Chapter 1: What Is Roomba 500 Series Saying To Me? | RobotShop Community

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If your Roomba 500 series is having a problem or is not working properly, it will communicate this to you by speaking, beeping, playing songs, and flashing lights. The following tables are essential in understanding possible problems the Roomba can have. Roomba will tell you what problem it has i

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Keeps saying my sensors ate dirty to clean which I do. Turn back on will work great for about 30 minutes then will give the 9 been a again. Will take apart and clean again and will work once again for about 30 minutes. This will repeat over and over will clean each time this happens. Roomba is only about one year old and battery is new. Oh after the beeps finish the roomba will spin around and stop

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@Robin If the robot is under warranty, we suggest you to contact the manufacturer for an exchange. If not, if the Roomba is beeping 9 times, it is due to the IR sensor being defective in the bumpers. You can purchase replacements here: https://www.robotshop.com/en/roomba-500-bumper-sensor-board.html