The iRobot Roomba 980 lefant robot vacuum Vacuum Cleaner

Robot vacuums remove pet hair, Lefant Robot Vacuum lint and dust off floors before they can settle. They can also stay clear of obstacles such as furniture that is slippery and stairs.

Most robotic vacs require some maintenance, such as emptying (and occasionally, rinsing) the bin, and wiping cameras and sensors. They also require to be connected. Many come with smartphone applications for scheduling, adjusting setting and more.

Roomba 980 from iRobot

The iRobot Roomba 980, the latest in a series of top-of the-line robot mop and vacuum combo vacuums, is a must for any modern home. This model is equipped with a HEPA-filter to assist those who suffer from allergies. Additionally it also has a powerful battery that can clean for up to two hours and it will automatically return 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 path for cleaning around them. We've seen this technology in action and it does a good job of maneuvering around toys placed on the floor or Lefant robot Vacuum furniture legs that stick out from under things. It also has a camera that will snap the Roomba back to its original position when it starts drifting from its intended location.

iRobot has also added a new set of rollers under the Roomba's bottom that don't have bristles and therefore tend to be more resistant to tangles than previous models. They are also taller and can be placed under beds or couches with low sides. They're designed to make the model more maneuverable on different floor types.

The Roomba 980 is distinguished from other models with a high-end price tag by its brand new dirt detection feature, which makes use of a camera in order to detect embedded dirt. This is a nice improvement over the previous version which relied on a sensor-driven pseudorandom coverage technique to bounce around a room and clean everything at minimum three times from various angles.

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

The Roomba 980 is still one of the best performing robots in our list despite the slight limitations. It's also less expensive than other top-of the-line models. It's still packed with a variety of features we'd expect to see in a top-of-the-line model, but it doesn't have all the fancy app-enabled functions or smart home integration you'll find in other top contenders.

The iRobot Roomba is simple to set up and start running right away. After removing the battery pull tab and yellow bin insert from its undercarriage, all that you need to connect it to its Home Base docking station or a wall socket, press its large "Clean" button, and let it get to work. It will automatically return to the dock when it runs out of battery or is full of trash. There are also indicator lights at the top of the bin that let you know the bin is empty, when it is in need of recharging or when it loses Wi-Fi.