Compact robot vacuum cleaner with lidar ECHO 520 from the manufacturer Gutrend for dry and intelligent wet cleaning of the house
We present to your attention a flagship model from Gutrend, equipped with a navigation system with a laser rangefinder or, as it is also commonly called, lidar.
The device is suitable for dry and wet cleaning of all types of floors.
The main feature of such models is that the vacuum cleaner is able to scan the room, determining and remembering the features of the layout, the size of the apartment, the distance to the interior items and their location.
Based on the data received after the first cleaning, the robot builds a detailed map of the premises, which, by the way, can be viewed in a mobile application. After that, he begins to accurately determine his place in space, even if he is transferred by hand to another room, which greatly speeds up the cleaning process and makes his movement more logical.
In addition, thanks to lidar, it is possible to direct the vacuum cleaner to a specific room through a mobile application or to clean only a certain area of it, as well as to limit the area where it should not enter.
By the way, this model is included in our rating of the best robotic vacuum cleaners.
Design and equipment
The Gutrend Echo 520 Robot Vacuum comes in a nice and elegant navy blue, unlike its competitors which are predominantly all black or white.
The set with the device includes:
- the robot vacuum cleaner
- 2 replaceable containers - for collecting garbage and for combined dry and wet cleaning
- charging station with mains adapter
- 2 sets of side brushes (one for replacement)
- remote control bullets
- 2 brushes (for cleaning containers and turbo brush)
- cloth for cleaning sensors and housing
- additional wipe for wet cleaning
- additional HEPA filter
- instructions and warranty card
Technical features
First of all, I would like to talk about the wet cleaning function, as the manufacturer claims that this model has an intelligent one. Let's see what is included in this concept.
I would like to note that, unlike most robotic vacuum cleaners, here, during wet cleaning, water is supplied and garbage is sucked in at the same time. This is realized thanks to a container consisting of two separate tanks for water and for suction of debris, which are conveniently cleaned separately. In addition, the liquid on a special napkin that wipes the floor is dosed.
It is also possible to choose one of three moisture levels of this wipe, which is convenient if you have, for example, expensive parquet in your apartment that you are afraid to flood.
Also, this is a very compact robot vacuum cleaner, almost the smallest among all robots with lidar: only 32.5 cm in diameter and 9.6 cm in height.
The device has a sufficiently high suction power, so it copes well with dust and larger debris. The suction power level is also adjustable here.
Management is carried out using the remote control or a special mobile application in Russian.
Functions available in the mobile application
However, most of the features are only available through the mobile app:
- suction power adjustment
- water level adjustment
- monitoring the cleaning process in real time through a map in a mobile application
- selective cleaning of individual areas
- selection of areas of the apartment where the vacuum cleaner should not enter
- programming cleaning according to the schedule by day of the week and time
Another nice feature: if the robot vacuum cleaner is discharged during the cleaning process, it will go straight to the charging station, and after charging is completed, it will continue cleaning from the area where it stopped.
Voice commands in Russian notify about the process of the device operation, which, if necessary, can be turned off.
The device comes with a physical virtual wall in the form of a magnetic tape. This is quite convenient if you do not want to limit cleaning areas in the mobile application. You can cut off a piece of the required length and put it in front of the area where the robot should not go.
Useful video
The video shows an overview of the Gutrend Echo 520 robot vacuum cleaner:
Conclusion and Conclusions
The model performed well enough. Pleasant build quality, no backlash, materials are pleasant to the touch. There are no complaints about the quality of cleaning either. The mobile application is easy to connect, quite understandable and ergonomic.If you have any questions, most of the answers can be found in the quick start user guide to save time reading the full instructions. Thus, this is a great, technologically advanced model that is definitely worth the money.