Customizing the Map and Cleaning Ability of Your Robot Vacuum

Create the Perfect Map for Your Robot Vacuum – Tips and Tricks!

 

Why Should You Ensure Your Robot Vacuum's Map is Accurate?

Better Routing for Faster and Broader Coverage
Faster Cleaning Times
More Reliable Day-to-Day Operation and Automations

 

Locked vs Unlocked Maps

After your vacuum has mapped your home, you will be given the option to “Lock” your map. This is important to prevent unintentional changes to your map. Before locking your map, we recommend completing a whole-home cleaning to ensure that your vacuum has mapped your entire home and is as accurate as possible.
 

• Consider moving objects or chairs that are in the way of the vacuum, as they may appear as walls or pillars on your map. Your device can accommodate changes to its map; however, it must first have an accurate, complete map.

 

If you move your dock, your vacuum will attempt to orient itself with the new positioning; however, it will create a new map if it cannot determine the location of your dock on the map. It is recommended not to move the dock once mapped. You DO NOT need to unlock your map for this transition to occur.

 

 

Multiple Maps and Map Backups
 

The Map Backup feature is intended to provide a cloud-based backup of your map in case something happens, such as forgetting to lock the map or for testing various room configurations, or for multiple floors in one home.

When starting a clean, your vacuum will automatically identify which map applies to its current location; otherwise, it will start an algorithmic clean or may even create a new map.

 

*Map Backups are Unit-Specific. You cannot use a backed-up map with another robot vacuum.

 

 

Using Virtual Walls and No-Go Zones
Useful for Blocking from High-Pile Rugs, Wire-Messes, or Difficult to Navigate Zones

 

Marking Virtual Walls*	Establishing No-Go Zones*
Virtual Walls Will Only Prevent the Robot Vacuum from Crossing the Threshold Useful for Blocking Off Entrances, or Guiding the Robot Through a Specific Door	No-Go Zones Go a Step Further and Prevent the Vacuum from Entering the Zone

​​​​​*Limit of 10 No-Go Zones and 10 Virtual Walls Per Map

 

Room Hiding (RV50 Pro Omni Only) – With the Tapo RV50 Pro Omni, it is now possible to hide a room from the map – whether it be a room you do not want ever cleaned, a reflection from a mirror, or if your vacuum decided that your refrigerator was really a door to Narnia…

 

 

Carpet Detection and Cleaning Level Customization 

Carpets, Rugs, and Whole-Room Carpets can be added to your map., allowing you to choose how a carpet or rug should be cleaned.

 

1 – Avoid – Automatically Avoid All Carpet Areas When Cleaning

2 – Cross Without Cleaning – Raise the Mop (RV50 Only) to Cross Over the Carpets without Cleaning. If the mopping plate is attached, it will attempt to avoid carpets or cross them quickly if unavoidable.

3 – Vacuum Only –The mop will automatically detach the mop and prioritize vacuuming the carpeted areas before cleaning other areas. [RV50Pro Omni Only]

3 – Vacuum & Mop – The Robot Vacuum will automatically vacuum and mop your rugs.

4 – Regular Cleaning – The Robot Vacuum will move on and off the carpets to vacuum and mop based on the set cleaning preferences.

 

Carpet Boost: This applies to All Carpeted Areas. When enabled, it automatically increases suction power by One Level During Carpet Cleaning for a More Thorough Clean.

Note: The suction power will not increase further if already at the maximum level 

 

 

Cleaning Direction

Choosing the Cleaning Direction for Your Vacuum allows you to choose the direction that your vacuum will clean – typically to best clean the grooves in your floor.

If you choose a cleaning direction for a room, all passes will follow it. By default, the vacuum cleans in one direction on the first pass, then switches direction on the second. 

 

 

Cleaning Order

After creating your map, you can choose the order you want your rooms cleaned. We recommend leaving dirtier areas, such as your kitchen and bathrooms, for later in the clean – particularly if your vacuum does not have support mop washing.

 

 

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