Customer Ratings & Reviews

Vacuuming, and especially mopping, are not my favorite chores to do around the house. Both activities along with sweeping really wreak havoc on my lower back. But as a pet owner, I must do these things frequently as pet hair is everywhere! I've owned other models of robot mop-vacuums, including two very high-end units. Those, although touted as being sleek and compact still took up a lot of space in whichever corner I placed them in. The Roomba has less of a footprint, this was the first thing I noticed straight away. I have a two-story apartment, and since these can't climb stairs yet, I set the Roomba up on the second floor. No version of these machines are going to be whisper quiet, but I also noticed the Roomba seems to make the least amount of noise. Dog still isn't a fan! Cat left the room. I had no trouble programming it, mapping and pairing to my phone was easy enough. Although it's only made its way around twice, it's keeping the floors very clean. I'd say around approx 600 sq feet? I love knowing the bathroom floor is getting a cleaning regularly as well. Self cleaning afterwards. You will have to actually empty the reservoir sometimes of the dirty water, but I haven't had to yet. In fairness, it does seem to stick on the thinner floor covering I have in my bedroom, but so did the stick-vac I'd used previously. It gets into corners for the most part, but won't get behind doors unless you pull them away from the wall enough for the unit to get back there. I'm also still mindful of leaving anything too large on the floor that might be sucked up, this is such a nice machine! I prefer it to the bulkier models in this same price range.

Trying to keep up with vacuuming is a never-ending chore, especially with kids and pets. Robot vacuums have been around for a while now, but there are features that certainly set them apart. Having one that self-empties at end of a run is what sets apart the nicer models from the lesser models. This empties itself and it's wonderful. Out of the box, there is very little assembly. There is a small brush to attach, then charge it up and let it figure out the area that will soon be keeping clean. Make sure that the little brush is firmly attached, or it will fall off during the first run. The first time the phone application is fired up, it will have the Roomba map the room or rooms that will be cleaning. Don't mistake this as an actual cleaning run. I was shocked that it had completed so quickly and knew that it had not vacuumed the whole area. When I ran it the second time, it took a long time to complete and did a very thorough job. It's incredible that it has sensors that can detect when it approaches a ledge, such as the stairs. This is truly an intelligent machine that knows its way around the house. There are two areas where I wish it would do better. First, it doesn't seem to get very close to the edges of walls or objects. Second, it is much louder than others I have used. This is likely due to a better-quality roller than others. The roller appears to be made of either silicone or rubber and isn't as quiet as brushes. Overall, this is a great addition to the home, and I wish I had two more. It's great to let it do the work for me. Having the ability to schedule changes is a powerful feature. The application also allows one to set the level of cleaning to perform.

My last Roomba was one of the cheaper models. It had great cleaning power but boy was it like having a jet engine go off throughout the house once a day and it wasn’t a perfect clean. Now I’m upgrading with the Max 705 and WOW what an incredible upgrade. I’m doing a lot less vacuuming of my own. I’m not having to move nearly as much stuff out of the cleaning path. Which is great because as a techie with poor cable management skills there are cords everywhere. I was also incredibly surprised but just how fast it completed it’s clean! I’m averaging about an hour per cleaning session on my 1000 sq ft house. When it ends, it empties into the base station so I really do just set it and forget it. The app is very pretty and while it’s a little confusing to navigate at first I do have a good handle of it now. My worries are similar to previous models. There are a lot of parts that require replacement. It makes sense, but I would like more cleanable reusable parts to reduce waste. The larger issue is that the front of the device has a large camera on it. It feels weird but also it is the world we live in and honestly I’m willing to roll the dice as I have 3 cats and a dog so a daily cleaning needs to happen. It’s a little pricey but as someone with a mix of flooring, so many pets, and lots of junk on the ground, I’m absolutely in love with the Max 705. The best compliment you can give a robovac is that you set it up and don’t worry about it. I have truly forgotten most days that I have a robovac and am only reminded of it by just how clean the house is staying. Pros: Powerful Quiet and Fast operation Great app Avoids cords and other problems Auto-empties into a bag Cons: Lots of replacement parts Questions on privacy with the massive camera on the front

Background: I own two previous vacuum robots: a Roomba since 2019 and a Shark since 2024 The Roomba Max 705 is the latest vacuum and it’s impressive. Once fully charged, I had the Roomba map the entire upstairs area. Once mapped, I was ready to release it and see what it can do. The positives: - The improved navigation and cameras have made this Roomba achieve what no other robot vacuum had achieved: Not getting stuck on the stairs. Our stairs are at a 45-degree angle, so normally, I would have to put a child fence at the stairs to avoid the other robots from getting stuck. Imagine my surprise seeing the Roomba not get stuck. - With the other robots, somehow it would pull dust from the carpet and sometimes it would fly slightly into the air and then land on the railings. My wife definitely didn’t like this, especially if she had just cleaned and polished the railing earlier in the day or one day prior. No issues with this Roomba. A small improvement, but a great improvement at the same time. The negatives: - The size. The Roomba 705 is a pretty big robot in comparison to my other robots. In this instance, this is not a good thing. Because of its size, it can reach certain corners that the other could. Also, because of the raised top, it’s too tall to go under the sectional sofa that I have in my game room. Now, I am going to assume there is not much dirt and dust under the sectional, but the fact that it cannot go underneath is something to think about. Overall, the Roomba Max 705 is highly recommended and it will be used every week.

I am a vaccum fanatic meaning, I not only love to vaccum since I think its theraputic, I just like to see clean floors and like to see vaccums cleaning floors. iRobot in my opnion is the king of developing robot vaccums that are both intuitive and work in conjunction with a easy to use app on your phone to not only set up your home with easy maps of each room, but also allow for simple knowledge about your vaccum and cleaning scheduling etc. What I like about this new Max 705 is how compact the base station is compared to previous larger footprint base stations that took up a lot of space. The vaccum itself design has not changed much, looks a little more sleeker and is a little smaller but has the same functionality and does the same jobs with dual rollers on bottom and waste compartment. The pet hair is easily swept up like usual and the vacuum moves automatically back to the base station with ease to empty itself. I am and always have been a fan of iRobot products and highly recommend this device.

We just upgraded to the iRobot Roomba Max 705, and honestly—we couldn’t be happier. With two dogs and two cats, our floors are constantly under siege from fur and dirt, and this little machine has absolutely risen to the challenge. It keeps up better than we expected, and the house feels cleaner with way less effort on our part. The upgrade was 100% worth it. Highly recommend for any pet household!

Just upgraded my old robot with this new model, and I’m really happy so far. I like the smaller dock, and I like that it has lidar now. Cleans much better than my previous model.