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The iRobot Roomba 980 Robot Vacuum Cleaner

Robot vacuums take pet hair, lint and dust from the floor before they can settle. They can also stay clear of obstacles like furniture that is unstable and stairs.

Most robotic vacs require some maintenance, like emptying (and occasionally, rinsing) the bin, and wiping cameras and sensors. They also need to be plugged in. Many come with smartphone applications 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 must for every modern home. This model is extremely powerful suction as well as a HEPA filter that'll assist anyone suffering from allergies. Additionally, it also comes with a powerful battery that can clean up to two hours and it will automatically return to its dock once its bin is full.

Smart mapping is a different feature that helps it identify areas of your home that require attention and creates a cleaning path to get around them. We've seen this technology in action and it does an excellent job of maneuvering around toys that have been placed on the floor, or furniture legs that stick out from under the furniture. It also has a camera that snaps the Roomba back to the real world when it starts drifting from its actual location.

iRobot has also included a set of rollers underneath the Roomba that do not have bristles, and are therefore more likely to avoid knots than earlier models. These rollers are also taller and can be tucked under beds or couches with low sides. They're specifically designed to make this model more movable on various kinds of floors.

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

The Roomba 980 performed well in our tests on both carpets and hard floors. Its score on low pile carpet was very good and it also scored a excellent score on mid pile, too. It did a good job of removing 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 best performing robots on our list, despite these minor limitations. It's also not as expensive as other top-of the-line models. www.robotvacuummops.com has a lot of features that we'd like to see in a top-of-the-line model, but it doesn't have all the fancy app-enabled functions or smart home integration you'll find in other top models.


The iRobot Roomba is easy to set up and start up and running immediately. After you have removed the pull tab for the battery and yellow bin insert from the undercarriage, all you have to do is plug it into its Home Base docking station or a wall socket, press its large "Clean" button, and let it go to work. It will return to its dock when its battery is out or is full of debris, and it has indicator lights on the top for when the bin is full, it's time to recharge or its Wi-Fi signal is lost.

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Pub: 15 Mar 2024 03:37 UTC
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