We tested Smart Force Essential, Rowenta's standard robot vacuum

Our home is more and more domotized, it is more intelligent, and above all we can perform basic cleaning in our home quickly and comfortably for all of us. Because this is the purpose of this type of robots and gadgets of different brands, to facilitate our day to day. For those who are still thinking about it and do not know the world of robot vacuum cleaners well, Rowenta has presented an ideal companion, the Smart Force Essential, a basic robot vacuum cleaner with everything we need to get started in the world of autonomous cleaning.

Stay with us and discover Smart Force Essential by Rowenta, a robot vacuum cleaner with features that will appeal to you, with the confidence that Rowenta has sown among consumers and above all, with a yield that we put under the magnifying glass of Actualidad Gadget.

As always, we are going to focus on all kinds of features, from the design to our experience with the daily use of the device, The team of Actualidad Gadget has been testing the Smart Force Essential for about a month To discover the points in which this robot vacuum cleaner stands out, and of course those possible weak points that may compromise your purchase, we go there with the first sections of the analysis, as almost always, we start with the design.

Design and materials: Rowenta bets on the safe side

We are not going to find an innovative design in this Rowenta Smart Force Essential, in fact we are going to find practically more of the same. However, due to weight and to the touch, we quickly realize that we are not dealing with the typical white-label robot vacuum cleaner. It is made of black plastic with good resistance, except for part of the upper base that is made of Jet Black plastic they make their 32,5-inch circumference and XNUMX-inch thick comfortable. 

As always, half the device has a shock sensor, so it reacts on the few occasions when the proximity sensor misses. Once again, the quality of the materials is noted by the more 30174than light blows it can ever give, as it doesn't even produce sound. The bottom is in the center for the suction motor and center brush, as well as the two side brushes that stick out just enough to reach corners and skirting boards without too much trouble. The total weight offered by the product is approximately 4 kg for the robot vacuum cleaner only, and about 5,5 kg for the complete package. Knowing Rowenta and his journey in all kinds of products, we can hardly say something about the design or the materials that are going to surprise our readers. If the question is whether the Smart Force Essential is a well-built, durable-looking product, the answer is yes.

Main features: A balanced product

There is one characteristic that should prevail over many, especially in this type of robot at the time we are in, and it is the system of Self-loaded, That is, the robot will autonomously go to its charging base when it detects that it is about to consume the battery in order to be prepared for the next cleaning session. Honestly, for me it is a basic and this Rowenta Smart Force Essential vacuum cleaner includes it.

It has a 0,25 L dirt tank capacity, the suction power accompanies, although we do not have official data offered by Rowenta, we can attest that most of the firm's vacuum products fully comply, and it could not be for less. In this case, it combines an active motorized brush and two side brushes, which makes it a great ally for vacuuming dust and dirt from all types of floors, but it offers a particularly good result on hard floors -such as in bathrooms and kitchens- . In addition, the situation of its brushes, as we have said before, greatly facilitates cleaning in corners, corners and inaccessible places.

El remote control It offers three cleaning modes at the same time -in addition to a weekly scheduling system-:

• Random
• Random small rooms
• Just by the edges

Much of the credit for its performance goes to its central motorized brush. There are many offers of similar products for the same price, and you will say, what does this Rowenta give me that others do not? Well, the reality is that precisely this, since the central brush next to the vacuum system is something that Rowenta has already studied well, especially since it is included in its own products and accessories. With this we achieve a much more resounding efficiency on hard floors, on carpets and especially with more encrusted dirt, that is, the cleaning of this robot goes far beyond the side brushes and simple vacuuming, this robot literally sweeps, because it brushes the entire floor through which it passes in depth.

User experience and editor's opinion

This robot vacuum cleaner produces a noise of 65 db, we soon realize that it is quite quiet if we consider the competition, it can have a lot to do with the fact of including that lower brush in the base. The reality is that we are facing a fairly complete robot that only lacks one thing, to be really intelligent, that is, to offer us an application and a mapping system. But ... can you ask for that much for 220 euros? The reality is that this robot has an anti-fall system, a central brush, a double system of side brushes and three cleaning programs capable of even variable floors and small steps. 

It is true that you will find relatively many products that will compete, such as the iLife V8s, but the reality is that it only sweeps, but what it sweeps it sweeps excellently well, ahead of the competition in terms of prices. -under € 400 - in addition to having Rowenta's own advantage, which is present in El Corte Inglés, Carrefour and even Worten, that is, you will easily administer the test -90 days at home to put it to the test- and the guarantee . Now it is up to you to choose. You can get him for only 220 euros on Amazon.