Customer Ratings & Reviews

Overall, this has become a much appreciated and loved item in our home!! Initially, we just wanted it to spot clean the home to keep up with our foot traffic (adults, young child, long haired dog). That said, after seeing how much dirt it keeps coming up with, we have kept it on a schedule of vacuuming everyday. Every single day we fill up the bin full of fur and dirt and we are a pretty clean family! You can schedule times for it to run, label your rooms and do new jobs to any room, view the worst dirt spots on the app, etc! When we had family visiting and things were scattered everywhere, we turned the schedule off and severely missed it! It cannot vacuum the downstairs of our home on one charge (1800 sq ft approximately). It takes 2 charges, but since it returns to home on its own, I don’t have to do anything during that timeframe. My only complaint is the small bin size! However, with the vacuum being the size that it is, I don’t know how much it could be improved. Since we vacuum daily, we have to empty it daily. If you didn’t have a pet, this likely wouldn’t be as large of an issue. Overall, I have no large complaints! It vacuums in a methodical pattern, has pretty good suction, doesn’t miss much, always returns to its charging dock on its own, maps the home really well, has an app, and does the job!

I owned the Dyson 360 Eye since its release day. It was great, minus the battery life being 25 minutes on max mode.Fast forward to this year and the Dyson had slowly began getting worse, with only 9 minutes of life on max mode. Dyson seems to have given up the vacuum as all mention of it from their website is gone and you can no longer purchase it. My order for a battery is still pending from early September. So I was off to look for a new robot vacuum. I purchased a Neato Connected after reading multiple reviews and my parent's and step brother talked gushingly about theirs. It happened to be the Deal of the Day, so for $380 I thought, why not? That thing was a hunk of junk. Always stuck, couldn't map itself and figure out where the dock was, and always messaging me for help while it's looking at the wall, free and clear. I returned it, and decided to purchase the Roomba. The Roomba i7 is worth every penny over what I paid for the Neato. The auto mapping feature works great. In fact, I set it in my bedroom without the dock and just pressed the button to start a clean, and it actually figured out what room it was in and the best way to clean it, and showed it on the mapped history as being my bedroom. The vacuum picks up a ton of dog hair(I have 3 siberian huskies). One time, I vacuumed using the Dyson V8, followed by using the corded Shark Rotator, then sent out the Roomba and it still picked up almost a full bin worth of stuff. As a reference, we vacuum twice a day(once using the Roomba during the day, and once using the Dyson or Shark before bed.) My only complaint is that the bin is pretty small compared to that of the Neato and Dyson. The Roomba is extremely quiet. You can let it run and still watch tv. I have never once received a notification that it's stuck and needs my help. If you're debating between high end robot vacuums, this is the one. I wouldn't buy anything else! I'm actually looking at purchasing another one for the upstairs in our new house. I'm only giving it 4 stars because the bin is pretty small.

In terms of clarifying my into statement, a lot depends on your expectations. This is not a Dyson upright vac with the super cyclonic suction. What it excels at is daily maintenance of your living area. At the present time, I have the unit running once per day on our main living area which is all hardwood flooring and tile - no carpet. Having two dogs who shed, this little unit has really proven itself to be handy. Again, from our experience, setting up a daily maintenance routine makes the unit more effective. It’s mapping software is pretty accurate and the unit is quite “smart” as it seems to learn quick, doesn’t fall downstairs or get stuck. Slick app and easy virtual access and control. The suction is very strong for a vacuum it’s size, but again it is not a full size upright vac which still has its role. We’ve noticed that the unit is very thorough and generally picks up all pet hair and dust. Nice to come home to a spotless house. Highly recommend that you preplan your space before initial setup and mapping. Clearly you live life in your space, but the unit is more effective when not encountering cords and other little clutter type items left about. Think about where it will go routinely and try to get clutter out of its way for maximum effect. For our dusty house with shedding dogs, I’d recommend that you pick up the clean base unit. The robot is smart enough to charge itself when need be, restart a paused cleaning program, and empty itself with the optional clean base. One more recommendation, let the unit map without vacuuming initially to extend your life on a charge and function more efficiently when it runs a cleaning program. The unit is faster and more efficient once it knows your space. We’ve found that it takes a little under two hours to clean a fairly complex thousand square feet of cleanable space. Our unit stops to charge once when about three quarters of the way through the cleaning cycle. In terms of cons, it would be nice if the battery life were a bit longer as we’ve got the one stop to recharge. At least the unit is smart enough to do this for itself. Additionally, the dust collection bin is relatively small. If you have a large area to clean, pets and pet hair as we do, I highly recommend that you splurge on the clean base unit so that the roomba takes itself to the dump bin and empties itself mid cycle as needed. From the somewhat obvious perspective, I wouldn’t expect the unit to do a clean up on a heavy duty mess like a whole box of cereal, liquids, or something of the like dumped on the floor. Again, if used as routine maintainence and upkeep of your floors, this unit will excel in that role.

This is my first robot vacuum so I am coming here with no experience. I purchased this specific one for the mapping feature and the good reviews on pet hair clean up. When purchased in Oct 2018 there was a software issue that did not allow the mapping to work. I had to contact customer service which was excellent by the way, to find out it was to be repaired in Mid October. Once that was completed in late October the mapping started working fine and being able to clean a specific room is exactly why I wanted this model. Overall the cleaning of the unit is decent. You still need to outlaw out the regular upright but not often. The bad, battery life is horrible! The robot will clean carpet for about an hour and fifteen minutes, longer on hard floors. It will then need to charge. A full charge will take about two and a half hours. Therefore if trying to clean 1400 square feet it will take about 3 trips and 9 total hours to do. The bin is also small. This could be overcome with the self empty feature which I did not get. Bottom line is this is a good unit it does a decent job. You will need to manage your cleaning due to the battery which is just a hinderance not a negative. If you want to clean large areas without ever going to the unit get the self emptying feature. All in all I would recommend this to my friends and family.

I'm happy with this iRobot. There are pluses and minuses from my older one: Pluses: Mapping - I's great to have mapping on this and be able to mark areas to avoid (like where I have power cables, etc); you can also select which comes to do in order Ability to have Bravva run behind it - We have the bravva and to schedule both at the same time is a plus Dog hair does not get caught in the rollers Minuses: Small bin - My old unit had a much larger bin; hover this unit can be purchased with the automatic bin. Too much IMO. Dog Hair - I have a thin run in my office and when the robot transitions from hardwood to my rug any dog hair its rollers is scrapped off at the rug edge and left there Less battery life - to do my first floor it takes the unit multiple trips to the charger to complete the job

This is our first Robot Vacuum and before I had the handheld one. This definitely is a time saver and all the trouble you have to go through with a handheld vacuum. The suction is good, but after running this twice with two pass setting, I was still able to pick some (Minimal) dirt with the handheld vacuum. We don't have any pets. The smart mapping function is a genius. It covers the whole area and never got stuck. The battery could be improved, but it is intelligent enough to resume vacuuming after its charged. Overall I like the product and think could be improved in certain areas. It is definitely not a replacement to your handheld vacuum but, a substitute.

I did a lot of research over the holidays on robot vacuums, and originally purchased the Roomba 980. What I didn't realize was that the maps on that robot aren't stored for the next time the robot cleans. Therefore, it is basically relearning the house every time it runs. With our 2000 sq ft, mainly carpeted floor, it would take almost 8 hours to complete a full cleaning as it had to re-charge several times during the process. That defeated the purpose of us not being around when the vacuum was running. The Roomba i7 remembers the map after the first few training runs or cleaning cycles. You can then use the app to actually identify different rooms in the house. Once this is done, you can have the robot only do the room you designate. We use Alexa and tell the robot to clean the kitchen, the family room, etc. A room takes between 15-45 minutes and can be done on one charge, so we just spread out the rooms over the week while we're away from the house. We didn't get the version that self-cleans its bin because it is even more expensive and then you have to add on the cost of buying the bags for the storage station.

I really like it. I only wish the battery lasted longer. It goes for about 75 minutes. So with all it breaks to charge it takes several hours to clean my downstairs. Great if you have dogs! Does well on the carpet as well hardwoods. Easy to use and setup maps for the different areas.

I chose this model over the newer and older models based on its functions and pricing. The newer model doesn't seem to add much other than a automatic disposal system for a couple extra hundreds. Pros: - Easy to remove and clean garbage bin - Strong suction (for my plaster floors) - Easy maintenance (tons of hair tend to coil in it, easy to remove) - Decent app - Great mapping system, learns fast - Love the feature for it to clean only specific rooms - Works with Alexa Cons: - Easily scratched - Battery drains fast - Charges a bit slow - Does not clean well in corners In my experience, it has yet to get stuck anywhere. It only got stuck when it was turned on in an area far from its original charging station. The noise isn't too bad, sounds like your standard vacuum. Be aware that it has a small garbage bin, so for people with larger houses with pets I do recommend getting the automatic disposal system with this unit. Additionally, you will need to babysit it during its first initial runs. All in all, its worth its hefty price tag.

Purchased this little guy back in August of 2019, after absolutely loving our 860 and deciding it was time to invest in another roomba for another level of our house. The vacuum itself works pretty great! Didn't get stuck in weird spots like our 860 did on our main level, so we moved our 860 to an easier to vacuum (less furniture to get stuck on) location and made the i7 our main level vacuum. We have 1 dog and 4 cats, it kept up relatively well. However, in the same spots, everyday, no matter how often you cleaned the roomba brushrolls, it would leave little piles of fur. They were easy to pick up, nothing to complain about, and we continued to love the little guy. Fast forward to July of 2020. The robot was starting to fail to charge. Kept a charge of about 5% (which is not enough to start or run the robot), but would never charge above that. I did all the recommended cleaning of the base connection and robot connection, reset the vacuum, and then factory reset. Nothing. So I caved, and purchased a new battery from iRobot's website. Out $100, but cheaper than a new vacuum, and we still liked the little guy, so again, nothing to complain about. The battery was super easy to install, and our little buddy was back up and running with no issue besides dropping fur bombs in the exact same locations daily. Fast forward to a couple weeks ago (mid-October 2020). Similar issue starts occurring with the charge of the battery. This time around I'm adamant that I will not be putting another $100 into this guy. So I email iRobot. They get back pretty quick, tell me I need to remove the battery and reinstall. Ok, done. Still same problem. They say we need to talk, so I call. They say it may be the base. I admit to owning 3 roombas and ask if another base would work. They said my 860 base would be compatible (which I know works because my 860 still runs like a champ after more 3 years... and on the same battery!!). Attempt to charge the i7 that way, and no such luck. They then inform me that I have missed the manufacturer's warranty by a year and would need to pay $132 to send it in and have it repaired..... Which I assume means, they will replace it with another battery that will only last another 3 months. Soooo, I'm going to cheat on roomba and try another robot vacuum (likely shark, since we have historically loved shark). I'll keep our 860 around and happily continue to get my moneys worth on him, but it's definitely time to move on from the overpriced world of roomba. Would I recommend? the 860 for sure! the i7, not so much.

This is my 4th Roomba. This one by far has more suction power than the others. The only reason I gave a 3 because it is also louder than the others and no way to adjust the sound or turn it off. Gave 3 also because it does not always detect when the battery is getting low so it can return to base for charging like other one did.

I’ve had a roomba now for the past five years. My first was a basic one that lasted 4 years and the reason I ended upgrading was because after 4 years The roomba would not go on the base unless I picked it up. I did have insurance on it and ended up upgrading to this one!! Love how easy it is to manage. I can schedule it on the app and is very easy to clean. I can’t live without one since I have 3 dogs and a cat, this helps so much.

We’ve used this Roomba several times so far but haven’t had a chance to take advantage of all its features. It cleans up pretty well, however it gets full and/or runs out of charge before it has finished up cleaning the entire floor. Guess the next purchase would be the self-emptying station. We have a chocolate Lab who sheds profusely.

I have been using the Roomba i7 for almost 2 yrs now. It cleans fairly well but I have a large dog so it needs to be emptied often. The battery only lasts about 40 minutes of cleaning before heading to base to recharge. It does program it's cleaning map and does a good job of that.

This roomba is the bomb, the intelligent mapping and pattern sweeping is awesome. We upgraded from an older roomba that would just bounce around until the battery would die. This model just goes about its business sucking up all your dirt. Then empty’s itself, don’t know how we lived without our robot slave.

This is one of my best purchases. It does such a great job cleaning, it does a great job cleaning all the dust & fur. I use it everyday and haven’t had any problems. When battery dies it goes back to its home base and continues where it left off when fully charged.

This is a lifesaver. It maps the space, knows where it is, and can return to the last spot it cleaned before the battery needed to be recharged. I also love the exclusion zone feature.

Vacuum is fantastic, especially with dog hair. The nitpick would be the battery life, runs about 45min before needing recharged.

So far, so good. Love the mapping ability and the options to tell it to vacuum a specific room. Only issue so far is sometimes it decides to just stop in the middle of a job for no reason and takes a little work to get it to start again. On a couple of occasions the battery died in the middle of the job, which should never happen. If the battery is getting low it should automatically go home to charge then resume

Our old Roomba 880 was a hard working little guy, but often got stuck on carpet or lost and ran out of battery. It finally met it's end and we replaced it with this i7. BIG difference. The app is nice for tracking things and marking keep out areas. It is much more powerful in both suction and in motive force ... it can vacuum a couple of our deep accent rugs without getting stuck. It also is smart about returning to the home station to recharge if it needs to. Great little 'bot!