{
  "$schema": "robofaults-fault-record/v0",
  "kind": "error",
  "brand": "roomba",
  "page_en": "https://robofaults.com/roomba/error-22/",
  "page_es": "https://robofaults.com/es/roomba/error-22/",
  "code": "22",
  "slug": "error-22",
  "device_type": "vacuum",
  "name_en": "Robot stuck",
  "name_es": "Robot atascado",
  "badge": "ERR 22",
  "severity": "warn",
  "severity_note_en": "robot is trapped and waiting for rescue",
  "severity_note_es": "el robot está atrapado y espera rescate",
  "series": [
    "e",
    "i",
    "j",
    "s"
  ],
  "tools_en": "none",
  "tools_es": "ninguna",
  "time_min": 5,
  "difficulty": "easy",
  "safety": "none",
  "safety_note_en": "",
  "safety_note_es": "",
  "meaning_en": "Error 22 means the robot is <b>physically stuck</b> and gave up trying to move. Free it, remove whatever trapped it — a cord, a sock, rug fringe — and press CLEAN. Repeat offenders earn a keep-out zone.",
  "meaning_es": "El error 22 significa que el robot está <b>físicamente atascado</b> y dejó de intentar moverse. Libéralo, retira lo que lo atrapó —un cable, un calcetín, los flecos de una alfombra— y pulsa CLEAN. Las zonas reincidentes merecen una zona restringida.",
  "causes": [
    {
      "title_en": "Trapped under or against furniture",
      "title_es": "Atrapado bajo un mueble o contra él",
      "detail_en": "Low sofas and chair legs are the usual cages — the robot wedges itself in and can't reverse out.",
      "detail_es": "Los sofás bajos y las patas de silla son las jaulas habituales — el robot se encaja y no puede salir marcha atrás.",
      "likelihood": "most_common"
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Cords or textiles around the wheels",
      "title_es": "Cables o tejidos en las ruedas",
      "detail_en": "A charger cable or rug fringe winds into the drivetrain and anchors the robot in place.",
      "detail_es": "Un cable de cargador o los flecos de una alfombra se enredan en la transmisión y anclan el robot en el sitio.",
      "likelihood": "common"
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Wheel jammed with debris",
      "title_es": "Rueda bloqueada por residuos",
      "detail_en": "If it reports being stuck in open space, check the wheels themselves.",
      "detail_es": "Si informa de que está atascado en campo abierto, revisa las propias ruedas.",
      "likelihood": "uncommon"
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "title_en": "Free the robot",
      "title_es": "Libera el robot",
      "detail_en": "Lift it clear, unwind anything caught in the wheels, and set it down on open floor.",
      "detail_es": "Levántalo, desenreda lo que haya en las ruedas y colócalo en suelo despejado."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Press CLEAN to resume",
      "title_es": "Pulsa CLEAN para reanudar",
      "detail_en": "The robot picks the mission back up from where it stopped.",
      "detail_es": "El robot retoma la misión donde la dejó."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Check the wheels if it recurs",
      "title_es": "Revisa las ruedas si se repite",
      "detail_en": "Push both side wheels up and down, clear debris, and confirm they spin with equal resistance.",
      "detail_es": "Empuja ambas ruedas laterales arriba y abajo, quita los residuos y confirma que giran con la misma resistencia."
    },
    {
      "title_en": "Block the trap",
      "title_es": "Bloquea la trampa",
      "detail_en": "Add a keep-out zone in the app or a Virtual Wall in front of the spot that keeps catching it.",
      "detail_es": "Añade una zona restringida en la app o un Virtual Wall delante del punto que siempre lo atrapa."
    }
  ],
  "parts": [
    "roomba-dual-mode-virtual-wall"
  ],
  "related": [
    "1",
    "24",
    "75"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label_en": "iRobot Support — i Series, Error 22",
      "label_es": "Soporte de iRobot — Serie i, error 22",
      "url": "https://support.irobot.ca/s/article/18402",
      "kind": "official"
    },
    {
      "label_en": "iRobot Support — j Series, Error 22",
      "label_es": "Soporte de iRobot — Serie j, error 22",
      "url": "https://homesupport.irobot.com/s/article/31101",
      "kind": "official"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "official",
  "last_verified": "2026-07-05"
}