The irobot vacuum cleaner Roomba 980 Robot Vacuum Cleaner

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

Most robotic vacuums require maintenance, such as emptying (and occasionally, rinsing) the bin, and wiping cameras and sensors. They also require to be connected. Many have smartphone apps for scheduling, adjusting setting and more.

Roomba 960 by iRobot

The iRobot Roomba 980, the most recent of a series of top-of the-line robot vacuums, is a staple for every modern home. This model comes with a HEPA-filter to help those who are allergic. In addition, it also has a strong battery which can clean for up to two hours, and it will return to its dock when it is full.

It also has an option called smart mapping, which makes use of multiple sensors to help suss out the areas in your home that need attention and then create a clean route around them. We've seen this technology in action and it does a good job of moving around toys that are left scattered on the floor, or furniture legs that are sticking out of the ground. Roomba also comes with a sensor that can snap Roomba to reality if it begins to wander away from its original position.

iRobot also added an additional set of rollers beneath the Roomba that don't have bristles and therefore are more likely to avoid tangles than previous models. They're also taller than previous rollers and can better fit under beds and couches that are low and are designed to let this model move more easily across a variety of flooring types.

What sets the Roomba 980 apart from other high-end models Its main feature is the integration of the new dirt detection feature that utilizes cameras to detect bits of embedded dirt. This is a great improvement over the previous model, that relied on the sensor-driven pseudorandom cover method to bounce around the 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 both hard flooring and carpets. Its score on the low pile carpet was very good and it scored a excellent score on mid pile too. It was successful in picking up pet hair but had a difficult time with the thick and long pet hair that was stuck together.

Despite these slight limitations, the Roomba 980 remains one of our best robot Vacuum under 200-performing robots that vacuum and mop, and it's even far from being as costly as some of 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 it doesn't have all the fancy apps and smart home integration that you'll get from other top models.

The iRobot Roomba can be set up in a matter of minutes and is ready to use right away. After removing the pull tab for the battery and yellow bin insert from its 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 get to work. It will return to the dock when it runs out of battery or becomes full of trash. There are also indicator lights at the top of the bin that let you know the bin is empty, or when it requires recharging, or when it loses its Wi-Fi.