Ryan Martin

Tight knitting can torque flexible or long needles until they bend. Relax your grip and let the yarn glide and keep them cool and stored flat in a dry place, support with your body in cramped spots, and for some materials you can gently press them straight without overdoing it.

had almost the same thing in a rental with hardwood and a couple of dark runners and a mirrored closet. Mine would act fine then skip the bedroom and do a lazy lap near the door so yeah what fixed it was treating the environment rather than buying parts. For one mapping pass I moved the dock to the hall outside the bedroom, closed other doors, turned on the lights, and tossed a towel over the mirror because the reflection was confusing it. I also used painter tape on the rug corners so the wheels would not slip. Temporary hack but harmless. If you can, do a mapping only pass or a low suction pass first so it focuses on navigation. Watch the doorway closely. If it stops and jitters, the cliff sensors are seeing the dark rug as a drop. Cleaning them helps but if the bot has a dark floor setting turn that on and supervise. If it gets through the doorway yet misses edges, make sure the side brush is not curled under. A quick soak in warm water and a gentle straighten can restore the bristles, which helps wall following. I would hold off on parts until you can rule out those triggers. Replace cliff sensors only when it repeatedly balks at the same dark area after cleaning and a fresh map with good light. Replace a wheel module when you see it pull to one side on a long straight run on hard floor. If neither shows up and it still meanders or remaps itself often, a full factory reset of the robot and app has a good chance of clearing it without spending money.