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The iRobot Roomba 980 i robot vacuum Vacuum Cleaner

Robot vacuums take pet hair, lint, and dust from the floor before they can settle. They can also avoid stairs and other obstacles, including tippy furniture.

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

iRobot Roomba 980

The irobot vacuum 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 incredibly powerful suction and quietest a HEPA filter that can assist anyone suffering from allergies. It also comes with an extremely powerful battery that can clean for two hours before returning to its dock automatically when the bin is full.

Smart mapping is a different feature that helps it identify areas of your home that require attention, and then creates a path for cleaning around them. We've seen this technology in action and it does a great job of moving around toys that have been left scattered on the floor or furniture legs that stick out from under things. Roomba also has a sensor that snaps Roomba to its real-world location if it begins to move away from its original position.

iRobot has also added a new set of rollers beneath the Roomba's bottom that don't have bristles and, therefore, tend to be more resistant to tangles than the previous models. They're also a bit taller than older rollers, and will fit better under low couches and beds, and they're designed to help this model navigate more easily across a variety of floor kinds.

What sets the Roomba 980 apart from other high-end models Its main feature is the inclusion of a new dirt detection feature that utilizes cameras to identify particles of dirt embedded. This is an improvement over the previous version that relied on an algorithm that was driven by sensors 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 the low pile carpet was very good and it got a very excellent score on mid pile too. It did a good job of picking up pet hair, quietest but it had a difficult time with very thick and long pet fur that was clumped together.

Despite these minor shortcomings, the Roomba 980 remains one of our most efficient robots, and it's not even close to being as expensive as the other top-of-the-line models in this list. It comes with many of the features we would expect from a top model but does not have all the fancy apps and smart home integration that you'll get from other top contenders.

The iRobot Roomba is simple to set up and get working immediately. After taking the yellow bin insert and battery pull tab from the undercarriage, it is simply connected to a wall socket or Quietest its Home Base docking stations, hit the "Clean button" and let it work. It will automatically return to its dock when its battery is out or it's full of debris. It also has indicator lights on the top to indicate when the bin is full, it requires recharging or if its Wi-Fi signal has gone out.