iRobot Roomba i7+ (i7556) WiFi connected Robot Vacuum

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The robotic vacuum cleaner hardly reached its limits with the lentils ( short carpet: 94%, long carpet 98%).The robot cleans in a methodical back-and-forth fashion that becomes more efficient the more times it cleans the same area. You’ll find a standard layout on the underside of the cleaner, too: you get a side-sweeper brush for pushing dirt into the main suction path, and there are two rubber rollers. The dual brushes are uniquely designed with rubber treads that stay in constant contact with different floor surfaces - from hard floors to carpets - adjusting and flexing, to get everything from small particles like dust and dirt, to hair and large debris. And for others they will sound like something akin to Back to the Future’s hover boards, flying cars and self-tying laces (we’d be up for any of these please, inventors!

We're here to say that, if you can afford it, nigh-fully automated sweeping and vacuuming from Roomba earns our 'Recommended' award.

For a thorough, efficient clean, the Roomba® i7 Robot Vacuum and Braava jet® m6 learn your home’s layout to build Smart Maps. It can also loop into other connected devices, such as an August door look, or an ecobee thermostat, which use similar IFTTT technology. Once you’ve set up the dock, the i7+ will need to charge for at least an hour, but three hours is advised. While the Clean Base doesn’t take up any more floor space than a regular charger, it’s significantly higher and won’t fit under furniture, so you need to place it somewhere out in the open. We only carry out our tests on hard 90-degree edges to keep objectivity, so we’re pretty sure that the robot vacuum can climb rounded edges/obstacles even better.