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Robot vacuums nab pet hair, dust and lint from floors before they settle. They also help avoid obstacles like stairs and other obstructions, including tippy furniture.

The majority of robotic vacuums require maintenance. This includes emptying the bin (and occasionally, rinsing it) and wiping the sensors and cameras. They also require to be plugged in. Many come with smartphone applications for scheduling, adjusting setting and more.

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The iRobot Roomba 980 is the latest model in the series of top-of-the-line robot vacuum cleaners that are a staple of any modern household. This model has seriously strong suction and a HEPA filter that will assist anyone suffering from allergies. On top of that it has a powerful battery which can clean for up to two hours and it will automatically return to its dock when its bin is full.

Smart mapping is a different feature that allows it to identify areas in your home that require attention and creates a cleaning path to get around them. This technology is very effective at navigating around toys that are left on the floor, or furniture legs sticking out underneath things. Roomba also comes with a sensor that can snap Roomba back to reality when it begins to drift away from its original position.

iRobot has also included the option of rolling rollers under the Roomba which do not have bristles, and therefore are more likely to withstand knots than earlier models. The rollers are also larger and can be tucked under beds or couches that are low. They're specifically designed to make this model more movable on various kinds of floors.

The Roomba 980 differs from other models with a high-end price tag due to its latest dirt detection feature that makes use of a camera in order to detect embedded dirt. This is a great improvement over the previous model, that relied on the sensor-driven pseudorandom cover method to bounce around a room and clean it at least three times from different angles.

The Roomba 980 performed well in our tests on both carpets and hard floors. Its score on low pile carpet was impressive, and it got a very high score on mid pile too. It was successful in collecting pet hair, however it struggled with the thick and long pet hair that was stuck together.

The Roomba 980 is still one of the top performing robots on our list, despite these minor limitations. It's also not as expensive as other top-of-the-line models. It still has a lot of features that we'd expect to see in a flagship model however it lacks all the fancy app-enabled functions or smart home integration that are found in other top models.

The iRobot Roomba is easy to set up and start up and running immediately. After taking off the battery pull tab and yellow bin insert from the undercarriage, all that you need 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 its dock when the battery runs out or it's stuffed with debris. It also has indicators at the top of the device to indicate that its bin is full or it needs to be recharged or its Wi-Fi signal is not working.