iLife A40 is a robot vacuum cleaner manufactured by Shenzhen ZhiYi Technologies Co. Ltd. (iLife). Introduced in 2018 [1] . It is positioned as the simplest and most inexpensive, albeit technically imperfect, solution to maintain cleanliness in the house while residents are doing their own thing, and therefore cannot serve as a complete replacement for a conventional vacuum cleaner [2] [3] .
| iLife A40 | |
|---|---|
| The country of manufacture |  China |
| Type of robot | robot cleaner |
| Designed in | 2018 |
| Developer | iLife |
| Implementation | serial device |
| Website | iliferobot.com/prod_view ... |
Content
- 1 Description
- 1.1 Packaging and scope of delivery
- 1.2 Case
- 2 Performance ratings
- 3 Specifications
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
Description
Packaging and delivery
Corps
The device has a round case with a diameter of 310 mm and a height of 76 mm, made of plastic. In the upper part of the case there is an indicator and a power button. In the lower part of the case, under the bottom of the device, there are 2 driving wheels, a height difference sensor (necessary to prevent falling from the stairs) and a driven wheel-roller of a contrasting color (black and white). This is done so that with the help of an optical sensor located under this roller, it can determine whether it is moving or standing in place - the latter means that the robot is stuck under an obstacle; in this case, it turns off and gives an alarm [4] .
Performance ratings
According to experts from Mobile-review , the iLife A40 cleans well enough for its price, but worse than a regular manual vacuum cleaner. It is noted that the device is convenient for families with small children, since it allows you to maintain cleanliness even while the child is sleeping - the volume of work is only 55 dB. The device, without having the function of mapping the room, works according to a rather simple principle - it goes around obstacles as it is detected. A positive point is the accuracy of maneuvering - the device does not leave uncleaned areas near obstacles, such as furniture legs. The editors of Mobile-review cited other robotic vacuum cleaners as analogues of the device, which could be purchased for less than 10,000 rubles, namely: Midea MVCR02 , HEC ΠΠ290 , Unit UVR-8000 and Polaris PVCR 1012U [3] .
IXBT experts tested the quality of cleaning according to a standard method [5] and carried out measurements. It turned out that the vacuum cleaner cleans up quite well overall, but leaves a lot of debris near the base. But he easily enters the pen, exceeding its dimensions by only 5 cm. Energy consumption was also measured: during charging directly from the power adapter, the robot consumes about 13 watts. 0.4 W is consumed by the robot after charging is completed, and 0.6 W is consumed by the base without it. It takes 4 hours to fully charge [4] .
Specifications
- Dimensions - 76 Γ 310 mm;
- Weight - 2.2 kg;
- Battery - Li-Ion with a capacity of 2600 mAh;
- Autonomous work and charging - 120 and 300 minutes;
- Voltage - 14.4 V;
- Garbage container - capacity 450 ml;
- Modes - 4 (along the edge, auto, according to the schedule, point or local);
- Type of cleaning - dry
See also
- iLife A8
- iLife A6
- iRobot
Notes
- β Review of ILIFE A40 - a powerful robot vacuum cleaner with a Japanese engine and low price . Lifehacker (May 3, 2018). Date of appeal October 10, 2018.
- β Overview of the robot vacuum cleaner Ilife A40: advantages, modes, features, price . Motocarrello (June 29, 2018). Date of appeal October 10, 2018.
- β 1 2 Roman Belykh. Overview of the robot vacuum cleaner ILIFE A40 . Mobile-review (June 6, 2018). Date of appeal October 10, 2018.
- β 1 2 Alexey Kudryavtsev. Overview of the iLife A40 robot vacuum cleaner with a low body and a tempered glass top panel . IXBT (June 6, 2018). Date of appeal October 10, 2018.
- β Testing technique for robotic vacuum cleaners