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 avoid obstacles such as furniture that is tippy and staircases.

Most robotic vacuums require maintenance. This includes emptying the bin (and sometimes, rinsing it) and cleaning the cameras and sensors. Additionally, they must be connected to an electrical source. Many come with smartphone apps for scheduling, setting up settings and more.

iRobot Roomba 980

The iRobot Roomba 980 is the most recent in the line of top-of-the-line robot vacuum cleaners that are an essential part of any modern household. This model is incredibly powerful suction and it comes with a HEPA filter that can help anyone concerned about allergies. Additionally it also has a powerful battery that can clean up to two hours, and it automatically returns to its dock once its bin is full.

Smart mapping is another feature that helps it identify areas of your home that require attention and provides a cleaning path to get around them. This technology is very effective in navigating around toys left on the floor or furniture legs sticking out from underneath objects. It also comes with a sensor that can snap Roomba to its real-world location if it starts to move away from its initial location.

iRobot also added a set of rollers underneath the Roomba that don't have bristles, which makes them more likely to withstand tangles than previous models. The rollers are also larger and can fit under beds or couches with low sides. They're specifically designed to make this model more movable on various kinds of floors.

What sets the Roomba 980 apart from other models of this class Its main feature is the integration of the new dirt detection feature, which uses cameras to identify bits of embedded dirt. This is an improvement over the previous version that relied on an algorithm that was driven by sensors to bounce around the room, and then clean everything three times at different angles.

In our tests of its performance in our tests of its performance, the Roomba 980 did well on carpets and hard flooring. Its score on the low pile carpet was excellent and it scored a good score on mid pile, too. It did a fair job of removing pet hair, but it had a difficult time with extremely thick and long pet fur that was clumped together.

The Roomba 980 is still one of the best combo vacuum mop robot performing robots on our list despite the minor drawbacks. It's also less expensive than other top-of-the-line models. It's still packed with a variety of features that we'd like to see in a top-of-the-line model however it lacks all the fancy apps or smart home integration that you might find in other top contenders.

The iRobot Roomba can be set up quickly and is ready to use right away. After you have removed the pull tab for the battery and yellow bin insert from its undercarriage, all you need to connect it to its Home Base docking station or an outlet on the wall, press its large "Clean" button, and let it get to work. It will automatically return to its dock when its battery is out or it's stuffed with debris. It also has indicators on the top of the device to indicate that the bin is full, it's time to recharge, or its Wi-Fi signal has gone out.