The iRobot Roomba 980 robot vacuum & mop Vacuum Cleaner

Robot vacuums remove pet hair, lint and dust off floors before they can settle. They can also avoid obstacles such as furniture that is unstable and stairs.

Most robotic vacuums require maintenance, such as emptying (and occasionally rinsing) the bin, and wiping sensors and cameras. Additionally, they must be connected to an electrical source. Many come with smartphone apps for scheduling, adjusting settings, and more.

Roomba 980 from Irobot Vacuum cleaner

The iRobot Roomba 980, the latest in a series of top-of the-line robot vacuums, is a must for any modern home. This model comes with a HEPA filter that can help those who are allergic. It also has a powerful battery which can be cleaned for up to two hours and returns to its dock automatically when the bin is full.

It also comes with a feature called smart mapping which uses multiple sensors to help determine the areas in your home that need attention and create a cleaning route around them. We've seen this technology in action and it does a great job of moving around toys that have been abandoned on the floor, or furniture legs that are sticking out from under things. It also has a camera that snaps the Roomba back to reality when it begins to drift from its actual location.

iRobot also added the option of rolling rollers under the Roomba that do not have bristles, which makes them more likely to avoid the tangles that previous models. They're also taller than older rollers and are able to fit under beds and couches with low sides and are designed to help this model navigate more easily on varying flooring kinds.

The Roomba 980 is distinguished from other models of high-end quality due to its latest dirt detection feature, which uses cameras to detect embedded dirt. This is a significant improvement over the previous version that relied on a sensor-driven pseudorandom cover method to bounce around the room and clean everything three times at different angles.

The Roomba 980 performed well in our tests on both carpets and hard floors. Its score on the low pile carpet was impressive, and it also scored a high score on mid pile, too. It did a decent job of removing pet hair, but it struggled with extremely thick and long pet fur that was clumped together.

Despite these slight limitations, the Roomba 980 remains one of our best-performing robots, and it's even nearly as expensive as some of the other top-of-the-line models in this list. It has a lot of features we would expect from a top model, but doesn't come with all the fancy apps or smart home integrations you'll find in other top models.

The iRobot Roomba can be set up in a matter of minutes and is available for use as soon as you are ready to. After removing the battery pull tab and yellow bin insert from the undercarriage, all you have 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 is running out of batteries or is full of trash. There are also indicators on top that indicate when the bin is empty, or when it requires recharging, or irobot vacuum Cleaner when it loses Wi-Fi.