Shark - RV1001AE (XL Self-Empty Base)
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Based on 1 year's data from Jan 28, 2026 How it works
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"I have 3 parrots so the floor ALWAYS has something on it. Bird poo, food, small chunks of wood, doesn't matter robots got it covered."
"I’ve seen on the camera the poor guy making multiple trips to self empty while in one room but it’s cut the hair buildup tenfold."
"With three they can just make it to a full week for emptying. ... Life changing."
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"The roborock I have kicked and smashed with my foot so many times out of anger when it doesn't collaborate, and still he rocks 4-5 yrs later and no broken parts"
"I've used it daily for at least 10 years now, probably closer to 15 and apart from the fact you need to clean it periodically, it's still works like brand new."
"One huge leg up for a Shark over Roomba is that the brush roller is similar to a vacuum (e.g. hard plastic), whereas the roomba is a plastic roller with a rubber cover that is DESTROYED by dog fur and you have to frequently replace."
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"I’ve seen on the camera the poor guy making multiple trips to self empty while in one room but it’s cut the hair buildup tenfold."
"With three they can just make it to a full week for emptying. ... Life changing."
"splurge for the self emptying because if you have to empty it every time you're less likely to use it. We only have to empty ours like once a month and I have a 14mo and a 3yo who drop crumbs everywhere. ... we have a Shark with a large self emptying bin and that thing is great for the price point."
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"Get one with the emptying station and you can leave it untouched for months."
"splurge for the self emptying because if you have to empty it every time you're less likely to use it. We only have to empty ours like once a month and I have a 14mo and a 3yo who drop crumbs everywhere. ... we have a Shark with a large self emptying bin and that thing is great for the price point."
"It saved me so much anxiety and time because I was constantly fighting to make my floors feel clean. ... Now I just have to spot clean and vacuum the corners where the robot can’t reach."
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"seems to map/run laps around my Roomba ... Mine maps and shows you the actual map of everything in the room including the obstructions like furniture."
"It maps your house instead of just wandering aimlessly."
"I have it on a schedule to run every morning at a set time ... I can also start it with the app even when I'm not home if. ... I can pick "no-go" zones and also pick specific spots for it to clean rather than the entire room."
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"it is also way more prone to tracking pet messes about, that happened once with a pile of cat vomit and I was a little traumatized."
"it has alleged pet accident avoidance. Well silly me, trusted that, dog had an accident and the vacuum smeared it all over the floor and the docking station. ... I had to manually clean it and have turned off the schedule clean functionality. Will do a manual start after checking the room for pet accidents."
"Firmware currently needs fixing as obstacle avoidance failed poop test ... But the same cannot be said about the obstacle avoidance and navigation. ... If the weird obstacle avoidance gets fixed"
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"I'm spending a lot of time cleaning it after use to maintain it - I thought it would be cleaning for me instead 😉!"
"my god it's fucking buggy and not that smart. ... It regularly needs rebooting and rescuing from getting stuck."
"After two minutes its little compartment is full"
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"Oh yeah, the 30 day bin does not apply to shepherd and husky owners in any way shape or form!!"
"The claim of 30-days before emptying is BS, as that’s based on a non pet hair household. ... I auto run it 3 times a week and empty maybe 1-2 times a week."
"I’ve seen on the camera the poor guy making multiple trips to self empty while in one room"
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"Trashed within the year"
"We have two *Shark Shark RV1001AE IQ Robot Self-Empty XL* that are both wearing out. They worked more or less for first two years"
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"The Shark app is notoriously terrible ... But now we are continually annoyed by the slow, horrible app."
"it gets lost a lot."
"The app is terrible"
Leading_Release_4344 1.0I’ve had a shark in I think 1001ae for like 3-4 years. I have replaced parts, but I also bought it used
Minionz 1.0It's crazy because you can get the Shark Refurbs that auto empty for sub $100, and they do more for less. I don't need the mopping function so long as it can reliably vacuum and not get stuck it was a vast upgrade from my Roomba.
Woot has them regularly. This one was 90 [https://home.woot.com/offers/shark-iq-app-controlled-self-emptying-robot-vacuum-sd](https://home.woot.com/offers/shark-iq-app-controlled-self-emptying-robot-vacuum-sd) but it's sold out. They normally have 24 hour deals for them. This was 29 days ago. This one was $119. [https://forums.woot.com/t/shark-ur2360s-matrix-robot-vacuum-s-d/2113574/4](https://forums.woot.com/t/shark-ur2360s-matrix-robot-vacuum-s-d/2113574/4) but yeah you can normally find them in the $100\~ range. I got mine for $80 when they had a coupon running at the same time as the deal. They have the shark vacuums on there about once every month or two.
PJ505 1.0Shark RV1001AE, been a great vacuum until about 3 weeks ago. There is a constant message to empty the dust cup, but this vacuum has a base station where it ends itself. There are also no sensors for the dust cup so I have no idea what this error is about. We have emptied and cleaned everything to no avail. This seems to be a widespread issue.
RGB-Free-Zone 1.0I found a very reasonably priced refurbished [iRobot Roomba j7+ (7550) Self Emptying](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CK7FC9KD?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1) There have been some complaints about Amazombie refurbs, but I can return. We have two *Shark Shark RV1001AE IQ Robot Self-Empty XL* that are both wearing out. They worked more or less for first two years (way better than nothing) and they are not difficult to disassemble (good thing since they will happily run over poop). I intend to keep using the Shark that works "best" and use the other for repair parts. The Dutch Shepherd mix sheds more than the two Danes combined.
Rhystretto 1.0Got one of these the other month, working great!
Ready_Jury6144 0.4My Shark XL has been amazing on hardwood with 4 dogs. It maps your house instead of just wandering aimlessly.
530readsbooks 0.4I have the Shark AI Robot Self-Empty XL. I like it a lot! It was about 300 or so. I’ve had it for about 1.5 years. Works just as good as the day I bought it. 2 dogs, 1 cat, hardwood floors with area rugs, 1 story, 2300 sqft!
JellySignificant8964 0.2I have had two of the shark iq ones that auto empty themselves for 5 years. Had to replace the batteries this year but they have been the longest lasting robot I’ve had. They’re only $130 or so refurbished on Amazon.
shoyru1771 0.2I have three floors of primarily hard flooring to clean. Sweeping has largely ceased to be a thing due to my robot vac. It does area rugs decently as well. It’s not heavy enough to really get down in the fibers so I pull out the real vacuum every couple weeks and do over the rugs. I don’t use the damp cloth “wiping” feature because my upper floors are slippery and the robot spins in circles over its own tracks once it has wet the floor. In my basement, my tiles are kind of rough and I don’t think damp wiping would be effective so I don’t use that part either. When it’s time to unleash the robot vac, I do a quick run around for any large enough items or debris that it’s gonna choke on and remove them. I sweep dust and debris out of the corners where the robot wouldn’t fit out onto the main floor. Then I run the bot and come back later to empty. (Usually done before 90 mins) They make ones with vacuum bases that empty themselves. It’s convenient. If you get a vacuum base, get one with washable base filters instead of a vacuum bag that needs replacing after every fill. My friend bought an expensive one that vacuums and mops with spinning pads that self empties, self rinses, and dries its mop pads back on its base with heated water. He seems to like it. His house is all wood-look tile. Unfortunately his has vacuum bags as consumables. I also worry spinning action might swirl some missed grit around on any more delicate flooring. I’ve got a Shark IQ with the self-emptying base(vacuum only), a secondhand Roomba 890(vacuum only, manual empty every use), and a Yeedi K700 in white and rose gold coloring(he’s pretty). Yeedi has the optional mop bin with the wipe cloth I don’t use. And is manually emptied every use. They make it simple to pass a mop myself after the robot does its run.
TopExtreme7841 0.2Little to none. Not paying more for it to spy on me less, I'll just cut it off at the knees like I do my SharkIQ ones. They work just fine, can still remap and run their schedules. There would never be a time where I'd want to use their crap app to tell them to go out when I'm randomly somewhere else, so no need for cloud.
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