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The iRobot Roomba 980 Robot Vacuum Cleaner

robot vacuum for hardwood floors vacuums nab pet hair, lint, and dust off floors before they can settle. They also help stay clear of stairs and other obstacles such as furniture that is tippy.

The majority of robotic vacuums require regular maintenance. This involves emptying the bin (and sometimes, rinsing it) and cleaning the cameras and sensors. They also require to be plugged in. Many have smartphone apps to schedule, adjust settings and more.

iRobot Roomba 980

The iRobot Roomba 980, the most recent of a series of top-of the-line ilife robot vacuum vacuums, is an essential for any modern home. This model is equipped with a HEPA filter that can aid those suffering from allergies. In addition, it also comes with a powerful battery which can clean for up to two hours and it will automatically return to its dock when it is full.

Smart mapping is a different feature that helps it identify areas of your home that require attention and provides a path for cleaning around them. We've seen this technology in action and it does a good job of maneuvering around toys left scattered on the floor or furniture legs that stick out from under the furniture. Roomba also has a sensor that will snap Roomba back to reality when it begins to drift away from its original position.

iRobot has also introduced a new set of rollers under the Roomba's bottom that don't have bristles and, therefore, tend to resist tangles more than previous models. These are also a little taller than previous rollers and can better fit under low couches and beds, and they're designed to allow this model to move more easily across a variety of flooring kinds.

The Roomba 980 is distinguished from other models with a high-end price tag by its brand new dirt detection feature, which makes use of cameras to detect embedded dirt. This is a significant improvement over the previous version which relied on a sensor-driven pseudorandom cover method to bounce around the room and clean the entire area three times at various angles.

The Roomba 980 performed well in our tests on carpets and hard floors. It scored very well on carpets with low pile and on mid-pile. It was successful in collecting pet hair, however it struggled with the thick and long pet hair that was stuck together.

Despite these small shortcomings, the Roomba 980 remains one of our best-performing robots, and isn't even nearly as expensive as the other top-of-the-line models on this list. It comes with many of the features we would expect from a flagship model but does not have all the fancy apps and smart home integrations you'll find in other top contenders.

The iRobot Roomba can be set up in a matter of minutes and is ready for use right away. After you have removed the pull tab for the battery and yellow bin insert from the undercarriage, all you need to do is plug it into its Home Base docking station or a wall socket, hit its big "Clean" button and let it get to work. It will automatically return to its dock when its battery is out or is full of debris. 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.