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 media could not be loaded. I nominate this for "Worst Product of 2019". When the cleaning pads are dry it does not clean. It doesn't clean spots on the window or bird poop or event first film. This is no surprise...window washers have used water to clean windows for hundreds of years. But when the pads are moistened then the unit cannot walk or move. The wet pads smear bird poop, leaving circular swirls across your window (once they dry out enough that the device can start moving.)The case is durable plastic, which is a good thing because it falls off windows spontaneously. (I would recommend placing safety cones below the window to keep people away.)The cord is too short to clean large windows, and for smaller windows you need an outlet close to the window. The power connectors are oddball proprietary, so you aren't going to be able too use an extension low voltage wire.Cannot figure out how to clean non-square windows. It misses whole portions of windows that are round, or triangular.The cord snags on brick sills (see photo) and when it snags the cord the unit falls off the window.This is just one of those products that makes you ask: Who decided to mass produce these or invest in the company? Didn't they try it first?My wife and friends laughed so hard and long when they saw it working and how many ways it failed to perform that were were sore afterwards.

When I received Gladwell Gecko Robot Window Cleaner and have read a manual that came along with it, I noticed in the list of features the following: "For glass thicker than 6 mm".I was going to use this Gecko Robot for cleaning windows in my home and my home, as the most residential houses, has windows with glass thickness much less than 6 mm (in my case – 3 mm). I did not want to brake a glass in my new windows. My first thought was to return a device, but then I decided to ask a seller (I do not have a manufacturer contact info). My first time asking whether device is suitable for my 3 mm thick glass was not answered. I just kept receiving probably auto-generated emails form seller: “Hello, …, thanks for buying our Robot Window Cleaner. We hope you enjoy it. Let me know if you have any questions!”. When I repeated my question, I got the following answer: “Thanks for reaching out to us. Unfortunately we are unable to guarantee that it will work on glass surfaces with less than 3 mm thickness.”I have told them that I have 3 mm thick glass (not “less than 3 mm”!) in my windows. So, it formally looked like they confirmed a possibility to use it for my windows, but the form of their answer was crying that they were really not sure.I was close to return the device, but then I decided to take a risk and try it.It worked fine. I cleaned several windows (the largest glass size – 5’ x 4’, thickness – 3 mm). Cleaning quality was quite good. I am satisfied with it!I would recommend this product.