Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great product, suction is good , it cleans my carpets well

So far love it. I had one for 10 yrs prior that went under furniture to get dust bunnies and this one doesn’t so I will do more research but so far love it. I am a single mom with a son and dogs and need all the help I can get and this helps. Set it for when I am not home and love coming home to a clean floor

Excellent vacuum - previously owned an older model and wore it out! This is an nice improvement - bin holds more trash and seems to have more power!

This Roomba model has been working well for us. It has a remarkable memory and is much quieter than our previous model!

Not a bad item just wish the battery life was longer.

The Roomba 105 is a great little vacuum cleaner. Suction is better than any other brand I've owned, especially when setting it to deep clean...which decreases battery life substantially. It just takes a longer to get the job done because the vacuum has to go home to recharge. That, of course, depends on the size of your home/apartment. Be aware that on deep clean the bin might fill up sooner and need to be emptied between charges. After using the 105 for a couple of weeks, I would not recommend it if you have pets. I have a Husky and the bin fills up very quickly. I do, however, highly recommend getting the same model, but with the AutoEmpty doc, which is what I should have done. Schedules are super easy to set up and you can choose to clean the whole house, or just a room or 2. You can also choose what level of cleaning you prefer. It's so nice to come home and know the floor is clean. I haven't used the voice control, but I'm confident it works as advertised. The Roomba 105 is an excellent vacuum cleaner. It has great suction and is easy to set up and use. Get one!

Having a difficult time getting this “bot” to map and clean my small kitchen and bedroom.. keeps telling me I have to help it charge but it says it is 100% charged. Haven’t given up yet

Really works great my loves this helper. I would recommend this item.!!!!!!

The iRobot - Roomba 105 Robot Vacuum is a solid and simple to use device. It offers 3 levels of cleaning power. It does have an 'Automations' section in the app which allows you to set up schedules for specific zones (or all zones) and choose the level of cleaning. It is easy to set up a schedule and the app pretty much steps you right through doing this in a concise way. I prefer not to use schedules yet. If I had a shedding pet, though, I would take advantage of the scheduling capability. The design for connecting to the charging strips on the base is very effective and this unit never failed to put itself back on the charger without my intervention – tip of the cap to the design engineers at Roomba. The robot needs you to connect your phone's WiFi using a 2.4 GHz access point for the initial setup. However, after setting up you can put your phone back on 5 GHz if you prefer, and still communicate to the robot to start cleaning. The ability to set the suction power from light to normal to deep cleaning is a great feature. I had not seen 3 cleaning levels on my other robot vacuums. Another tip of the cap to the Roomba engineers. One fact though, is that when using deep-cleaning, the vacuum could not complete my 1200 square foot area in one charge. It would return by itself to the charger and then later allow me to restart cleaning just those areas the map showed still had to be cleaned. Its batteries however, could easily handle my 1200 sq feet on the light or normal cleaning levels. You can tell it during the initial setup to create a map and I was pleasantly surprised to notice it magically created 4 zones for my cleaning area. These zones allowed me to select one or more (instead of just all) so that I could easily do customized cleaning jobs of just some zones to save time or focus on just some areas instead of the whole house. This unit has a larger dustbin than my previous robot vacuums. It never got stuck in tight areas as had frequently happened to my other brand robot cleaners.The little whirling brush on the bottom is super-effective at getting dust pulled in, especially from corners. This is a great price/performance value for a very smart robot cleaner and I do recommend this unit.

I’m so happy with my Roomba 105! I live in a one-story home that’s about 3,000 square feet, and this little vacuum has been a lifesaver. I run it almost every day, and it keeps up with dust, pet hair, and crumbs without any complaints. Set up was super easy using the app and was cleaning my floors within a few minutes. The vacuum maps out my whole floor really well and moves in nice straight lines—much better than my old robot vacuum. I love that it goes under furniture and gets into corners I usually miss. I empty it daily but could probably go several days without doing so. It does let you know when the bin is full and needs to be emptied. The app is easy to use and lets me tell it which rooms to clean. I can even start it from my phone when I’m out of the house. It’s not super loud, and it doesn’t scare the dog, which is a win. My grandkids love to chase it around-built in entertainment! Overall, it’s made daily cleaning so much easier in a big house. Definitely worth it if you want something reliable and low maintenance.

The iRobot Roomba 105 Vac Robot is a nice entry in the robotic vacuum market that continues to do a solid job at cleaning most floors. Taking it out of the box, there is the main unit, the charging base, and the sweeper arm that needs to be snapped into place. I snapped that in, then plugged the base in and set it along the baseboards. The main unit has 2 metal plates that have to touch the charging base's 2 metal plates, and the first time I had to manually move the main unit into place so that it could get a full charge. At that point, I needed my phone to complete setup. There is a Roomba app that needs to be downloaded and opened. That walked me through pairing your phone to the main unit via Bluetooth. Once that connection is established, I continued to use the app to connect the main unit to my home's WiFi network. Please keep in mind that it needs to connect to a 2.4GHz band, not 5GHz. I didn't realize that at first and the unit would not connect. Eventually I realized my mistake and was able to connect the main unit to the WiFi and that was it for setup. For the first run, the Roomba wants to do a mapping run. It is neat to watch the app during this process to see what the unit is mapping out. After that, you can have the Roomba run on demand or schedule when you want the unit to run and where. I have pets in my house so there is animal hair on most surfaces to some degree. On hard floors, I thought the Roomba did a really good job of sweeping up normal debris and a decent job with pet hair. It navigated around chair legs and other obstacles very smoothly. I thought this unit did a good job in corners of making sure to approach from different angles so that the sweeper arm went over all of the corner space. I have rugs, but not carpet, and I think that was the where the Roomba had the weakest performance. It still did a good job with general dirt and debris on the rugs, but I feel like my old sweeper did a better job picking up the animal hair that was on the rugs. When the unit is done with a job or if the battery is getting low, it returns to the base to recharge. I found that I had to empty the debris compartment after every job. One tip is that the base works the best on a surface where it can't move too much, as when the main unit is coming in to recharge it can end up pushing the base around a bit unless it is secured. Overall, I would recommend the iRobot Roomba 105 Vac Robot to anyone looking to automate their sweeping, especially if their floors are predominantly hard surfaces.

I usually like Roomba, but this model brand new out of the box ran once and went bad. Wont turn on and run anymore. It will connect to the dock and say powering on, ut wont connect to the wifi or vacuum with a manual push of the button. We called Roomba support and they said it's a known issue with the 105 model and they will "try" to get us a replacement. Its been a few days now and still have not heard from them. Awful model. Do no buy it!

I have been using the iRobot Roomba 105 Vac Robot Vacuum for a few weeks and mostly it has been a reliable performer that takes care of the everyday cleaning of the floor without any issues. I thought the Roomba app set up was very simple, and to my surprise, the mapping aspect of the vacuum was truly impressive – it was able to quickly map out my house layout and maneuver around obstacles including furniture even in low light! The suction is decent relative to vacuum scale, and it does a great job picking up pet hair, crumbs and general dust from hardwood and very low pile carpet. I find the spot clean feature very useful for when I have messes that need focused attention instead of running a full clean – which saves time too! The ability to set no-go zones through the app is also very handy, especially for areas around fragile furniture or children's play areas. I believe one of the best aspects of the device is the convenience: I can start, pause or schedule cleaning via the app or voice assistant, and the vacuum always returns to the dock when it has finished or needs to recharge. The battery life fits my needs and power for a medium sized home. The Roomba 105 does not have luxury features such as automatic dirt disposal, but for the price range, the device works reliably and would be great for the upkeep cleaning of your floor. If you are looking for a simple robot vacuum, this would be a good choice.

No instructions, called company was told we had to download but you could not download this model- called company for help, said there was a 30 minute hold time

If you are someone intrigued but not ready to go all in on smart home tech, the Roomba 105 is a great entry robot into the robot vacuum world — its easy for the most part in all the basics. Installation was easy: Simply download the iRobot app, connect to Wi-Fi, and you’re off and running. It works with Alexa and Google Assistant, which is convenient for lazy cleanup commands when your hands are dirty (or you just don’t feel like getting up). In terms of what’s under the hood, it does a fine job of dealing with dust, crumbs and pet hair on hard floors and low-pile carpets, but it won’t deep-clean like a Dyson. It’s more of a “bumble around and figure it out” rather than a laser-guided precision navigation—there will be some walls and spinning in circles going on—but eventually it does the trick. Don’t expect it to chart out your house or remember rooms; it’s more of a set-it-and-forget-it bot. Battery life is okay — a couple of rooms per charge, enough but not so much that you can forget about it — but if it dies midway through a job, it won’t finish the task it was trying to do for you. You’re going to empty the bin with some frequency, too; you’ll fill it up fast. The Roomba 105 Pros: What makes this robot vacuum stand out The Roomba 105 is a premium robot vacuum that's built to last and comes equipped with an array of convenient features. If you want more intelligence and navigation, you’ll have to pay more — but for straightforward, scheduled vacuuming, this little guy does what it’s supposed to.

This does a good job as an automated vacuum. Roombas that I've had in the past have gotten stuck everywhere and failed to run, but no such issues with this model. The dock is minimal and doesn't take much room on the wall. You have all of the controls that you'd expect through the app to set up whatever schedule you might want. The one way that this does stand out from others that I've tried is being able to select the depth of cleaning that you would like. You can select Light, Normal, or Deep, and even choose which rooms you would like it to clean. I generally have it run on Light, but have tried Deep once, and the battery level became an issue. I live in a 700sqft place with a fair amount of furniture, but running on Deep clean had the Roomba run for about 40 minutes before needing to recharge, then complete the cleaning cycle. This is something to schedule for when you are away, otherwise you'll be hearing this run more loudly, go back and charge, come on again, etc... As a simple automatic vacuum, this is a great and inexpensive option. I can see this taking care of one level of the house that is entirely carpeted. If you have hardwood floors, you're going to want to spring for one of the (much) more expensive options that also mops.

This is a good basic option for a robot vacuum cleaner. We've had several from this brand before and I can't say enough good things about how easy set up is with this particular brand. The box contains everything you need for initial set up and cleaning and it's fairly easy to find replacement parts online as needed for filters and the little spinning brushes or bristles as needed. We've gifted a few of these for elderly family members to help with smaller day to day messes and general up keep on dust. We got this once to stay in the play area and our kids rooms. So far it's doing a great job of keeping up with dust and small messes and can maneuver pretty easily around beds, furniture and toy boxes. It's not super loud or annoying and the app makes it easy to schedule cleanings or start an additional clean cycle if desired. Our youngest is afraid of most vacuums but this is quiet enough and fun to watch so there are less tantrums when it's time to vacuum. Good encouragement for the kids to clean up their spaces so the robot can go to work as well. If you will be using this heavily or daily I would recommend going with a self emptying model vs this style though.

This is my second iRobot I have one in my upstairs living area and it has performed perfectly. It is the i5+ version. I wanted one for my downstairs den area and this unit is a perfect choice for that area. The installation was easy except for some confusion as to the proper APP to use. This unit seems to require a different APP. This is not a big issue for me. I downloaded the APP and followed the setup instructions. The unit then made a map of the rooms to clean. It learned it quickly and correctly. There was no issue to transition between bare floor and a thin pile area rug in the space. I ran a cleaning and it performed as expected. It did a great job especially along the baseboards. I then discovered it is possible to spot clean by just pointing to an area on the map. That worked just fine. I then setup a routine to clean at specific times and days. There is a good integration with Alexa. I can command either one to begin a cleaning. I also get alerts when cleaning is complete or if any assistance is needed. This is a great feature since the voice on the unit itself is a bit low. I would not hesitate to recommend this product to friends and family. Its so nice not to have to lug out the big bulky vacuum, especially as I get older.

Roomba has been the leader for years, so I wanted to stick with what I trust Roomba has many options so know what your preferred feature before you buy I went for the 105 since I did not need a bunch of “bells and whistles” Don’t get me wrong, this one does everything I wanted. First the emptying dock. This took one of the hassles from the old versions away The app is super easy to use and you don’t even have to leave the couch to get it going Voice control is cool, but not for me The quality of the vacuum results is outstanding. Roomba really upped the suction power on this one My biggest issue was resolved with a better routing and lidar control. While not perfect, it is a huge step up from older models. Chasing the robot around to get it unstuck is no longer required Shipping from BestBuy was quick and the price was competitive Packing material and unboxing was also simple and efficient Would I buy this again? Absolutely. The upgrades from prior models is noticeable and worth the investment

I was shocked to finally see a more affordable Roomba!! With LiDar! We have been using this for about two weeks now and I couldn't be more pleased this time around. You see, this is the second Roomba we've had here at the homestead, the first one we had at our price range was about five years ago. What a difference half a decade can make in tech, let's unpack the upgrades for lower middle class family can afford. Tech has come a long way from bouncing off objects and hoping that your robot has cleaned your floors, only to get your broom out and finishing the job yourself. We gave up on that old robot about four years ago and I remember thinking that it was going to be a long time before I get another one, until now. As I was unpacking the new vac, I was thinking the whole time to be careful with the packaging because I was sure that this vac was going right back to where it came from. It took no time at all to realize this robot was so much better than the last one we had. After downloading the new app the first order of business for the vac was to map out the house and divide all the rooms up, which was done flawlessly. After mapping I programmed in a schedule and within a cup of coffee setup was complete! End results: After two weeks of using this very affordable vacuum robot, I don't have to get out my broom to cleanup spots missed anymore. This vac runs back and forth in straight lines not missing anything in it's path and along the walls and around furniture it has a side sweeper to pull in dirt from along the edges of objects. I also noticed that when it gets to an object such as furniture the vac turns so that the side sweeper is on the right side, I don't think the old one did that. I have a combination of tile and hardwood floors and the last robot I had would get stuck on the seem where they meet. The wood that covers the seem raises up about half inch from the floor and it was difficult for the old robot to maneuver over it, not this new robot, it rolls right over it no problem. Next on the app, I setup a blocked location to see how it reacts. The vac performed as expected, went right around the blocked location, cleaning everything as normal except the location I had blocked. All I have to do is empty it out every other week, but there is one thing that every vacuum has a problem with "ANIMAL HAIR"! My pom sheds hair like nobodies business and when I first ran the vacuum, hair got all in the wheels and wrapped around the brushes. Roomba comes with a little onboard tool to help clean it up and cut anything that might get entangled. Also the robot has a problem with rugs that you might have in front of the door, the rug would get caught and a couple of times I had to intervein and help the robot get separated. This is the reason why the four star review, but I would recommend this everyone who is in the market for a vacuum just use the app and block those areas or Velcro your rugs down.