DEEBOT OZMO 610 review: A robot vacuum at a bargain price

Last updated: Jan 5, 2021

A hi-tech robot vacuum at a bargain price? We put the DEEBOT OZMO 610 to the test in a messy family home.

The price
This model mops as well as vacuums
It's quiet
Good pick up of dirt and debris and can easily fit under beds and couches
Run time of 110 minutes – ample for a small to medium home
Can schedule cleaning remotely via the app
Navigates obstacles and stairs well

This model doesn't map the layout of your home and struggled with multiple rooms without manual guidance
The app took several goes to get loaded and connected
The provided user manual isn't super clear.

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Earlier this year, ALDI offered the DEEBOT OZMO 610 as part of its special buy of the week at the bargain price of $299. This offer saw shoppers queueing up outside ALDI stores around the country hoping to snare one of these models at a basement price. It's been rumoured that in some stores the stock sold out in just eight minutes.

This week ALDI is putting the DEEBOT OZMO 610 on sale again this Wednesday 4 September.

I had the opportunity to put this model through its paces in advance to see if it's worth getting out of bed to queue up early at your local ALDI this Wednesday for a vacuum pet of your own.

Design

Sleek and white
Has an unobtrusive docking station
Circular oscillating shape

The model is sleek, white and good looking. With a dark coloured, unobtrusive docking station, this nice design is a plus because to get the best use out of the robot vac, you will want it on the floor charging at all time in an accessible location.
The circular shape allows the device to oscillate ,which also means that when the device inevitably touches (or occasionally hits) your furniture, it only contacts it a little bit, rather than head on with full force (which is what would happen if it was a square shape). While this is great for keeping your furniture safe from damage, the trade-off is that the circular shape means it's not particularly great at reaching into corners.
The design means your floors will be kept reasonably dirt-free (and your furniture unharmed), but it won't be a replacement for a manual vacuum when it comes to achieving a thorough clean.

Performance

Multiple cleaning modes
Low enough to fit under most furniture
Mopping mode can mop the floor without leaving puddles

n a house with hardwood floors, it was surprising just how much dirt and detritus this unit picked up. The model works back and forwards methodically over the floor space, slowing down when more spot cleaning is required.
The V shaped brush claims to pick up more dirt and dust, and the unit can be programmed to go from spot cleaning mode, edge mode and max mode for extra dirty floors. Even on what I thought was a reasonably clean floor, it picked up a decent amount of dirt and debris.
The unit is low to the ground, so it can get under most pieces of furniture such as couches and beds, and it handled the dust bunnies, cat hair, hair and even the occasional Barbie doll shoes it found with no problems.
The obstacle sensors are excellent and this machine easily navigated furniture and more random objects (like the cat's water bowl) as well as being smart enough to avoid plummeting down the stairs.
The main attraction in this unit is the mopping mode. As the owner of a home with hardwood floors throughout, I am a reluctant mopper. The DEEBOT OZMO 610 can wet mop the floor without leaving puddles and after a session had removed a nice layer of grime and left the floorboards shining.
The run time is 110 minutes, which was more than ample for the main kitchen, living and dining area of my home, and when it's running out of charge, the unit sends itself back to the docking station to recharge so it's ready for another clean.
The main downside is this model doesn't map or "learn" the area that it cleans (which is a feature of some robot vacuums), which means the cleaning pattern can be a little random. While the DEEBOT worked well in the big open spaces of our home, it did miss some areas entirely while returning to clean some spots that it had already covered. Downstairs where there are multiple rooms off a long hallway, the unit struggled to identify every doorway and enter every room so couldn't be relied on to do a thorough clean of this area of the house.

Should you buy the DEEBOT OZMO 610?

This little robot vacuum is good looking, quiet and once you get the hang of it, pretty easy to use. While it's no replacement for a manual vacuum cleaner or my personal weapon of choice in the messy wars (the Dyson stick vac), this is definitely a great gadget for in-between cleans to keep things looking spick and span.

If you have hard floors and hate mopping as much as I do, then the DEEBOT OZMO 610 will have extra appeal.

While this particular model doesn't always capture every room or every corner, it does give a decent overall clean. However, in a busy, and messy, household like mine, I'm looking forward to scheduling it to clean our living areas overnight so we can wake up to clean floors in the morning.

Finally, in case you are wondering, even this vacuum now has a name. My kids named him Dobby, after the house-elf from Harry Potter.

Pricing and availability

Price

$299 as part of ALDI's special buys

Where to buy

Kogan

Amazon

ALDI

Specifications

Smart Functions

Smart Mode

Smart move

Working Mode

Auto Spot Edge

Continuation Mode

Voice Report

Carpet Identify

Anti-Drop

Yes

Anti-Collision

Infrared Anti-Collision Sensor Bumper Rail

Anti-Block

Yes

Auto Charging

Yes

Cleaning Performance

Suction/ Main Brush

Main Brush Suction

Surface Covered

Barefloor Low file carpet

Working Time(min)

Approx.110

Filter

High efficiency filter

Side Brush

Dual

Parameter

Machine Weight (kg)

3.17

Max Door Sill Crossing (cm)

14mm without Mop 13mm with Mop

Noise Level (db.)(Standard/ Max, Intensive)

Approx.60

Dust Bin Capacity(ml)

400

Charging Time (h)

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Kate Browne is Finder's managing editor for Australia. She worked as an investigative journalist and lifestyle editor at CHOICE and has written for publications including the Sydney Morning Herald, Sun Herald, The Age, news.com.au, Sunday Telegraph, The Australian, The Big Issue, Sunday Life, Kidspot and Essential Baby. She co-authored the best-selling non-fiction book The Checkout in 2016. You might also recognise her as one of the writers and presenters of ABC TV's top-rating consumer affairs show The Checkout, which ran from 2013 to 2018. She is a media spokesperson for Finder and regularly appears on Nine, Seven and on the radio. Kate has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Technology Sydney.

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