5 Arguments Irobot Vacuum Is Actually A Great Thing The iRobot Roomba 980 Robot Vacuum Cleaner


Robot vacuums remove pet hair, dust and lint from floors before they settle. They also can stay clear of stairs and other obstacles, including tippy furniture.

automatic vacuum and mop robot require some maintenance, like emptying (and occasionally rinsing) the bin and wiping sensors and cameras. They also require to be connected. A lot of them have apps for smartphones to schedule, adjust settings, and more.

Roomba 960 by iRobot

The iRobot Roomba 980 is the latest in the line of top-of-the-line robot vacuum cleaners that are an essential part in any modern home. This model comes with a HEPA filter that can aid those suffering from allergies. It also comes with an extremely powerful battery that can be cleaned for up to two hours before returning to its dock automatically once the bin is full.

Smart mapping is another feature that allows it to identify areas in your home that require attention and provides a cleaning path to get around them. We've seen this technology in action and it does a great job of moving around toys that are left scattered on the floor, or furniture legs that stick out from under the furniture. It also has a camera sensor that snaps the Roomba back to reality when it begins to drift from its intended location.

iRobot has also added a new set of rollers under the Roomba's bottom, which do not have bristles, and thus tend to be more resistant to tangles than previous models. These are also a little higher than the older rollers and can better fit under beds and couches that are low, and they're designed to allow this model to move more easily on varying flooring types.

The Roomba 980 stands out from other models with a high-end price tag by its new dirt detection feature, which uses a camera in order to detect embedded dirt. This is an improvement over the previous model which relied on a sensor-driven pseudorandom cover method to bounce around the room and clean the area three times, at different angles.

The Roomba 980 performed well in our tests on carpets and hard floors. It scored highly on low-pile carpet and also on mid-pile. It did a fair job of picking up pet hair, but it had a difficult time with extremely thick and long pet fur that was stuck together.

The Roomba 980 is still one of the top performing robots we've reviewed, despite these minor limitations. It's also not as expensive as other top-of the-line models. It has a lot of features you would expect from a flagship model, but it doesn't have all the fancy apps or smart home integration you'd find in other top contenders.

The iRobot Roomba is simple to set up and get up and running immediately. After taking off the battery pull tab and yellow bin insert from its undercarriage, all you need to connect it to its Home Base docking station or an outlet on the wall, press its big "Clean" button and let it go to work. It will automatically return to docking station when it is running out of batteries or is full of trash. There are also indicator lights at the top of the bin that let you know when its bin is empty, when it requires recharging, or when it loses its Wi-Fi.