7 Helpful Tips To Make The Most Out Of Your Irobot Vacuum
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 stairs and other obstacles, including tippy furniture.
Most robotic vacuums require maintenance, robot vacuums like emptying (and occasionally, rinsing) the bin and wiping cameras and robot vacuums sensors. They also need to be plugged in. A lot of them have apps for smartphones to schedule, adjust settings, and more.
Roomba 960 from iRobot
The iRobot Roomba 980 is the latest in the series of top-of-the-line robot vacuum cleaners that are an essential part in any modern home. This model has seriously strong suction as well as an HEPA filter that will assist anyone suffering from allergies. Additionally it also comes with a powerful battery which can clean for up to two hours, and it will automatically return to its dock once its bin is full.
Smart mapping is a different feature that allows it to identify areas in your home that require attention and provides a path for cleaning around them. We've seen this technology in action mop and vacuum combo robot it does an excellent job of moving around toys that are left scattered on the floor, or furniture legs that stick out from under the furniture. It also has a camera sensor that will snap the Roomba back to the real world when it starts drifting from its intended location.
iRobot has also included an additional set of rollers beneath the Roomba that do not have bristles, which makes them more likely to withstand the tangles that previous models. They're also a bit taller than previous rollers, and will fit better under beds and couches with low sides and are designed to allow this model to move more easily across a variety of flooring kinds.
What sets the Roomba 980 apart from other high-end models, though, is its integration of the new dirt detection feature, which uses a camera to spot bits of embedded dirt. This is a significant improvement over the previous model, which relied on a sensor-driven pseudorandom coverage method to bounce around a room and clean at least three times from different angles.
The Roomba 980 performed well in our tests on both carpets and hard floors. Its score on the low pile carpet was impressive, and it also scored a high score on mid pile too. It did a decent job of removing pet hair, but it was struggling with very thick and long pet fur that was stuck together.
Despite these minor shortcomings, the Roomba 980 remains one of our best robot vacuum for pet hair self emptying-performing robots, and it's even close to being as expensive as some of the other top-of-the-line models on this list. It has a lot of features you'd expect from a flagship model but does not have all the fancy apps or smart home integration you'd find in other top contenders.
The iRobot Roomba can be set up in a matter of minutes and is available for use as soon as you are ready to. After removing the yellow bin insert and battery pull tab from its undercarriage you simply plug it into the wall socket or one of its Home Base docking stations, press the "Clean button" and let it work. It will return to its dock when its battery is out or it's stuffed with debris. It also has indicators on the top for when its bin is full or it needs to be recharged or its Wi-Fi signal is not working.
