The iRobot Roomba 980 Robot Vacuum Bot Cleaner

best rated robot vacuum vacuums remove pet hair, dust and lint off floors before they can settle. They can also avoid obstacles like stairs and other obstructions, including tippy furniture.

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

Roomba 960 by iRobot

The iRobot Roomba 980 is the latest in the line of top-of-the-line robotic vacuum cleaners that are an essential part in any modern home. This model comes with a HEPA filter that can assist those who suffer from allergies. In addition it comes with a powerful battery which can clean for up to two hours, and it will return to its dock when its bin is full.

Smart mapping is a different feature that helps it identify areas in your home that require attention, and then creates an easy path to get around them. We've seen this technology in action and it does an excellent job of moving around toys abandoned on the floor, or furniture legs that are sticking out of the ground. Roomba also has a sensor that will snap Roomba back to reality when it begins to wander away from its original position.

iRobot has also added a set of rollers underneath the Roomba that do not have bristles which makes them more likely to resist the tangles that previous models. They are also taller and can be placed under low couches or beds. They're designed to make this model more maneuverable on different flooring types.

What makes the Roomba 980 stand out from other models of this class however, is its inclusion of a new dirt detection feature, which uses cameras to detect particles of dirt embedded. This is a significant improvement over the previous version, which relied on a sensor-driven pseudorandom coverage method to bounce around a room and clean 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 carpets and hard flooring. It scored highly on low-pile carpet and also on mid-pile. It was successful in picking up pet hair but had a difficult time with the thick and long pet hair that was stuck together.

The Roomba 980 is still one of the most efficient robots in our list despite the slight limitations. It's also not as expensive as other top-of the-line models. It comes with many of the features we would expect from a top model, but it doesn't have all the fancy apps or smart home integration you'd see in other top models.

The iRobot Roomba is simple to set up and get running right away. After taking off the pull tab for the battery and yellow bin insert from undercarriage, all that you need to connect it to its Home Base docking station or a wall socket, press its big "Clean" button, and let it go to work. It will return to its dock when it runs out of battery or is full of sand. There are also indicators at the top of the bin that let you know when the bin is empty, or when it requires recharging, or if it loses Wi-Fi.