Get into the habit of cleaning up your child !? --IoT is a living partner (1)
How often do you clean your home, especially those who work together? In my home, the water around the toilet and kitchen is almost every day, but when it comes to cleaning the floor of the room, the range is wide and it takes time ... Embarrassing story, once a week. I want to spend time in a beautiful room, and I want my child to get into the habit of cleaning up and cleaning, but every day I don't quite get what I want. At that time, the editorial department of Mynavi News said, "Why don't you use Roomba?"
After using it, I was able to leave the floor cleaning to the room, and my child and Danna became more active in housework, refreshing not only the room but also my feelings, and I was able to relieve a little stress.
▼ Daily notes of my home My home is a family of four with two children aged 5 and 3 years old. On weekdays, I leave my two children in a nursery school and work full-time. I usually leave home at 8 am and return home around 19:00, but when I use extended childcare before the deadline, I may return home near 20:00. After returning home, it's time to eat dinner, play a little and take a bath, and then go to bed in no time. On holidays, I go to the park after breakfast after cleaning and washing. When cleaning the room, after meals on weekdays, only spills and conspicuous garbage are quickly cleaned, and the entire room is cleaned on holidays. |
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Day 1 of use: Roomba is here! First of all, know your personality and become friends ♪
I decided to use "Rumba 980" this time.
"Rumba 980" which is the highest peak series of Rumba |
The children were most pleased when they heard that "Rumba is coming to us." Many families use robot vacuum cleaners in children's nurseries, and I sometimes hear from children that "There is a rumba in the XX family." The children seemed unable to wait to move while opening the rumba box that arrived at their home.
Children who open the box first |
On the other hand, Danna is a little skeptical. She was worried before using it, "Is it okay with steps? After all, it's not possible to clean everything with Roomba, so it's not a hassle twice ."
▼ Usage memo: Share how to use Roomba with your family
Before I started using Roomba, I explained to the children:
"Rumba likes to clean the room" "Rumba eats small toys (sucks in)" "Eating small toys can hurt your stomach (errors)" "More than Rumba "I can't go through a narrow place" "There is a mode to clean the entire room and a mode to clean a nearby place (SPOT mode)" "If you put a heavy object on it, it will break. Can be confirmed on a smartphone. "
After giving a brief explanation, download the smartphone app "iRobot HOME". By using this app, Roomba will be able to operate anytime and anywhere.
The settings of the dedicated app "iRobot HOME" are intuitive and easy to understand. |
Since you can name it in the settings, I consulted with the children and decided to name it "Lou-kun" at my home.
It ’s good to be able to give it a name. |
I've been asking the children, "Can Lou clean this trash?" And "Can Lou put it here?" The explanation was given with Danna, and the whole family learned how to use and function Roomba. I'm looking forward to working from tomorrow!
Children always care about Lou.I feel like I've made new friends |
Day 2 of use: Danna is also captivated by being smarter than expected
Place the rumba in a position that everyone can see. She was happy when Danna was looking at it, saying, "It's hard to find a black vacuum cleaner, but it's cool to get used to the interior. It shouldn't look like a vacuum cleaner."
She likes the black, non-vacuum-like design |
In my house, there is a step of about 1 cm between the living room and the Japanese-style room, but Rumba easily overcomes it. Her anxiety that Danna had on her first day when her rumba came was solved in one shot. Also, on her carpet, the sound of suction becomes louder, which increases the suction power and cleans it. When she saw it, Danna admired her , "The cleaning method depends on the material of the floor ."
Overcome the steps in the Japanese-style room and increase the suction power when cleaning the carpet |
She explained that Danna is equipped with various sensors such as a step sensor, a distance sensor, and a floor tracking sensor, and that it is equipped with a camera to grasp the characteristics of the room and the position of Roomba itself.
"When we say that, when we clean, we know the size and shape of the room, and we know how much we have cleaned in it, so we can clean it without waste. But the same thing with a machine. I need specs so far when I try to do it. It's amazing, "Danna was excited.
Rumba's "Coco" is a nice point of her 1Leave it to us for peace of mind! Wise and beautiful! With the camera and various sensors mounted on the main body of Roomba, you can navigate the entire floor and judge the situation of Roomba itself and the target room with high accuracy. The maximum area that can be cleaned is 112 tatami mats. It is possible to clean every corner of the room, such as the living room, kitchen, bedroom, intricate corridors and under furniture. * Test results on flooring (according to iRobot research). It depends on the shape of the room, the condition of the floor, the condition of the battery, etc. |
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Day 3 of use: What? I can't say "clean up" anymore.
I realized the power of Roomba on the morning of the third day of weekdays. Children always play with a few toys in the morning. Before I went out, I called out to have the children clean up and tidy up together, so I was taking the morning time just for that.
However, when he said, "Lou will clean the house today," the children began to put away their toys. When I talked to the children, I felt like I was helping "Ru-kun," who likes cleaning .
Let the children be willing to clean up |
I thought it was only the first day, but even after a few days, the children will get rid of it. Eventually, neither the author nor Danna complained "clean up", and the time before going out and her feelings were relaxed .
▼ Usage memo: Roomba turns on the child's "help switch"
And how, a 5-year-old child understands the movement of rumba, and when he finds eraser scraps, garbage from work, and spilled food, he brings rumba. Then, I clicked the "SPOT mode" button to clean the area around Roomba! After cleaning, he told me with a good face, "I made it beautiful!".
When I dropped the pencil sharpener, I quickly brought rumba and used SPOT mode. |
In the past, children used to use small brooms to clean themselves, but sometimes they couldn't use the dustpan well and eventually got the help of their parents. However, with Rumba, if you press a button, it will be beautiful, so it seems that the person himself can easily have the feeling that "I was able to do it!". It may be a little exaggerated, but I think Roomba supported the motivation of children to "help".
