If you hate the idea of mopping and cleaning manually but love the end result, then our review of the Evolution Robotics Mint Automatic Hard Floor Cleaner 4200 should help you find the ideal solution. This nifty robotic cleaner helps clean all hard surfaces, including tiles, hardwood and linoleum like a charm.
Lets get something clear at the start, the Mint 4200 is NOT a vacuum cleaner, its a SWEEPER and MOP, automated. The Mint 4200 uses dry and pre-moistened disposable clothes or microfibers that you can get at almost any store. The idea is to automate the process of mopping and sweeping and make better use of your precious time. 
Dry Sweeping:
In the dry sweeping mode, the Mint 4200 is perfect in picking up the dust, dirt and pet hair that constantly accumulate on floors. Its effective in getting to the tight spaces, under furniture and into other areas that would be hard to reach with traditional sweepers. It can cover over a thousand square feet per cycle.
Mopping:
The Mint 4200 used pre-moistened disposable clothes for mopping purpose. It has some special mopping movement, different from the dry sweeping, to scrub the toughest dirt and grime of your hard floor surfaces. During this mode, the machine makes sure they mopping pre-moistened cloth stays wet. It can cover upto 250 square feet at one go.
How does it help my cleaning?
The Mint 4200 uses the North Star Navigation System, to make for an efficient guidance system. It keeps track of cleaned areas, so as not to miss any spot. It cleans the wider areas first, moving smartly around the larger objects in the room. Its on-board sensors detects area rugs and other raised carpeted areas, and avoids them. Also it is smart enough to sense ledges and stairs, and avoid them. Once the wider area sweep is done, it does a perimeter sweep along the edges. At the end it returns to the start point and parks itself. Now that is hands off cleaning help!
Cool Product Details
Runs up to 3 hours on single charge
Uses microfiber cloths or most brands of disposable cloths
Guided by North Star Navigation System to methodically clean open areas, around furniture and rugs, and along room perimeter
Very quiet operation; turns itself off when finished
Low maintenance with no bins to empty or filters to change
Measures 9.6 inches wide by 8.5 inches deep by 3.1 inches high; 1-year warranty
Some more interesting details in favor of the Mint 4200:
It uses readily available cleaning clothes, you can get these at most local store or order them online.
The Mint’s PerfectEdge technology enables it to follow right along baseboards and counters with a cleaning cloth. Also, its unique square shape helps it clean deep into corners, unlike most other robotic cleaners which are round.
The North-Star Navigation System that it uses is an indoor GPS that allows the Mint 4200 to track where it has been, and which are still need to be cleaned. It utilizes the included North-Star Cube which sends out a signal that the cleaner receives, this allows it to determine its current location. Its like a satellite guidance system. The Mint 4200 develops a digital image of the surrounding area, the obstacles and drop offs as it cleans.
User reviews have generally been positive for the Mint 4200, with over 65 percent rating it a full five star. You can check out user reviews here.
Conclusion:
The Evolution Robotics Mint Automatic Hard Floor Cleaner, 4200 is perfect for you if you are a hard pressed pet owner, who does not have the time to keep the floor clean. You can leave the job to this nifty little robot and make more time for work and play.
