iRobot Roomba 980

The iRobot Roomba 980 is one of the smartest cleaning assistants on the market. The robot vacuum cleaner, now only 9cm high, is packed full of technology. With the help of the top camera, it is guided by such distinctive features of your apartment as paintings, furniture or lamps.

Front-mounted ultrasonic sensor minimizes collisions with cabinets. Sensors on the underside detect not only steps that may fall from, but also particularly dirty areas and the type of floor covering. In addition, the 980 has the ability to overcome fairly high door sills.

Of course, you can simply press one button and let the robot do its job. But there are many benefits to be gained from a mobile app. Once you put the iRobot Roomba 980 into your home Wi-Fi network, you will not only have control over the programming of the robot and can run it from anywhere in the world, but also gain access to numerous additional functions.

These include the ability to select from four cleaning modes, collect and view statistics, and check the status of all replacement parts. In particular, through notifications in the application, you can find out when it is time to clean the dust container or service the motor. The functionality of the application is the most complete on the market, while the software remains intuitive to use.

When available, the iRobot Roomba 980 drives through the entire space in a linear fashion. In most cases, this results in a fast filling of the dust container and a high cleaning speed.

The iRobot Roomba 980 also has no problems with obstacles. He either ignores cables, socks or Lego blocks lying around, or "spits out" after a while.

... a robot vacuum cleaner is great for cleaning and baby's room too. In the event that there are some areas where the presence of a vacuum cleaner is undesirable, you can limit the cleaned space with an invisible virtual wall powered by batteries.

... the design does not stand out for its brightness, but on the contrary - it is modest and restrained, without catchy details. The body is matte black with a protective bumper at the front. The top panel is made of transparent plastic.

There is a camera on the front cover, with which the iRobot Roomba 980 robot vacuum cleaner scans and memorizes the room. There is also a button for turning on the device. Since the vacuum cleaner operates from a mobile application via the Internet, there are no other additional controls on the front panel. There is a convenient handle on the body, with which you can carry the robot around rooms.

The iRobot Roomba 980 robot vacuum cleaner differs from its predecessors in the control system. The device has a built-in WI-FI module, thanks to which the robot is controlled via a mobile phone (Android or iOS) using a special application. The application allows you to set the optimal operating time, the mode of the cleaning itself, and also program the cleaning so that it is carried out on certain days of the week. In addition, it is possible to check the battery charge via a smartphone.

The advantage of the device is that it is able to remember the last place of cleaning.If, for example, the charge runs out in the middle of cleaning, the robot goes to the base to recharge, and then returns to its original place to continue cleaning the room. Thanks to this, it is possible to clean a house or apartment, which has an area of ​​more than one hundred square meters, without the intervention of the human factor.

The iRobot Roomba 980 robotic vacuum cleaner is able to clean efficiently not only on smooth surfaces, such as linoleum or parquet, but also on carpet. This is due to the presence of modern technology called Carpet Boost. This function is activated when the appliance is moved onto the carpet. This increases the suction power of the robot vacuum cleaner. The cleaning performance on carpets up to two centimeters in one pass reaches 80% of the removed dirt and dust and is carried out by the advanced AeroForce suction system.

If the robot on its way encounters a very dirty place, then the Dirt Detect 2 sensor is triggered. With its help, the suction is increased and due to this, the area is automatically removed until it is completely cleaned. In addition, the robot vacuum cleaner is able to cope with thresholds whose height does not exceed 19 mm, and also does not get tangled in the wires, since it has an anti-confusion system. Also, iRobot Roomba 980 has a special sensor that detects the edges of the stairs, due to which the robot vacuum cleaner will not fall.

IRobot has surpassed the expectations of its harvesting enthusiasts by launching the first ever robotic vacuum cleaner with an advanced orientation system. But the significant innovations did not end there, the new Roomba 980 received a capacious lithium-ion battery, four times more powerful fan and support for remote monitoring and control using a mobile application. In the case of rooms of one or two rooms, the ability to orientate does not give much advantage, since previous models of Roomba robots in such situations coped well with cleaning, but in an apartment of several rooms, a robot that understands where it is and where it has already cleaned can to achieve a more stable result, since it is much more likely to remove from the first time wherever it can get.