The iRobot Roomba 980 Robot Vacuum Cleaner
Robot vacuums remove pet hair, lint, and dust from the floor before they can settle. They can also stay clear of obstacles such as furniture that is tippy and staircases.
Most robotic vacuums require maintenance, such as emptying (and occasionally, rinsing) the bin, and wiping sensors and cameras. They also require to be connected. Many have smartphone apps to schedule, adjust settings and more.
Roomba 980 from iRobot
The iRobot Roomba 980, the most recent in a line of top-of the-line robot vacuums, is a staple for any modern home. This model is extremely powerful suction as well as it comes with a HEPA filter that can help anyone concerned about allergies. It also comes with a large battery that can be cleaned for up to two hours, and return to its dock automatically when the bin is full.
It also comes with a feature called smart mapping, which makes use of multiple sensors to identify the areas in your home that need attention and create a cleaning route around them. We've seen this technology in action and it does a good job of moving around toys left scattered on the floor, or furniture legs that stick out from under things. It also comes with a sensor that can snap Roomba to reality if it begins to wander away from its original location.
iRobot has also introduced a new set of rollers beneath the bottom of the Roomba that don't have bristles and, therefore, tend to resist tangles more than earlier models. They're also a bit higher than the older rollers and can better fit under beds and couches with low sides and are designed to let this model move more easily on varying flooring kinds.
The Roomba 980 stands out from other models of high-end quality due to its latest dirt detection feature that makes use of cameras to detect embedded dirt. This is a nice improvement over the previous version, which relied on a sensor-driven pseudorandom coverage method to bounce around the room and clean at minimum three times from various angles.
The Roomba 980 performed well in our tests on carpets and hard floors. Its score on low pile carpet was impressive, and it scored a high score on mid pile too. It did a good job collecting pet hair, but struggled with long and thick pet hair that was stuck together.
The Roomba 980 is still one of the most efficient robots we've reviewed, despite these minor limitations. It's also not as expensive as other top-of the-line models. It has many of the features you'd expect from a flagship model, but doesn't come with all the fancy apps or home integration you'd find in other top models.
The iRobot Roomba can be set up quickly and is available for use read this as soon as you are ready to. After taking the yellow bin insert and battery pull tab from the undercarriage, you just plug it into an outlet on the wall or to its Home Base docking stations, press the "Clean button" and let it do the work. It will automatically return to its dock when its battery is out or is full of debris, and it also has indicator lights on the top to indicate when its bin is full, it's time to recharge or its Wi-Fi signal has gone out.