The iRobot Roomba 980 Robot Vacuum Cleaner

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Most robotic vacs require some maintenance, like emptying (and occasionally, rinsing) the bin, and wiping sensors and cameras. Additionally, they must be plugged into the power source. Many come with smartphone apps for scheduling, adjusting settings, and more.

iRobot Roomba 980

The iRobot Roomba 980 is the latest model in the series of top-of-the-line robot vacuum cleaners that are a staple in any modern home. This model comes with a HEPA-filter that will assist those who suffer from allergies. It also has an extremely powerful battery that can be cleaned for up to two hours, and return to its dock automatically once the bin is full.

It also has an option called smart mapping which uses multiple sensors to help identify 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 good job of moving around toys that are placed on the floor or furniture legs that are sticking out of the ground. It also has a camera that can snap the Roomba back to its original position when it begins to drift from its actual location.

iRobot also added the option of rolling rollers under the Roomba that don't have bristles and therefore are more likely to avoid the tangles that previous models. These rollers are also taller and can be placed under beds or couches that are low. They're designed to make the model more maneuverable on different flooring types.

The Roomba 980 is distinguished from other high-end models by its new dirt detection feature that makes use of a camera in order to detect embedded dirt. This is a significant improvement over the previous model, which relied on the sensor-driven pseudorandom cover method to bounce around the room and clean everything 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 very well on carpets with low pile and on mid-pile. It did a great job picking up pet hair but had a difficult time with the thick and long pet hair that was stuck together.

Despite these minor shortcomings, the Roomba 980 remains one of our best-performing robots, and it's even nearly as expensive as some of the other top models on this list. It's got plenty of features we'd expect to see in a flagship model, but it doesn't have all the fancy apps or smart home integration you might find in other top models.

The iRobot Roomba is simple to set up and start up and running immediately. After removing the yellow bin insert and the battery pull tab from its undercarriage you just plug it into a wall socket or its Home Base docking stations, click the "Clean button" and let it work. It will automatically return to its dock when the battery runs out or it's stuffed with debris, and it has indicator lights on the top to indicate when its bin is full, it needs to be recharged or if its Wi-Fi signal is not working.