@mkostersitz 

Hello Mike, thank you for reaching us about the robot vaccum! For the repeat cleaning issue, here are some tips for you. 

1. Check whether the indoor environment has carpets and obstacles like fan bases, thresholds, and U-shaped table/chair legs.

2. Pay attention to Errors or abnormal stops of the Robot. 
If any error appears in the APP, the vacuum may cancel its current cleaning task (the map can be lost)and start a new one instead. 

3. Be sure not to manually move the vacuum during cleaning.
The current cleaning path record will be lost after manually moving the robot. This might cause the robot to start a new cleaning task. 

To better assist with this case, we create a support ticket for you, please check your inbox later and confirm. 

  @Wayne-TP Thanks Wayne.

1) is definitely the case our 1st floor is a mix of hardwood and wall to wall carpet and we have a few minor obstacles like u-shaped chair legs and a air purifier that is in the way. The device does a great job though navigating those by going around or over the legs. That is not what I meant, The first run it just went wild up/down/left/right with no rime nor reason in an open space. On subsequent runs that was not a problem anymore. 

2) I think it is a negative that the app/device deletes the map when an error occurs. This is what leads to the multiple cleaning cycles for the same spot and combined with the 60 minute battery life leads to the device never finishing a full cycle. 

3) Thanks I will not manually move it unless it gets stuck and throws an error.