Loved watching this machine wander somewhat aimlessly around your new carpet. 👍

That was my present for mom's 80th birthday back in 2003. She was so proud, that she could vacuum again "on her own". She treated it as her pet. I later bought about 10 other ZA-1 and ZA-2 used or defective, so I still have plenty of spares. Main advantage compared to newer robots: The very strong Papst motor. I've never seen a robovac cleaning better, than this one. Side story: It uses a Motorola 68000 CPU, so it's basically a cleaning Mac Classic. ;)

Thanks for doing such detailed video on this machine!

All that thumping in the background throughout the video - sounds like Roger's neighbours were getting pretty busy 🤣

Wow, sad that the brand isn't getting as much recognition as other robot vacuums. 🙁

Omg I almost bought one of these from Fenwick. I thought it was £100 but it was £1000 so when the sales person went to get it from the stock room and I noticed my error I left the department as fast as I could 😅

I bought one when they came out in 2001. i used approximatly for 15 years. Had to change the batteries once. Find it an very good robotic cleaner. Today I use the succesor Electrolux Pure i9 as daily cleaner.

I remember seeing this for sale back in the early 2000's thanks for sharing the video

Seems ahead of its time. I saw a video on this a few months ago, apparently it has more suction than even the new 2020 models

I Roger I Hope you are doing better then I am. I love watching you do unboxing and demonstration videos I have a few vacuum cleaner like a dirt devil Jaguar hoover with tool caddy a Electrolux 89 a three Kirby g5 and g4 Kirby classic 3 and a very very old singer from the 1922s and a old henry at my work

I went to buy one of there all those years ago. The lady in Fenwick went to the stock room for it and I chickened out and left the store before she returned with it 😂

I lpve your videos they are very entertaining

That's done a brilliant job much better than the modern robotics vaccum cleaners c

Hi this Is a great vacuum cleaner

Your best

Excellent video, thanks a lot! Where did you find a unit in such good conditions?

It is kinda good for a 2001 robot vacuum

Why it is moving so smoothly? 🤤

I’ve always liked them as an engineering firm. My UlraSilencer canister vacuum is still the quietest vacuum cleaner I’ve ever heard. It’s remarkably quieter than my Miele Pure Suction. Both are comparable straight suction compact canisters.

Some day, I want to mod a Samsung motion sync to have the same body motor as the trilobite and the same brush motor as the Dyson DC17

Cool

If it is a Ni-Cd or Ni-Mh battery in the Trilobite then it should be relatively easy to rebuild the battery pack, very rarely are Ni-Cd/Ni-Mh batteries in consumer products anything other than standard and easily obtainable cells, plus modern cells would probably have a higher capacity increasing runtime even further. Though increased runtime is probably a moot point given it's more for it's place in history than anything else.

Wow look at the box was my first thoughts 💭 on introduction of video

Lovely video, as usual. I'm happy to see such a detailed review of this cleaner. What on earth is that song at 23:10?

In your next video can you unbox your Roomba e5 and can you do a video on your new carpet with the Miele scout please

I have this vacuum cleaner successor ZA2 model few weeks ago but sold it back due to old battery which do not hold charge anymore than few minutes. These batteries are very pricey because they are the same which were installed in one of the first Husqvarna/Electrolux Automower, plus it needs two of them. Even pricey than Roomba standard NiMh battery. I don't want to invest money in such old and low efficient vacuum if I already have super robust Roomba 782e Where do you bought this new carpet and how much it cost?

Pretty

I have the silver Trilobite 2.0 and it has scheduling My friend's 2.0 is like yours. It does not have scheduling, but mine has. And btw if this one was never used, that batteries can be new, but they can be old and you need to buy new.

Can anyone else hear the ultrasonic noise from the vacuum?

its a lot louder then my i7 o-0. But its still a cool machine, Nice video!

that scratch might be from the foam it was sitting in if it wasn't in a protective bag. would watch out for some of that foam it can ruin plastics keep an eye on your museum machines! \

I like

After the battery is died the screen will say 'Shutting down'

Roger love, what’s that dance track your were playing it’s cool man 🥳

What happened to the Dyson dc28

Can I ask a strange question how old is your carpet and where did you get it from

who elce hears the random thumping? I have a subwoofer and it sounded like some tumble drier having a seasure in the background or someone drumming or neighbours or something Also, did anyone elce pickup on the interference from the cleaner when it was going through different parts of it's cycles at different points in the video Kinda sounded like old cellphone interference

wow

17:43 Start Cleaning like iRobot

This would have cost... 1000 POUNDS He hasn't seen the new roomba has he 🥴

It is an undeniably cool gadget and fun to use as a robot, but as an actual vacuum cleaner it does look next to useless unfortunately.

This is a turbo model

I think a roomba will fall down the stairs if the clif sensers are broken

I wonder what the target audience was for this and indeed any of the robotic vacumns.

Octagonal box :)

17:45 21年前なのに吸引力あるんだね

いま、何処で売ってますか？

I actually shot it was a roomba

Please can you do a Dyson war

So Electrolux AB returns to the US last decade and forces Electrolux US floorcare to rebrand their name to Aerus which has been devastating for the company’s brand recognition, sales and market share and last year Electrolux AB withdrew its floorcare line from the US market.

Even the new robotic vacuum cleaners around today just don't cut it.

I think that electrolux made the first robotic vacuum or was it dyson with the dc06

25 year old battery mate... not gonna get good any soon

Amazing moved on a lot since tomorrow's world outing but that had a remote :) The presenter looked like she was weight lifting with it he he kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e5aYnqqGqNPcqWQ.html An excellent buy and great addition to your collection.

This is a bug cleaner

18:27 Low battery warning

£1 €20

And then irobot came around in 2002 and now makes some of the best robot vacuums ever

Third...ugh lol.

First

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