The iRobot Roomba 980 robot vacuums Vacuum Cleaner

360 robot vacuum vacuums sweep pet hair, dust and lint from floors before it can settle. They also help stay clear of stairs and other obstacles like furniture that can tip.

The majority of robotic vacuums require maintenance, such as emptying (and occasionally, rinsing) the bin, and wiping cameras and sensors. They also need to be connected. A lot of them have apps for smartphones for scheduling, adjusting setting and more.

Roomba 960 from iRobot

The iRobot Roomba 980, the latest in a series of top-of the-line self cleaning robot vacuum vacuums, is a staple for every modern home. This model comes with a HEPA-filter that will aid those suffering from allergies. In addition it also comes with a powerful battery that can clean for up to two hours, and it will automatically return to its dock when it is full.

It also has an option called smart best mapping robot vacuum, which makes use of multiple sensors to determine 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 an excellent job of moving around toys that have been placed on the floor, or furniture legs that are sticking out from under the furniture. It also has a camera sensor that can snap the Roomba back to its original position when it starts to drift away from its original location.

iRobot has also included an additional set of rollers beneath the Roomba which do not have bristles, and therefore are more likely to avoid the tangles that previous models. They're also higher than the older rollers and can better fit under low couches and beds and are designed to help this model navigate more easily on varying flooring kinds.

The Roomba 980 differs from other high-end models by its new dirt detection feature, which uses a camera in order to identify dirt that has been embedded. This is a significant improvement over the previous version, that relied on the sensor-driven pseudorandom coverage technique to bounce around a room and 360 robot Vacuum clean it at least three times from different angles.

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

The Roomba 980 is still one of the top performing robots we've reviewed despite the minor drawbacks. It's also less expensive than other top-of-the-line models. It comes with many of the features you would expect from a flagship model, but doesn't come with all the fancy apps or home integration you'd get from other top contenders.

The irobot vacuum and mop Roomba is simple to set up and get up and running immediately. After you have removed 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 big "pure clean robot vacuum" button and 360 Robot Vacuum let it get to work. It will automatically return to its dock when it runs out of battery or becomes full of trash. There are also indicator lights on top that show when its bin is empty, when it requires recharging, or if it loses Wi-Fi.