iRobot Roomba Vac Robot Vacuum (Q0120) - Easy to use, Power-Lifting Suction, Multi-Surface Cleaning, Smart Navigation Cleans in Neat Rows, Self-Charging, Alexa

My girlfriend and I purchased this roomba about a month ago for our new apartment that has only hard floors. Disclaimer is we have never used this on carpet. We have a cat and we were tired of manually vacuuming up tons of cat hair each week. SETUP: Setup was pretty easy. I just had to put a few parts together, download the app, and connect the robot to the Wifi. I did have some issues where it said the Wifi password was incorrect even though it wasn't, but after some research I found out that it was because I had special characters in my Wifi password. Why is this a limitation? No idea, kind of ridiculous but changing my Wifi password fixed this problem, and I haven't had any issues since. USE: Using this vacuum is super easy, you just click the start button on the vacuum or in the app. I also linked it together with HomeBridge so I'm able to ask Siri to start to vacuum as well. You can set up a run schedule in the app, but I set it up (again, through HomeBridge), so that it runs when neither of us are home. People say that it's loud when it's running, I think this is definitely overstated. It's nowhere near as loud as a normal vacuum. You can still have a conversation while it's running, but it can be annoying at times. RESULTS: After about a month of running the roomba every day, we finally decided to sweep the floors and picked up pretty much nothing. It has done a fantastic job of keeping our floors clean of dust, cat litter, cat hair, crumbs, and literally anything else. We find that we have to dump the bin about once a week, which is perfectly okay with us because it takes two seconds to do. When we make a small mess, like dropping something in the kitchen, the spot clean function works pretty well. But considering that you have to go pick up the roomba, set it in the right spot, click "spot clean", leave the area for a bit, and then manually move it back to the home, it just becomes more effort than its worth. At that point, grab a broom. DOWNSIDES: There are a few downsides to the roomba. The first of which is that it doesn't clean for the first few feet near its home. After about a month, you could tell a difference between the area immediately around the home and everywhere else in the apartment. This is some kind of software limitation that I don't fully understand, but just be aware of this. The second downside is that this roomba has zero idea where it's going, it just bumps into things to map out your home. Over time, it seems to learn a bit more about the space and does a better job at navigating, but this is just a sacrifice you have to make at this price point. Similarly, this roomba will run over anything. Socks, cords, cat toys, it has no idea about its surroundings so sometimes it gets stuck. We just have to check that we didn't leave anything on the floor before we leave the house, because if we did we probably will have to rescue the roomba when we get home. The software does a good job of alerting you when the robot is stuck, but it's still annoying. More expensive models use a camera to avoid obstacles, preventing these issues. And thirdly, this roomba has no support for vacuuming certain rooms or only certain areas. It has to vacuum your entire home in one go or nothing. Sometimes I wish I could tell it to vacuum the kitchen after I cook dinner, for example. But again, this is just a sacrifice you make at this pricepoint, and iRobot's more expensive models have this feature. OVERALL: For $250 this roomba is totally worth it, but if you can get it on sale like we did (~$150), this roomba is an absolute no-brainer. The lack of obstacle avoidance or ability to specify different rooms or areas to clean is annoying. But that can all be blamed on the fact that we bought the cheapest model that iRobot sells, because their more expensive models DO have these features. At the end of the day, our apartment is extremely clean without us lifting a finger, and that's what counts. 5 stars for the time and effort this roomba has saved us, even if we have to rescue it every few weeks.

OK, let me just say right off the bat that I just received The Bot (which is what I named it) today, so I can't comment on quality, longevity, tendency to break down, etc. I just wanted to give my first impressions. Over the last couple of years, I've known people who have had Roombas and they've been very happy with them. I had been looking to buy one for quite some time, but I wanted to wait until I found one that was affordably priced (IMO) while still having some more advanced technology, not too basic. The one I got was the 600 series (the Roomba 675), which works with Wi-Fi and has an app that you can download, whether you have an iPhone or a Droid. For some reason I was under the impression that it would work with Alexa, but it seems I was mistaken. It came in a very sturdy box and included a spare filter, a page with quick setup instructions, and a thankfully short owner's manual in the usual 3 languages, English (I noticed a few typos LOL), French, and Spanish. I was able to set it up very quickly, basically putting the dock on the floor near an outlet, plugging it in, and putting The Bot in the dock. It started charging immediately, although the owner's manual says that it already comes charged and could work right away. Anyway, while it sat in the dock charging, I downloaded the app and went through setting up the Wi-Fi, also a snap. The first time I ran it on my tile floors downstairs, it was because I accidentally pushed the button in the app LOL. It found its way around my front room, bumping gently into this and that, not hard enough to damage any of the moldings, paint, furniture, etc. At some point it decided to go back to the dock, probably to charge, and it docked perfectly and started charging. The second time I sent it for another run, I kind of had to encourage it to go into the other room, which it did. After about 15 minutes I ordered it to go back to its dock through the app. It took a little while for it to find its way back to the other room and dock, but again, it went back and docked itself perfectly. The first time it encountered a floor mat by my front door, it backed off, but the second time, it went onto the mat and vacuumed it (yay!) In my kitchen, I have a very ergonomic and cushioned rubber mat near the sink. It had no problem climbing up onto that and vacuuming that (yay!) The owner's manual has excellent information with diagrams, all of the parts being labeled, troubleshooting issues, and maintenance instructions. Regarding maintenance, it recommends emptying the bin after each use, cleaning the filter and brushes once a week, cleaning the front caster wheel every 2 weeks, and cleaning the side brush, the cliff sensors, and the charging contacts once a month. I do plan to empty the bin after each use (more on that later), but the rest seems kind of excessive to me, since I'm the only human in the house and I have no pets. I really only plan to use this maybe once a week upstairs and downstairs. I can eyeball the parts and see if they need to be cleaned periodically. Regarding maintenance of the various parts, in terms of replacing them, they recommend replacing the filter every 2 months, the brushes every 6 to 12 months, and the front caster wheel every 12 months (not sure why). This also seems kind of frequent to me, so again, I will just monitor their conditions and change them when I feel it's necessary. They have diagrams for how to clean and change all the various parts. One of my friends had a Roomba that was so loud it would scare the bejesus out of you if it started up and you weren't expecting it. I would say that mine does not seem to be that loud. To my surprise, when I emptied the dustbin, which was very easy, there was a lot of dirt, hair, and dust. So I'm very satisfied. I did follow The Bot around here and there, and watched it pick up things off the floor. I didn't see it leave anything obvious behind, and certainly my floors are cleaner than they were before. I couldn't find any specs, so I took measurements myself (although I guess you can probably find them online). The Bot is about 13 inches in diameter and seems to be not even 3 inches high. It had no problem going under most of my furniture, which I'm really happy about because there's always dust under there. Little update: I took The Bot upstairs, and let him cruise around for a while. It's a mix of carpet and tile. There was a good amount of dust and dirt accumulated in the bin. He did a great job going under the bed, vacuuming various floor mats, navigating door sills, etc. So far so good. All in all, caveat being that this is only the first day, I'm very satisfied with it, and I hope it has a very long, healthy, productive life here!

Cleans well. Works well with App. Learns apt layout quickly. Struggles with bathmat, otherwise all hard floors. Will update if device starts to lose battery life after few weeks, catches fire, dies a month after warranty expires, etc.

Uso diariamente já tenho o roomba 900 que e excelente também uso os 2

My friend has more than one of these. She kept raving about how great they are. SO I took the plunge. With the WIFI connected, it went to work immediately and all I can say is WOW. This makes life a lot easier. Still need to do the stairs. The using has great suction and Golden Retriever hair is no match for the unit. I thought our house was fairly clean, and this unit still found dirt. Can't wait to put to work cleaning under the bed frames. 100% sold that this baby is going to fit into our lives.

iRobot bought with the condition stated as 'New' however, when delivered, box was damaged with hole & tear along the edge. Seal on the plastic bag was opened with hair string glued on it. Dust & tangled hair can be found all over the brush, roller & box internal

Strengths - Battery allows for a 2 hour clean cycle which allows the Roomba to clean fairly well - so it shows lots of promise initially. The problem is that 6 months down the road the ERROR 14 problems started. Error 14 stops the cleaning cycle. This happens when for some reason the contacts to the dust collecting bin do not have good enough contact. It happens because of a planned obsolescence approach i.e. the machine design is such so as to create this problem roughly around the time warranty expires requiring customers to pay for new bins which become a consumable. A basic web search shows this a common problem across models and is almost expected to occur. I Wouldn't have bought if I knew the company knows they have this issue and have done nothing to fix for so many years. BUYER BEWARE!!!!