starts cleaning a certain place in the room, and finds out the battery capacity.

Equipment

• Robot vacuum cleaner
• Charging base
• Power cable
• Brush for cleaning the filter compartment
• Instruction

Advantages and disadvantages

• The latest navigation and orientation system.
• Possibility of settings of the schedule, trajectory.
• Very high suction power.
• Works for a long time without recharging.

Minuses:

• No wet wiping, only dry.
• Does not support Alexa/Google Assistant.
• Small trash can.
• Poor set. Must be ordered separately.

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