I absolutely love my Roomba 980!! I actually don't know I've survived this long without it having three kids and three mini Australia Shepherd's in our house. It does amazing work and I'd buy another one in a heartbeat!

The iRobot Roomba 980 is one of the more powerful bots that we've tested. Regimented automated cleaning is impressive and this robot cleans well on a variety of surfaces - adjusting suction when it needs to - allowing it to deliver an efficient and effective clean.

Powerful cleaning performance; Easy-to-use scheduling and cleaning settings; Voice assistant compatible

App can be unreliable; Gets stuck more than other bots we've tested; Quite loud; Blows a lot of air as it cleans

Doesn't work on dark surfaces, I find this to be a huge feature miss. I can't clean my apartment because of dark carpet. No way to over ride this functionality, the unit thinks its a drop so I have to pick it up and put it in boxed areas to clean, so much for a automated robot.

i brought three brand robot vacuum, this is the best

I thought I'd take a break for a minute while I still sort out my next piece for the Building a Smart Home Series, and talk about something in my house that is both smart & practical. I've been using for the last couple months the Roomba 980 robot vacuum and I must say I think I'm impressed.

The long run time and the intuitive navigation of the iRobot Roomba 980 makes it a great choice for those with larger homes or multiple rooms -- or both. It syncs to your smartphone so you can start it from anywhere.

Syncs to phone; Very intuitive navigation; Long run time; Automatically returns to charging station

Pricey; Can miss some debris

If you remember the rubbish robot vacuums of yore, the Roomba 980 is nothing of the sort. It will do your floor cleaning for you. A great little luxury if you can afford it.

Impressive performance; Has personality

Expensive

Does everything you need it to do, foes not miss spots usually, really helpful if you have a busy life. However, stops working if placed on a black carpet as it recognizes it as stairs/ fall , and officially no way to disable this sensor, frustrating because about 30 squares of my house is black...

Nothing quite gets the dirt out like a skilled pair of hands, but technology is coming close to replicating that level of efficiency. And aside from the loss of jobs and small effect on the economy and unorganized labor industry, there are plenty of benefits of letting a robot do the dirty work.

Robot vacuums are becoming more and more common, and with that increasing popularity comes an increase in competition. There are quite a few big names in the vacuum industry, but not many are as well