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 like stairs and other obstructions like furniture that can tip.

The majority of robotic cleaner and mop vacuums require maintenance. This involves emptying the bin (and sometimes, rinsing it) and wiping the sensors and cameras. Also, they have to be connected to the power source. Many come with smartphone applications for scheduling, setting and more.

Roomba 960 by iRobot

The iRobot Roomba 980 is the latest model in the line of top-of-the-line robotic vacuum cleaners that are an essential part of any modern household. This model has seriously strong suction as well as it comes with a HEPA filter that can help anyone concerned about allergies. It also comes with a powerful battery which can clean for two hours, and return to its dock automatically once the bin is full.

Smart mapping is a different feature that allows it to identify areas in your home that require attention and creates an easy path to get around them. We've seen this technology in action and it does a good job of moving around toys that have been abandoned on the floor, or furniture legs that are sticking out of the ground. It also comes with a sensor that can snap Roomba to its real-world location if it starts to wander away from its original position.

iRobot has also introduced a new set of rollers underneath the bottom of the Roomba that don't have bristles and, therefore, tend to resist tangles better than previous models. They are also taller and can be tucked under beds or hands-free mopping robot couches with low sides. They're specifically designed to make this model more adaptable to different kinds of floors.

What sets the Roomba 980 apart from other models of this class Its main feature is the incorporation of the latest dirt detection feature, which uses cameras to detect tiny bits of dirt. This is a significant improvement over the previous version that relied on the sensor-driven pseudorandom coverage technique to bounce around a room and clean at least three times from different angles.

In our tests of its performance in our tests of its performance, the Roomba 980 did well on carpets and hard flooring. It scored extremely well on carpets with low pile and on mid-pile. It did a good job of removing pet hair, but it struggled with very thick and long pet fur that was clumped together.

Despite these slight limitations, the Roomba 980 remains one of our best robot mop consumer Reports-performing robots, and it's even far from being as costly as some of the other top-of-the-line models in this list. It's got plenty of features that we'd like to find in a flagship model however it lacks all the fancy app-enabled functions or smart home integration you might find in other top models.

The iRobot Roomba can be set up in a matter of minutes and is ready for use right away. After removing 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 docking station when it is running out of batteries or is full of debris. There are also indicator lights on top that show when the bin is empty, when it needs to recharge, or when it loses Wi-Fi.