The Reasons Irobot Vacuum Could Be Your Next Big Obsession

The iRobot Roomba 980 360 Robot Vacuum Vacuum Cleaner

shark robot vacuum for pets vacuums take pet hair, lint and dust from the floor before they settle. They also can stay clear of stairs and other obstacles such as furniture that is tippy.

Most robotic vacs require some maintenance, like emptying (and 360 Robot Vacuum occasionally rinsing) the bin, and 360 Robot Vacuum wiping cameras and sensors. They also need to be connected. Many have smartphone apps for scheduling, adjusting settings and more.

Roomba 960 by iRobot

The iRobot Roomba 980 is the latest model in the line of top-of-the-line robotic vacuum cleaners that are a staple of any modern household. This model is extremely powerful suction and a HEPA filter that can assist anyone suffering from allergies. On top of that it has a powerful battery that can clean up to two hours, and it will automatically return to its dock when its bin is full.

Smart mapping is a different feature that assists in identifying areas of your home that require attention and creates a path for cleaning around them. We've seen this technology in action and it does an excellent job of maneuvering around toys that are placed on the floor or furniture legs that stick out from under things. It also has a camera sensor that snaps the Roomba back to its original position when it begins to drift away from its original location.

iRobot has also added a new set of rollers under the bottom of the Roomba that don't have bristles and therefore tend to resist tangles more than earlier models. They are also taller and can be placed under beds or couches that are low. They're specifically designed to make this model more adaptable to different flooring types.

What makes the Roomba 980 stand out from other models of this class Its main feature is the integration of the new dirt detection feature, which uses cameras to detect bits of embedded dirt. This is a significant improvement over the previous version, which relied on the sensor-driven pseudorandom coverage technique to bounce around the room and clean it at minimum three times from various angles.

The Roomba 980 performed well in our tests on both carpets and hard floors. Its score on low pile carpet was excellent and it got a very high score on mid pile, too. It did a great job getting rid of pet hair, however it struggled with the long and thick pet hair that was stuck together.

Despite these minor shortcomings, the Roomba 980 remains one of our top-performing robots, and it's even nearly as expensive as some of the other top-of-the-line models on this list. It still has a lot of features we'd expect to see in a top-of-the-line model however, it doesn't come with all the fancy app-enabled functions or smart home integration you might find in other top contenders.

The iRobot Roomba is simple to set up and start up and running immediately. After taking off the yellow bin insert and battery pull tab from the undercarriage, you just plug it into a wall socket or its Home Base docking stations, hit the "Clean button" and let it work. It will return to its dock when its battery is out or is full of debris, and it also has indicators at the top to indicate when the bin is full, it needs to be recharged or its Wi-Fi signal is not working.