Customer Ratings & Reviews

It has by far one of the best vacuuming capabilities I’ve seen. I’d recommend if you have pets where it has no problem. Just remember to do maintenance on it at least one every two weeks, or the hair will burn the motors in the dual brush rolls and side brush. It cleans in neat rows, by far it’s better than random navigating robot vacuums and floor tracking. It knows when there’s an obstacle in front. It’s efficient with battery life also. It does pretty good with mopping, it doesn’t put too much pressure down on the mop pads. Not top of the line but it’s useful for light mops. It relies on gravity to soak the mopping pads, so it may not always be damp. And you may have to dampen it in the sink beforehand and mid mopping run. The docking station is the best by far, it empties its bin well into is dust bag. It’s quite loud so I wouldn’t recommend it to only vacuum at night. Or you can just vacuum & mop at night where it won’t empty its dust bin. But this is one of the best, robot vacuums if you are on a budget, it gets the job done effortlessly.

Unpacking the Roomba was straightforward and simple, actually the hardest part was getting the vac seated on the charger correctly. After getting everything in place, I downloaded the app which literally took me through everything. It came in one large box with multiple boxes inside. I set up the Roomba for the 1st time use as vacuum all over. It learns the way around by using a camera, but mainly by bumping into everything multiple times over and over LOL! It avoided the extension cord and the 4" drop that is my entryway. The main thing that impressed me the most and that I was really hoping for was this. I have hardwood floor with 2 - 5X8 area rugs, it climbed the carpet and cleaned it like it was nothing. My home is 1200 sg ft, it took aprx 30 minutes to go thru it and then emptied itself, yea...one less chore for me to tackle! It mapped the places it went went to gave me the amount of time it took to do so. Then it gives the total footage it cleaned. I can set a schedule for it to clean, empty the bin manually if I want. The app gives the ability to do everything. Finally thought; this is a winner, as long as I can get used to hearing the bumping around and the robot reseating itself on the charger and emptying itself (kinda loud).

Did not come with power cord even though Best Buy sold the open box as “excellent condition”

Automated robot cleaning technology just keeps getting better and better as do the associated apps. You will need to install said app from the appropriate app store in order to get it setup on the network. After it finishes charging, you will want to let it proceed with an Initial mapping/cleaning job. I have an older robot of a different brand that always seems to get stuck at some point during the vacuuming cycle but not this new iRobot Roomba J5+. Although it did make two trips back to home base to recharge and empty it's dustbin, it never got stuck but it did do very good of cleaning. I kept waiting for one of our cats to climb aboard for a ride but they carefully avoided the bot - oh well. Although this variety will mop your floor, too, you have to fill the mop module with water and/or cleaning fluid then exchange the mopping module for the dust module first. Once that job is complete, just do another swap and then clean out the mop module. Every once in a while, you will to empty the dust bag and clean it. What a cool device!

I love this iRobot vacuum. It is so convenient for when you don’t feel like going around the house to vacuum or sweep and it does a very thorough job of making sure floors are clean and any dirt or debris is clear. You have to have it do a full clean of the house a few times when you first get it to make sure that it can make a map of your house and get to know any surroundings so it can give an accurate and thorough clean. However, after you do a few full cleans, it will learn your house and be able to do full vacuum trips on its own. I like the fact that you can choose how long it cleans, as low as 15 minutes for a quick clean of the immediate space you are in up to around an hour for a fuller deep clean. I also like that it returns to its charging dock by itself so you don’t have to plug it in to charge it or go pick it up when the battery is dying — it goes back to the charging dock when it knows its battery is about to die. Just such a convenient vacuum to have and if you want to cut down on house work, it’s a must have!

I Robot/Roombas are one of the most established brands out there for automated vacuuming. I have had several other robot vacuums I have used over the years, but have avoided this brand because it has not had the ability to mop in the same unit as the vacuum. I have almost all smooth surface floors in my house and that is a feature I really value. They previously sold the mops separately, a waste of floorspace when my other units I can do both with with one footprint. When I saw this item come out, I knew I had to try it. My mother in law I was looking at robot vacuum, but wasn’t wanting to invest quite yet, so i ended giving my mother in law my older unit (another popular brand's combo mop/vacuum) that is just at a year old to try. One thing I do not like is this came with no physical manual to read instructions first. They want you to scan the app and go from there. It's a bit of personal bias, but I like knowing where the steps will go before going through them,and see trouble shooting steps before I start setup. It's tough if you run into a snag and have to flip from app to site and back to look at manuals. Also, nowhere did I see a “What's in the box” listing, but in this you get 1 mop pad, 1 extra hepa filter, one extra brush, one extra base dirt bag, combo tank, and regular dust bin. Combo tank is dustbin/water bin. It won't load contents at the end into the base waste bin bag like the regular dust bin, but that's ok. Even with the app guiding me through this, I don't think there were any missed steps, this set up to wifi easy and then I let it charge to full in about 2 hours and allowed it to map my floor plan. That took about 35 minutes I think total (sort of lost track, and it made an accurate plan. Unlike many of my other units I have used, this does not show you where it is active on your floor layout, but it does detect and keep in line with itself mopping. It must use lasers to guide it like my other units, I just don't know why I can track it to where it is in my house. This is handy on my other units because these do have a small water tanks and I need usually top them off to finish my floorplan. This one It uses about 1.25 to 1.5 tanks. I had to just pause it and fill it. What this has that my others don't is an obstical review, where at the end of vacuuming you can see what it saw (it takes a photo) and you can go address the issue or make a no go zone. To set up mopping, you have to scan the barcode on the top of the combo bin, and click the link, then the app updates and the unit updates firmware I think and it then adds areas you can add “no mop zones” in addition to the no go zones so that you don't mop things like area rugs. That worked great. I had It do around 800 square feet of my layout and it had plenty of battery and found it's way home easily, unlike one of my others that goes out and sometimes dies. Overall I do like the dustbin feature a lot because I usually vacuum 2 times a week and then mop 1 time, and this allows me to not empty the little dustbin as much. I will give this 5 stars, no flaws noted so far. I can't deduct for not having an active mapping to know where it is, likely just a quick software update could do it If they choose.

The iRobot Roomba Combo j5+ is a robot vacuum and mop that is a nice entry into robot vacuum cleaners. This is my first attempt at using a robot vacuum in nearly 6 years as I found they weren't nearly as good as using a regular vacuum. While I liked the time savings, what's the point if your floor cleanliness is mediocre and your robot never makes it back to the base -- well, times have changed and I'm really happy with the j5+. Regarding the vacuum, there isn't much to say here -- it took some time to adjust to a robot, and I like to simply tidy up as much as possible, including moving some items to different corners every other week -- the j5+ adjusts well and leave the floors much cleaner than I expected from a non-traditional vacuum. And I've been able to get more than a month out of the self-cleaning bin, which takes all of the dirt and deposits it into a bag, so the robot is always ready to go -- that's a really impressive feature. I usually just sweep my regular non-carpet floors, so the mopping option is incredibly helpful. Lately I've been moving the chairs out of the way so the j5+ can do it's thing -- because having freshly mopped floors really improves the overlook of the kitchen. It's a nice bonus touch that I really didn't expect to use much. I was also concerned about the risk of moldy water, as my research uncovered this issue with other brands, but not with the j5+. Along the lines of research, it seems the j5+ (while being more affordable than the j7+) still offers many of the same features, such as self-emptying and smart mapping. So lots of great value. One differentiating feature that some people said was missing from the j5+ was the carpet detection, resulting in with wet floors, but I haven't had that issue. There is a rather noticeable difference between my floors and carpet, but I also set the app with the location of my carpet, just to be safe. Something to keep an eye on, but not a problem for me. One feature that I think will be of particular value, is the option to clear certain areas through Alexa. So after the kids make cereal or eat bagels, I can ask the Roomba to vacuum under the table. In the spring, especially when ants tend to show up, this feature will be one of my go-to's. I have been happy about many features that some have complained about, as they seem to be blown out of proportion. Whether issues have been resolved due to updates in the software or others have had subpar experiences due to the layout of their house, I'm just really happy that I decided on this model as it leaves my house much better than how I left it.

This is my first iRobot product, but not my first robovac. This is my fourth robot vacuum and my second with mop feature. This is the first one with an auto-empty feature that I've felt was sorely needed in the others. The J5+ is right in the middle of the price range given its feature set. I'm happy to note, the Roomba came with everything put together right out of the box. They give you an extra filter for the dust chamber and an extra brush tool; no complimentary floor cleaner though (unlike competitors). The Roomba connected easily to the app and was ready to map the house, after charging of course. While mapping the house, it kind of haphazardly went in and out of rooms without fully exploring them, leaving some areas only partially mapped. As a result, I had to do a second mapping to get a better blueprint, even then, one room was nearly entirely left out. Programming new jobs was easy enough, although, it would've been nice to be able to pick the rooms to clean on a map instead of the list of names. It's first run encountered an issue; it got stuck going over a threshold and stopped in the hallway. When I created a new job, it went about and when finished, went back to the spot in the hallway. A clear and evident omission in the app is the lack of go home button. The vac apparently forgot where home was and updated its map to the hallway location instead. I had to physically lift it and place it back on the charge pad to reorient it. The next few times were much better and the Roomba went where I sent it, cleaned at a faster pace than my other, equally priced unit, though apparently finished at the same time, likely due to its slightly smaller rollers. I haven't noticed any difference with obstacle avoidance on this unit compared to the other, though, to its detriment, I found it bumping up against the same spots multiple times before going around. It does a relatively good job self-emptying the bin making a sound akin to a jet engine spooling up. The mop feature is underwhelming by comparison. The pad is almost half the size of my other unit and sits stationary, whereas my other unit swishes from side to side while in motion. One thing I found troubling is that the Roomba doesn't appear to have a fluid release mechanism; it just slowly trickles water out of the reservoir whether moving or not. I found that out the hard way when I went to check on it the following day and found a wet stain on the bamboo floor since the charge area doesn't fully cover the mop pad. There are no settings to change amount of solution released, nor settings for vacuum intensity, just whether you want one or two passes. I feel that though the product has come a long way as a brand, it's still lacking features included in other units of equal or lesser value. The app, while necessary and useful, could include better versatility and a go home button when it gets stuck or lost. I love the self-emptying feature and although you need to purchase filter bags rather than just empty a bin, it's worth it to not have to handle dust and animal hair every time. I f you're looking for a good robot vacuum that mops, this might not be for you. Get the J7+ or J9+ as they might fare better. This unit is great for its self-emptying receptacle.

This is my review of the iRobot Roomba j5+ robot vacuum cleaner. After it was delivered to our home, the unboxing was simple and there are directions on the inside of the box on how to unbox it, I put the base in our kitchen next to the refrigerator and plugged it in and placed the Roomba on it to start charging the battery. I then installed the app on my phone. After a few minutes, the Roomba beeped and that let me know that it was ready to be set up. The app was simple to use, I named our Roomba Rosie, which was the robot maid from the old Jetsons cartoon show. I then used the app to tell Rosie to start the mapping process, that took about 40 minutes in our home. Once completed, Rosie returned to the base and the app said that it was ready to start. I did a complete vacuum of our home and that took about 45 minutes. Once that was completed, I added the mop addition to Rosie and then sent her out once again. The mop is very basic and does ok, nothing great about it. The vacuum portion works fantastic and picks up quite a bit. The self-emptying part is nice also as the dirt storage onboard the robot is not very big, you can go for a long time without having to empty the base station. This is a very nice vacuum robot.

My wife is absolutely in love with this little machine. We’ve tried other robots to vacuum and have had mixed results. The biggest issue for us has by far been that we have little kids at home so that it makes it hard to trust that things will work out with toys and other stuff left on the floor that really shouldn’t be left to a Roomba to clean up. This model comes with a sensor to avoid objects. We ran it through a number of tests and it did surprisingly well. Toys and clothes were avoided. Hair clips were 50/50 depending on the exact size and how flat it was laying down. It couldn’t sense most of the paper pieces, but never had an issue with anything getting clogged or having an issue because it ran over it. In fact most of the papers just kind of got pushed forward by the vacuum and moved around the room a bit. A few full sized sheets got ran over, and we thought they’d get stuck, but it just moved on. We were pleased with the fall weather that it seemed to get all the leaves dragged in by our dog and not avoid them. Cords were avoided pretty well for the most part, nothing got caught in a machine, but most of our cords are behind furniture anyway. I liked how it figured out where chairs and furniture were and was able to slow down, nudge it then work around it. I sometimes got nervous that something would get dented or scraped if left where a Roomba was going to run. Our dog is pretty well trained and she’s kept in her own area when we’re not home and at night, so I’m not too concerned about the feared poopocolyps, but there is a little bit of comfort in knowing that this model should sense things just in case we have an unusual situation. Our home is split up into a few different levels which makes it hard to just set up the unit and let it run and take care of a large part of our home. We can set things up and move the vacuum and base around, but it starts to be a hassle. However, while we seem to keep up on vacuuming and sweeping pretty well anyway, we really don’t do a great job of mopping. We were excited to be able to set the dining room chairs on the table and let it take care of the hardwood floors overnight. Just hoping to get the drips or stickiness from our kids’ messy eating. We’re probably going to have it set in the hardwood area to take care of that automatically every night and then manually move it around the house to take care of vacuuming as needed, but it still saves us a lot of hassel. On the first run, it had been a while since we mopped, and it helped, but there was a lot left to be desired. I was happy that it didn’t feel too wet so I’m not super worried about the hardwood getting damaged. I think on multiple runs it may even get everything entirely clean, but it may just not have enough scrubbing power for that. We mopped the floor ourselves and then let it run a few nights to just keep up with things and it seems to be doing fairly well. Overall this model is a great machine. It vacuums well and has some great upgrades from what I’ve seen with previous models or other brands. The moping function just takes it to the next level and makes this one of the best cleaning robots I’ve seen

Overall it’s hard for me to recommend this as there other robot vacuums on the market with more up to date features at a similar or lower price point. - Unboxing and setup required taking out the vacuum before the charging station. A couple of the smaller boxes weren't labeled to know what was inside each. - Mapping function: The very first time the mapping function stopped after only a couple of rooms without any indication as to why and even with plenty of battery charge still remaining. After placing the unit in another room and restarting the mapping function, it did a great job mapping the entire floor, including the rooms from the first attempt. It looks like additional maps can be added, for example to map a different floor, but I didn't try this and I would expect that the charging station would need to be moved to each floor. - Vacuum function: The unit is quite loud when it vacuums, but the cleaning power is fairly weak and disappointing, especially with edge cleaning, as it missed picking up hair and dust in several spots in the main area and along edges. - The corner brush would spin infrequently, so it's not clear what the unit uses the brush for. - Using the 2-pass (maximum) cleaning for a specific room didn't make a difference with the cleaning outcome, even though it seemed like the unit took more than 2 passes. - On the plus side, the product did a good job maneuvering around furniture, chairs, wires and other objects, such as support wedges under the bed. - Mopping function: Setting the unit up for mopping is quite easy by simply swapping the bins. But mopping is also disappointingly weak with this model as it does a very light duty mopping of the area that's done by basically dragging a wet pad across the floor. It's supposed to vacuum and mop with the mop bin attached, so I expected that it will go to the base and self-empty the dirt that it collected but it didn't, and the bin had to be emptied manually. - iRobot app/software: The app is quite good as it's easy to use for making changes to room labels & dividers, adding cleaning, keep-out and no-mop zones, scheduling cleaning, favorite and on-demand jobs. But, the Product Health function didn't work as it would just give a pop-up message that it will be available shortly. - Docking/self-empty station: The station is nice aesthetically and compact. The unit was able to return for redocking, except a couple of times the unit seemed to get lost or confused of its location when it started a job. One thing that happened is that a no-mop zone blocked the unit from going back to the charging base, but instead of announcing it needs help, it kept trying to return endlessly going back and forth from one side and then another. - The self-emptying process is quite loud (just below 90dB)!

I have 3 little kids that are messy. They drop food and crumbs and bring in dirt from outside on their shoes. This vacuum works miracles for me. I wake up early get kids ready for school and daycare and get home late from work and i dont have time to sweep and mop up every mess. With this vacuume i just need to do a quick pickup around the house and let the vaccume do the rest. I used the mop function only once and wasn't to impressed. But the vaccume and sweep functions are amazing. This makes my life easier. Great purchase!

I love my roomba. It saves me time on cleaning my floors. iRobot always know how to make great products, I will always choose roomba.

Amazing! It helps maintain the house clean and it helps me be guilt free from not vacuuming! I love the wireless activation and the settings where I can set a double clean or set a specific room to be cleaned.

It works pretty well. Hair gets caught in it pretty easily

Best purchase for our new apartment. I love that I can come home to a clean floor… and it’s kinda cute

It does a decent job (except in corners or close to base boards/walls) vacuuming but not great at mopping. It barely mopes but moreso leaves a streak of water on the floor. The pad is super thin so can not possibly absorb much from a mopping perspective.

Fantastic! We had our last roomba for 8 years and this one works even better and the self cleaning feature works like a charm!

I really like the features of the Roomba except that 24 days in it started making a horrible squeaky sound like a rusty wheel and I called for support and they said it needs to be repaired. Wheels need to be replaced. I’m not OK with that because it’s $700 purchase 24 days in it already needs replaced wheels.