Customer Ratings & Reviews

I had been using the J7+ vacuum for over a year, however with the availability of robot vacuums with an integrated mop, we started to look at upgrading. The upgrade to the j7+ Vacuum+ Mop was an easy one. In the box you have the vacuum/mop robot itself with a base station, power cable, a few replacement accessories, plus a solution for hardwood or hard surface floor cleaner. The base station was the same size as the previous J7+ vacuum, we simply swapped the base stations, placed the mopping pad on the vacuum and filled the mop tank per the instructions on the cleaner provided. I popped into my iRobot app and added the new Roomba to my account. While setting up you can easily import your map to the new robot, I loaded the map when prompted, however I did allow the vacuum to complete a mapping run first to become familiar with the areas with rugs/carpeting to know where not to map. Being able to simply load the map took away most of the learning curve, over time you can see small adjustments where the Roomba fine tunes the location of your carpeted areas and does a great job transitioning between the mop and vacuum. You will see the vacuum make a run, then go over the hard surface flooring with the mop. The mop pad is loaded under a little flap on top of the Roomba, you will see the robot stop at the edge of a rug/carpet, and move the pad to rest back on top while in those no mop zones, once completed it will stop again, once back to the hard surface and lower the mop once again. In the app there is a level for the solution tank, you do dilute it with some water, and simply refill as needed. If no solution is in the tank, it will prompt if you would like to simply vacuum, so not having the tank filled will not stop you from cleaning your floor. The self emptying bin is convenient also, outside of the vacuum needing solution, replacing the vacuum bag in the docking station and occasionally making sure the sensors and camera are clean of dust, you shouldn't have to interact much with the robot itself. IRobot Roomba has been a reliable at assisting us keeping the house clean, with a couple of kids running around it helps keep things in check, however it isn't a full replacement for a traditional cleaning from time to time. It does however help keep the floors clean, even more so with the vacuum/mop combo! I have it set to clean on a schedule when I know no one will be home. You are also able to start a new job or set favorites, I have a favorite set to clean the Entry, Living Room, Kitchen and Hallway to keep those high traffic areas cleaner, which I can easily connect to my Roomba while out and tell it to clean at the touch of a button from anywhere. I am happy with the upgrade to the Roomba j7+ Combo Vacuum + Mop!

You know you have the latest and greatest cleaning system when it does things you can’t even imagine are possible. And once you are familiar with the features, you wonder how you ever lived without them. The iRobot Roomba Combo j7 combines a robot + a vacuum + a mop. That means the only time I will ever use a regular vacuum again is to clean the one carpeted staircase and I will save a ton of time in cleaning. The setup out of the box was super easy. The docking station is simple and attractive and doesn’t take up too much space in any room. It was effortless to clean the vacuum. I didn’t realize how dusty it had gotten under my beds. The iRobot is sleek looking, even after being used multiple times, and the exterior seems very durable, so I don’t mind it sitting out in a room and not putting it away. I used the original packet of Bona concentrate the first time of use, then refilled the tank with Bona from the container I have. When I was done cleaning, I emptied the bin into the docking station with the press of a button as part of the Clean Base Automatic Dirt Disposal system. Be sure to download the app and connect your iRobot. It took me two passes to accurately map out the second floor. The iRobot correctly identified the carpeted vs hardwood floor areas. I then sectioned off and labeled the rooms. Once done, I vacuumed and mopped every room using the innovative retractable mophead. I was thrilled that it uses Bona. I have real hardwood upstairs and engineered hardwood on the ground floor and that is what I use. The PrecisionVision navigation (object avoidance) was spot-on. I checked on it from time to time and followed it around so how hot it maneuvered around furniture. I was pleased that it made it over each of the thresholds in the house. Because I didn’t let it charge up completely before using it, it returned to the charging station to power up. Unfortunately it was done at around midnight and continued the cleaning session waking us up. With the app, you can personalize your cleaning. You can group specific rooms, create quick favorites, and set your cleaning preferences: the amount of water/cleaner, how many passes. Similar to settings on your cell phone, you can enable a child/pet lock, modify the lights, and locate your unit by having it make a sound. Those with Alexa can use voice commands. There is a Robot Health that tells you when you need to change the brushes and filter. As a matter of fact, the box came with an extra filter and brush. The message let you know what is going on with your unit and you know how much battery is left on the app. Here are some of the things I recently learned that I thought to share with potential owners: 1. Wrap up any cables/cords so as not to get caught under the iRobot. 2. Remove items from the floor (clothes, shoes, toys, etc.). 3. The edge-sweeping brush helped to get dust and particles in corners and around furniture. 4. Have a puppy? The iRobot purposely avoids pet waste. 5. Use the app to schedule cleaning so when you come home after long day, the floors have been cleaned and the iRobot is back at the docking station. 6. There is an opportunity to opt into Beta features. The price tag of the iRobot Roomba Combo j7+ Robot Vacuum and Mop is a bit high for a spontaneous purchase, but as someone who values her time, lives in a household that has carpets/floors that get a lot of use, and detests vacuuming, I am so pleased with my iRobot vacuum for all its features and how much it simplifies my life. I own an older robot vacuum model and it doesn’t compare with all the advanced features the iRobot Roomba Combo j7+ Robot Vacuum and Mop has. When I make a high price tag purchase, I spend considerable time researching the different models before making the final purchase and I encourage everyone to do the same. I feel very confident in saying that anyone purchasing the iRobot Roomba Combo j7+ Robot Vacuum and Mop would be very pleased with their decision.

The iRobot Roomba j7+ is an absolute game-changer for home cleaning. With its advanced AI and PrecisionVision Navigation, it effortlessly avoids obstacles like pet waste and charging cables, ensuring thorough and intelligent cleaning. The self-emptying Clean Base is a huge convenience, allowing weeks of hands-free vacuuming. It excels on both carpets and hard floors, picking up dirt, dust, and pet hair with ease. The iRobot app integration is seamless, offering customizable cleaning schedules and voice control via Alexa or Google Assistant. The Roomba j7+ is a smart investment for anyone seeking a reliable, efficient, and hassle-free cleaning solution.

Coming from an older Roomba 960 which has been a trusted companion for many years, I decided to upgrade to the j7+ since we have hardwood floors upstairs, and I can say that this is light years better than older Roomba's from a navigation perspective. The 960 cleaned well, but bumped into EVERYTHING. The j7+ does not... it lightly 'taps'. The mopping feature does work really well if you add solution, but the machine does need to be refilled every 2 runs with water and solution. The mopping action works really well and does leave the floors shiny when it's done... it's actually much better than I expected. I haven't had to replace the dust-bin bags yet, so I can't comment on that, but I can say that the j7+ picks up pet hair like crazy. So far, very happy and the new mapping capabilities are very nice. The good news is our trusted old Roomba is still a valued member of the family despite being demoted to the 'downstairs' area, but at least it's not lonely any longer. One killer feature is I would love to be able to use this as a remote security camera when we are away... maybe that's a firmware upgrade in the possible future since it seems all the hardware is present to make it happen.

I do like the way it vacuums, it maps accurately and fast. I didn’t realize it on the main floor how little dust capacity there is because it goes back to the station to empty itself. I did a kids bedroom yesterday and had to empty the bin about 15 times, literally after each 3 minutes of running. That is very annoying. The bin doesn’t even seem that full! This picture shows how much is considered too much to go in vacuuming. The pad for mopping doesn’t hold that much dirt. Much less than a traditional mopping pad. Floor looked ok after mopping though so that’s a plus. Three stars only because of the not efficient dust bin. Maybe I can change something in settings?

The mop feature works flawless but not sure if it was worth the extra money. I didn't recommend it for just that reason. It does not clean up drips from for example, everyday cooking. It does do a good job of just mopping up dust, I use it every other week to do my home and I always have it go over the mopping twice. I have wood floors and there's not much traffic going through the house. So the house does need a good mopping by hand every month. Vacuum feature works good, it has clogged up a few of times, you have to go around and pick up stuff larger than say the size of paper clips. Overall vacuum does a good job. It finds it's home base with no problems and the emptying feature is totally worth it.

About the Roomba Combo j7+ The j7+ is iRobot’s premium robot vacuum that does both vacuuming and mopping. It boasts the power to vacuum and mop hard surfaces at the same time, while also promising to keep the mop pad from coming in contact with your carpet. When done with vacuuming it has a self-emptying feature to empty the dust bin. Packaging and Contents Packaging was pretty standard. It has a cardboard box with an outer display. Inserts are all cardboard. Contents include the robot, clean base, 2 mop pads, a sample of hard surface floor cleaner, a sample of hardwood floor cleaner, 2 dirt disposal bags, 1 extra filter, 1 extra sweeping brush, and instructions. App You must use the iRobot app to fully utilize the Combo j7+. Without it you can plug it in, charge it, and press the button on the top to manually start it. Otherwise, it requires the app to learn and direct the robot. The app tells it to vacuum, mop, runs mapping sessions, stores favorite routines, creates schedules, allows you to review history, read messages, set notifications, see details of product health (what needs to be replaced based on usage time), control product settings and review help topics. How It Learns To start, the robot requires a mapping session to learn the layout of your areas. The j7+ uses a camera to see objects and stores the layout as a map. The map gets uploaded to the iRobot cloud for storage. The camera will also take pictures of objects that it struggles with and ask you to identify what type of obstacle it sees. Once mapped you can divide the areas into rooms. This allows you to tell the robot to vacuum one room or vacuum and mop another. As mentioned it uses a camera to sense objects. Some objects it avoids and some it bumps into. I noticed that when it sees something it will slow down as it approaches. During the mapping session the robot will bump into more things until it learns where the room boundaries and obstacles are. Connectivity I had a lot of issues with getting the robot to connect to the app. I was able to connect the app to my router, but the app kept giving me a “We can’t connect right now” error message. This kept me from being able to tell the robot to do anything. I tried numerous steps to troubleshoot it and even reached out to customer service. Eventually I rebooted the router (again) and it started magically working. I can’t explain why that fixed it because I had already tried that earlier in the troubleshooting process. Vacuuming Once mapped properly the robot seemed to move in a mostly uniform order. It did repeat several areas, especially those with objects to vacuum around, so I am not sure if this is normal. The vacuum quality was only okay. My upright vacuum does a better job. Rugs The j7+ was not kind to my Ruggable rugs. It kept bending up the edges and corners. This will cause wear on the rugs over time. Rugs with fringe should be completely avoided. Mopping The quality of the mopping feature is terrible. My 5 year old could do a better job. While running the mission I watched the robot make nice orderly passes, but saw big streaks of dry floor space on the completed side. This means that my entire floor wasn’t even getting cleaned. After the j7+ finished and docked at the base I looked at the areas that it said it had mopped, and it didn’t even remove my dog’s drool spots next to the water bowl. I was very disappointed. Sound This thing is pretty loud. I wanted to run this after my family went to bed. It did not go well. When the vacuum empties its dust bin it is extremely loud. Also, the bumping around and climbing transitions strips from carpet to wood is loud enough to keep me from using it at night or even while watching TV. Run Time I don’t know what the official expected run time is, but initial mapping session was over an hour. It can run for quite a while without needing an extra charge. Maintenance There are a lot of replaceable parts to consider. First, it has a proprietary battery. That’s standard for robot vacuums but should be considered if you want to use this for a long time. Second, it uses special bags to collect the waste. I thought that we were past using disposable bags and onto canisters now. This adds costs and waste over the lifetime of the combo system. Third, the rollers are expected to wear out and be replaced. Fourth, there’s a sweeping brush that needs to be replaced every so often. Things like filters and the mopping solution are normal consumable items. Customer Service I had to contact customer service due to the connectivity issue with my router. This took place completely through email, and the gentleman that reached out to me was thorough and polite. Overall the customer service experience was good. Conclusion This product was just not impressive to me. The app connection gave me a lot of issues at first. Vacuuming worked okay, but it was not as good as my upright. Would just be using the robot for convenience to keep the dust from building up. The mopping feature was terrible and ineffective. I’m going to give this product a 3 star rating, but would not recommend this product to anyone. Some of the technology is neat, but it doesn’t work well enough to pay this much for it.

We have had this for about a month now. this is our second robot vacuum and this does a better job than our first, but also more expensive so I would hope that it would. The lidar works well and the report at the end of vacuum sessions to make it smarter seem to work. Like others have stated when it empties itself prepare of 5 seconds of a jet engine take off. The first time it did it I was like the he.....

This one checks all the boxes for us as a family. So easy to use. I really like how clean it gets my floors. Nothing gets too tangled up. No dragging poop everywhere. It identifies objects it shouldn’t vacuum. Honestly, I feel like this is worth the money. It maps figures out where to go and then just cleans it. Great vacuum. I have 2 toddlers, a dog and a cat and my floors are finally clean all the time. I would totally recommend.

Pros 1. Very good vacuum 2. Nice object sensor 3. Easy to clean/maintain 4. Quick clean up 5. Nice features on app on how to section home Cons 1. Replacement parts are expensive and are recommended to be replaced often. 2. Pads are difficult to clean, even in washer. Have to clean by hand to get a nice clean pad 3. Water tank could hold more volume 4. App needs work. Roomba will randomly cancel a job and provide no explanation 5. Doesn't clean corners well Overall it's very convenient. I would say this is a better vacuum than it is a mop. I would still recommend mopping once a week but it helps maintain clean floors. I wouldn't say it deep cleans your floors though. Also if you are having trouble mapping your home, empty the room(s) of as much furniture as you can. That is what helped me get a good map. If you move the furniture into one room and still want that room mapped you can add that room to the map afterwards.

I was very leery of how efficient a robot can be with cleaning. After all, when you vacuum you can reach those nooks and corners more easily or can move chairs out of the way. Out of the box, the set up is easy with the Roomba. You have to charge it with that charging base. Afterwards, you use an app to control and manage the Roomba via a Wi-Fi connection. Once the Roomba is sufficiently charged, you have to map the room so the Roomba know where it can go clean. I live in an apartment and this took like two hours or so. During the mapping session, expect the Roomba to do stupid things like run into your binds (see picture). So annoyingly, you'll have to put obstacles there to prevent it from running into them. I will say that the nice thing about this model is that it can detect what floor it's moving on. So with hardwood or stone floors, it can mop automatically if you choose to do it with the app. You do have to fill it up with a certain type of solution depending on what floor type the Roomba will clean for. In terms of noise level, it might be slightly less than a regular vacuum, but not by much. This is a good thing because it tells me the suction is strong and you do notice the satisfying vacuum trails it leaves behind. I can't recommend the Roomba as a manual vacuum replacement. It takes longer to clean and it might not always reach the places you want it to. However, as a companion to your vacuum that you can run when you're not home or busy with something else, it's great. Not if that's good enough for you for a $1k vacuum is for you to decide.

I have owned several IRobots . My last one S9 was great . I upgraded to the J7 combo and it was not good out of the box . Two calls to I robot and a new one was on its way 2 days after buying it . I thought oh nobit new one is great . Vacuum portion mapping portion is great. The mopping is nice not to have two separate machines, but mopping is not top-notch the more you mop with it. The better it gets. I robot vacuums have always served as well. Still not 100% satisfied with the mopping portion.

I haven't tried any other expensive robovac but this J7+ is awesome. I've programmed Google to send it all kinds of places and it's never gotten stuck. I take it downstairs and the tile floors are nice and clean. If it had a tail and barked it would be perfect. I thought about getting the water refiller base or the j9+ instead but the mop pad already gets musty after a day of sitting so I'd rather just keep the little built in tank empty and the pad clean and dry and only put the pad on and fill it when the floor really needs mopping. The big refill tank base station would probably get mold in it after a couple of weeks of just sitting. Also, I don't like the big vacuum bags that come with the base. They smell weird sorta chemically and there over the top expensive compared to a regular vacuum cleaner. I'm going to look for knock-offs online and test them out. I should have gotten this instead of wasting $100 on a cheapo. Those things just bounce of the walls and don't get anything done.

This robot is really smart and I’ve had no issues with navigation after the first couple of times running it. The only complaint I have is that the mopping function doesn’t work well unless you select the “Ultra” setting for Liquid Amount and the reservoir isn’t is too small. For my home it holds just enough liquid to mop the floors on “Ultra” but for a larger area of floors that need to be mopped, it might not be able to get through it without running out. As other reviewers have said, it is very loud when it empties the bin but it only last for several seconds.

Really great vacuum, does a good job mapping and avoiding obstacles. However, it is just very loud

Coming from a j5+ combo, Shark - Matrix Plus 2-in-1, and a Roomba j7+ (7550), this j7+ combo is top of the line. We've had little to no issues with brush rolls getting stuck and having the mop attachment integrated to the vacuum bin makes using the mop function easy. The battery life on this vacuum is impressive.

We purchased the iRobot j7+ to replace another robot that just wasn't working well. The j7+is really fun to watch when it switches between the mopping and vacuuming modes. It does a good job mopping and so far am much better job at vacuuming than the other robot that we had. It has gotten stuck a few times in the same location and we had to set a "keep out" zone to prevent it from getting stuck there again. A few times it has been unable to return to the dock because it ran out of power. But it typically cleans for several hours. I like that it continues to ask for reviews of obstacles it finds during cleaning sessions. It even captured a picture of one of the dogs once.

I generally don’t like to review electronics for at least six months and I’ve only owned this products for a 3 weeks. I’ll update this review in few months. I have really noticed a difference, especially in the cleanliness of my hardwood floors. I have 4 dogs so there’s a lot of hair and vacuuming was really a chore. I have Roomba scheduled in the app to vacuum every other day. I have the kitchen floor mopped every other day as well. It really has helped a lot, especially with all the dust in my old house. You do however need to hit spots that the Roomba misses with a regular vacuum cleaner (mostly tight corners). It’s still a lot easier than vacuuming the entire house with the vacuum cleaner. Mapping could be a little better. Doesn’t seem to recognize my entrance hall carpet (colors in it are similar to the floor). Also, I would want it to hit all corners with the rotating brushes to make sure dust and dog hair is removed in all the corners of rooms. Otherwise, the Roomba seems to be a great little product and it sure makes routine cleaning a easier. Hopefully it will continue to improve with software updates.

Smart cleaninf and mapping. Great vacuum and it gets the job done with the mopping. Its as loud as the rest when cleaning, and really loud qhen emptying.

I hvae had two other roomba vacs. This one is by far the most accurate. We have a 100# long haor German shepherd and needed something to keep up with the hair. With its mapping, this vac gets every corner and runs twice a day. The little dust mop is an added feature. I hate a dirty floor. This thing is definitely keeping our house cleaner.