Interesting, Fun, But Not Without Issues - The Quest Doesn't Work So Well For My Needs
The Hoover BH70700 Quest 700 Bluetooth robotic floor vacuum is easy to setup, including the Bluetooth connection to your phone.  The box has basic instructions in the inside flap and is pretty much all that is needed to have the Quest 700 doing its job.<br /><br />The Quest isn't noisy at all.  It is actually quiet compared to other units on the market.  It does okay on our ceramic floors and moves around at a surprising pace.  There are a few areas I had trouble.  I have a plush carpet.  The Quest has a harder time maneuvering on this thick carpet.  It travels at less than half speed compared to the hard ceramic floor and the worst part, it gets stuck easily on anything on this carpet.  I don't understand why, but the speaker stands for my surround sound system seem to attract the Quest.  The stands have a base that is about 1/2 inch high and the Quest always gets hung up on the base.  I have to physically get up and move the Quest off of the base to allow it to continue.<br /><br />The Bluetooth phone connection works better compared to the IR remote that also came with the Quest.  The IR remote is only line of sight, meaning the remote has to be pointed at the vacuum to work.  If the Quest is behind something, the IR remote will not work.  The Bluetooth remote works even if the Quest is behind furniture or walls with in about 15 to 20 feet.  With this Bluetooth app you can steer the vacuum away from trouble areas, command it to spot clean, go home to charge, and a number of other functions.  The Bluetooth also allows you to program a schedule for the Quest.  This is convent, but it would be nicer if the unit could just navigate on its own without my intervention.<br /><br />Run time varies depending on the floor type.  On the ceramic flooring it will run a good 35 to 45 minutes.  On the carpet this time is reduced to about 20 to 30 minutes before it starts looking for the charging station.<br /><br />The collection chamber is easy to remove, open and clean out.  The volume of the container is rather small requiring frequent emptying.<br /><br />In our bedroom we also have plush carpet.  The Quest would make its way under our dresser.  The dresser has a wood skirt around its base.  Once Quest is under the dresser, no matter how hard it tries it can't find its way back out.  This is a major pain as it always stops way in the back near the wall making it very difficult to retrieve.  Because of these issue I can only give it 3 stars.<br /><br />All in all it is on par with others in the market place and might be what you need or looking for.  If not for our carpeted areas my star rating would have been higher.  The carpet and hang ups are my issues.
Rating: 3 stars