Gladwell, Gecko Robot Window Cleaner, Smart Glass Cleaning Robotic Technology App and Remote, Powered Washer for Table High Windows Ceiling Magnetic Automatic, Outdoor Indoor, Black

I have no option but to use something like this because I have a dangerous drop off on one side of my 2-story house (no room for a ladder). I read reviews saying they could not get the robot to work, but it actually works quite wonderfully if you follow these tips! I read tips online, then did a bit of trial and error. It’s quite easy! I live in the desert, so my windows get very dusty, then a light rain congeals the dust into a nasty glue. I do also get pigeon poop, but if you have certain other types of dirt stuck to your window, maybe it won’t work well for you. I would think anyone can get much cleaner windows with this robot, and I am definitely picky, but you need to pay someone if you can’t deal with the small imperfections like dusty corners (round pads do not clean square corners).1) Lightly wet only the bottom pad. Leave the top one dry. If you have a really nasty spot, I take a stick and a wet rag and scrub just that spot, then run my robot. Usually no spot cleaning is necessary, even with pigeon poop baked on at 115 degrees. If your robot is sliding down the window, you have overwet the pad. (One reviewer was quite angry about this, but the instructions clearly state not to overwet! Two less saturated passes work beautifully and you can do something else while the robot works, so it doesn’t matter if it takes twice as long.)2) If your windows are pretty dirty, after one pass, move the dry top pad to the bottom, put a fresh dry pad on the top, and repeat step 1 on the same window.3) If your windows are large, grab your robot when it’s halfway done, unstick it, lightly re-spray the bottom pad, and let it finish.Most important tips are keep the pads very clean, switch them out often, and double-clean each window, which eliminates all streaks for me. The first pass washes, I use even less spray the second pass and it buffs the windows until shiny, and they look beautiful. I use a dilute self-mixed organic window cleaner (mixed with mostly water), so straight Windex may also be too slippery. I wouldn’t know. But I would guess dilute vinegar with water would work well.I bought double the pads (24 total) and I only do about 6 windows, inside and out, in a session (fewer if they’re really dirty), before I have to wash all the pads. I run the robot while I’m deep-cleaning that part of the house. If you have lots of windows and want to finish them all in one day, you’ll need lots of pads because they need to be very clean and dry. I rotate through the house and clean each window every 2-3 months as maintenance, so my windows are always clean.I couldn’t be happier! It’s much cheaper than paying someone to do it and my windows are much cleaner because I can afford to wash them often.

The robot window cleaner worked fairly well the first 3-4 times that I used it. It did not get the windows perfectly clean, but they were much better than before it cleaned them. But now it no longer works. It no longer moves properly, apparently because it does not have enough suction. I've tried clean, dry pads, but it will not move to the top of the window or even from side to side. It just moves a few inches, then the alarm sounds and it just stops.

I wasn't sure if it would do a good job cleaning or sticking to the window, but five windows later, I'm a fan. It's been a couple of years since I last cleaned my windows and 10 seconds in to my first window, my kids were already saying how much cleaner the first window was.The unit it easy and intuitive to use. I only gave the pads a few squirts of water. I did use a paper towel and a squirt of water to wipe the spot where I removed the robot on each pane because there are two circle spots, but they were easy to wipe up and may only be there because my windows were so dirty. I also wiped the corners of the panes because it can't get the last inch or so since the unit doesn't have corners, but this was still much easier than doing the windows myself.So far, I've had no issues with the unit losing suction or not cleaning the entire window. I switched out the pads after four window oranges because the pads were already very dirty. I'm impressed with how much dirt they picked up and how effective they were in removing some shots on the window.Based upon my experience so far, anyone considering a robot window cleaner will have no complaints about this unit.

Does a fairly good job but windows need a lot of cleaning with cloth afterwards to wipe away the round smudge tracks the robot leaves behind (followed directions carefully and changed the cleaning pads often and robot still leaves round smudges)Even so, the robot makes cleaning the sliding glass doors easier than doing the job alone! The remote control is not reliable. I ended up manually stopping the robot and moving its location. Maybe it will get better when I get better at using it, who knows. It’s worth the price because hiring a person one time to clean the windows in my apartment costs as much as the robot that hopefully will last through a lot of washes.The robot is fun to work with.

Background: We live in a 3-story house on a hill a few blocks from a freeway and a few miles from the Pacific ocean. So our windows serve as both a collecting area for traffic grime and a final resting place for bugs that the wind blows into them. Our second and third floor windows have no outdoor ledge, so unless I'm willing to get up on a ladder to clean the windows, the only option is to use a magnetic window cleaner. I've used one of those and a) it takes a long time to clean a window and b) it leaves all sorts of streaks. Hence, I decided to try the Gecko.Pros:- It has never once fallen down - the suction is very good- I don't have to clean the windows because it does it for me- The microfiber cloths it uses are washable/reusableCons:- It leaves all sorts of circular streaks on the windows that you see when the sun hits the window (in my case during the sunset). Some of this appears to be due to the poor quality of the microfiber cloths - they left all sorts of little fibers behind on the window as the Gecko went about its business. Washing them seemed to help a bit, but I still have all sorts of circles on the windows.- It is not strong enough to buff off the dead bugs - I still have to use the magnet device to do that manually- It is pretty loudUltimately, I don't think this window robot is ready for prime time. I decided to keep the robot because if I will have streaks on my windows due to the magnetic window cleaner or the robot either way, I might as well pick the option that prevents me from doing any work.