Customer Ratings & Reviews

While this Roomba 105 Robot Vacuum is on the more inexpensive side, the standard quality of the iRobot brand is still very much there. I’ve owned several other robot vacuums and this one seems to perform on par with those, for the most part, so far. You’ll need to install the iRobot Home app. Setup is fairly straightforward. Take some time to get to know the various settings in the app. There are helpful tips, too. Your Roomba will need to get a ‘lay of the land’ by doing an initial learning survey/map of the space you want it to clean. This iRobot Roomba does come with an extra filter, but you are able to buy replacement accessories through the app itself. One of the features I appreciate the most is how the Roomba is able to go from one type of floor surface to another, effortlessly. It can’t handle thick carpet or shag rugs, but low pile carpet or area rugs present no problem at all. Of course, it’s hard to tell how good (or not so good) any vacuum cleans other than by sight or by the amount of dirt it collects inside the dust bag or bin. But I do think that this Roomba does a pretty decent job of cleaning my area rug and tile floors. When I emptied the dust compartment after the first time I’d used this robot vac, the bin was full. Either my floors were extra dirty (a definite possibility) or this model Roomba cleans really, really well. While this Roomba is by no means quiet, as with all of these types of robot vacuums, it isn’t any louder than others I’ve owned; it actually sounded somewhat quieter. Now, if you’re going to be using this robot vacuum around pets, please be aware that they may be afraid of this device. I have two dogs, one is deaf, the other is not. My non-hearing impaired dog gets really stressed out when the Roomba is going about its circuit. I run the vac once a week on Sunday, while the dogs are in their crates for the night, and have had to position a gate in the corner of the dining room so that the robot can’t get anywhere close to them. Can I recommend this Roomba 105 Robot Vacuum? Yes. It’s reasonably priced, though basic compared to the more expensive models, performs more than adequately, and is of the same build quality as other iRobot vacuum models. In my opinion (and I’m being serious here), I truly do think that this Roomba 105 cleaned better than those higher priced robot vacuums I’ve owned previously.

Having owned several robot vacuums in my past, I wondered what iRobot had come up with to make cleaning easier. I am not sure what the buying decision outcome would be had I known that this was just an average performer. FIRST IMPRESSIONS I'm never impressed when I have to install yet another app to make something work. Not only did I have to do so with this one, the older iRobot app I already had would not connect with this. Once I allowed time for the battery to fully charge, I went to the app and found this had to map the area I was going to clean. In my many encounters with other robot vacuums, they just started cleaning with a push of button and some did a nice job. There is only one brush at the front to get the edges. Some have two. They always have worked better. My impression of this one was strictly to cut costs and not to improve performance. After my robot mapped the room, I had it do its first cleaning cycle. The results were okay but nothing special. The run time was particularly less than a cheap unit I had bought years ago. And that one had two twirling brushes and a main beater brush. It also did a better job and didn't need to map anything. CONCLUSION This is not worse than other robots but it is not special in any way. The app is nice to tell it to clean but cheaper ones can do this with one touch. I can walk to the vacuum with no problem and an app seems a bit of a waste of time.

I received this iRobot Roomba and so far I am very well pleased. Our home is two story and we have a robot vacuum that we use exclusively upstairs, and we still used a regular vacuum for the downstairs. Again, I must say we have been well pleased. The robot vacuum came very well packaged in an outer box, and the packaging from iRobot really protects this product. We plugged in the “home base” and I already had the iRobot App on our cell phones so it was only a couple of minutes that we had the vacuum connected. The initial “learning” of the vacuum went well, there was one hiccup that occurred that messed it up and I had to redo it, our grandson had been playing in the family room downstairs and had left a lot of toys out and once if finished I had to go see what the issue was. Once we did it again it has worked perfectly. The thing I really like about this iRobot vacuum is that it cleans many surfaces. Our flooring downstairs in linoleum, short carpet, and long carpet. I was pleasantly surprised after the first initial cleaning how much it picked up. It really did a phenomenal job of cleaning not only the linoleum but the carpets as well. The App is super easy to use and control the vacuum, I like that you can schedule the times to clean. If you are in the market for a reasonably priced and good robot vacuum, I would recommend the iRobot Roomba 105.

Robotic vacuum cleaners aren’t for everybody. Definitely not for people with large areas to clean and definitely not for people with lots of pet hair to contend with. However, all of the early robot models I saw probably weren’t very useful to anybody. I think that this new Roomba 105 changes that. There are three selling points to this model that transform it from a gadget into a useful tool. (1) LIDAR space mapping allows the vacuum to scan your rooms before going to work. Instead of going on blind walks and avoiding obstacles only after bumping into them, this Roomba starts with a plan and begins a sophisticated attack. This works in tandem with an excellent app. (2) While no vacuum with a tiny format like this can compete with a standing corded vacuum, this new Roomba is powerful enough to compete with good cordless vacuums. It has phenomenal suction and a generous-ish debris cavity (larger than most). (3) A powerful beater bar that actually lifts dirt and debris from carpets and floors. Functionally, this is probably what makes this a working vacuum. Even better, the bar can be removed simply without tools for cleaning. As far as I can tell, there is no way to use this new Roomba without the application, but I’m not really mad about that since they seem to have designed the application so well. Enthusiastically recommended.

I recently acquired this iRobot Roomba 105 Robot Vacuum to replace an older robot vacuum from a lesser known brand, and I must say, the Roomba has truly transformed my cleaning routine as compared to my previous one. From the moment I unboxed it, I was impressed by how user-friendly it is. The smart mapping feature is a game changer; it effortlessly navigates through my home, ensuring that every corner gets the attention it deserves. With just one touch of a button, I can set it off to clean while I do other tasks or just simply relax. One of the best parts is that once it's done cleaning, it automatically docks itself to recharge, so I never have to worry about it running out of battery. It’s like having a little helper that takes care of the dirty work for me! However, I did notice that while it does a great job mapping out my space, it doesn’t cover every inch perfectly. There are times when it misses a spot or two, which can be a bit frustrating if you really want a spotless floor. The app itself is easy to use and intuitive. However, I found myself wishing for a remote control feature. It would be incredibly convenient to have the option to guide vacuum manually if it overlooks an area. Overall, the iRobot Roomba 105 robot vacuum has made my life easier, but a few enhancements could take it from great to fantastic.