iRobotRoomba j7+ Wi-Fi Connect Robot Vacuum with Automatic Dirt Disposal - Dual Multi Surface Rubber Brushes, Ideal for Pets, Learns, Maps, and Adapts to your Home, Object Detection and Avoidance

Was a little dubious buying this after past experiences with robot vacuums. Most I'd had in the past were dumb navigation, bouncing around the room noisily and hopefully getting most things whilst getting their brushes so stuck together with hair they needed maintenance after each run. Kinda defeated the point there.This product however has been a pleasant surprise. Smart navigation makes all the difference really. It cleans in nice rows and gets every corner. Can even see in the app afterward if it did miss anywhere. The floorplan it generated for my home is accurate and has only gotten better after subsequent runs. The machine is also quieter than I'm used to and, whilst not having the best suction, is evidently picking up the vast majority in carpet and basically everything on hard floors. Very impressed so far.The obstacle avoidance feature on this model is very cool. Seeing it avoid driving over cables or around obstacles without hitting them makes me a lot more confident to run this when I'm not at home. I don't have a pet so I can't tell you if it's good at avoiding poop, but fairly sure iRobot replace it for free if it doesn't so probably doesn't matter!The new base is also great. It is very compact compared to the older models, much shorter and much more aesthetically appealing in my opinion. The base is also very powerful and has emptied the vacuum every time completely. Never had any blockages or other issues. The bags also last for ages so rarely need replacing.Would definitely recommend this for anyone needing a robot vacuum that has been burned before by cheaper/older options. It's expensive but worth it.

I am very happy with j7+ iRobot, very very Smart, it clean perfectly, mapping the floor plan very smart and accurate, clean everywhere, I have high pie carpet you can see in picture and she clean it very well, it will do her job without need of supervise, every few days I will remove the long hairs stuck in rollers. It detect wires and obstacles, only stuck somewhere once and never happened again, in overall I am very happy, she is very smart, do the job alone and it’s pretty quiet, battery life is not great but doesn’t matter as she come back to base and after an hour recharge she will continue from where she left and clean the rest, very good app and you can track everything and where she cleaned and floor map on the app.Easy setup, and really keep the flat always clean, I wish she could do more things and wash the dishes too lol.

This machine is absolutely categorically useless. Product support are not helping at all. For past 3 months it has not completed one single cleaning run. It gets stuck, spins around, gets lost, and complains constantly bin is full (it isn't, as its not cleaning, so how could it be), and now latest its 'unable to connect' to base. Support always says we need to change place, do more runs, more tweaks, but they cannot explain its claiming bin is full and its not charging. Its all about placement apparently. Its absolute nonsense. It also hits objects, pushes them along its path. Its never getting itself docked properly, and even if you carry it in, whuch you tend to do as its just randomly running out of battery, at least its not able to charge itself aftee. That said, even if it was, that would only prolong our suffering. The device is clearly faulty, but we don't get any support. Its always a weeks wait to get repeated same useless details. Its akways our fault. Avoid this device, avoid Roomba, avoid anything to do with these people.

After two months, I can say that this model is practically useless: very poor suction, constant sealing problems with the cleaning base, and expensive consumables.

I've had this Roomba for a little over 2 weeks now, with it being my first ever Robot vacuum. I also had the Roomba S9+ to compare it to for testing which allowed me to make a better decision.It was a very hard decision to choose between the two:S9+- Amazing suction power- Carpet detection for turbo boost cleaning- 3D laser mapping- Ceiling pointed camera- Dual brush design- Corner/Edge cleaning with a larger brush- High price point- 3 years oldJ7+- 2021 Release- Newer AI technology- Front facing camera for obstacle detection- Torch/Flash in the front for better navigation- Dual brush design- No carpet boost functionality- Cooler looking self emptying bin**Setup**Both robot's were extremely easy to set up and I was connected via the application in about 5 minutes. Once set up you're given the opportunity to start a mapping running to allow the vacuum to get an idea of your house and allow you to label rooms.Now, I would recommend the robot to be fully charged before you start mapping the house, it's very exciting to see the first run around the house but you don't want to have to cut things short because it has to go back to the base to start charging.Before you start, I would recommend picking anything and everything off the floor so the map can build an edge to edge view of the house.The J7+ performed the mapping running the fastest and also produced an accurate representation of the bottom floor of my house with only 2 mapping runs (I would recommend mapping runs to start with as a clean&map can take much longer and use more battery). The S9+ achieved this within 3 runs.Being able to label rooms and zones within the house was very nice to see allowed greater control on areas that I don't want the Robot to clean.**Obstacle Detection**This is where the J7+ shines, thanks to the new AI built in to the robot, it can navigate around obstacles such as pet feaces (Roomba also have a guarantee on this) and charging cables/cords - more items will be detected in future updates once the catalogue updates with everyone's submissions.When the J7 detects something in front of it, big or small, it will stop and take a picture which you can review in the app after the cleaning run. You can then define what the obstacle is and whether it would be a temporary obstacle such as a pair of shoes on the floor or a power cable or a "keep out zone" where you have installed a new piece of furniture that occupies space that no longer needs cleaning.It did an excellent job with slippers and all sorts of obstacles and I was left at ease without having to think that I needed to tidy all parts of the floor before the vacuum can start cleaning.The S9+ has recently received obstacle detection but it is not as intuitive as the J7+ and can only detect larger obstacles such as furniture due to the upwards firing camera on the S9+. The S9 would drag charging cables and paper along the floor without knowing it is doing so.**Cleaning Ability**I have a mix of tiled, laminate and carpeted floors on the ground floor of my house which gives it a good testing ground for the Roomba. I found the S9+ to have better cleaning ability as it could navigate to the corners of the room and suck up dirt with it's more powerful suction.The J7+ is super quiet on carpet when compared to the S9+ which will make you think that it's actually not cleaning anything in the first place - actually with the dual roller design (both models have this), the J7 was able to pick up any mess off the carpet with ease - although, not as thorough as the S9+. This wouldn't be an issue if you're planning to use the J7+ to vacuum every couple of days.**Navigating**I found the J7+ to clean without any issues around the house and was able to follow the map without issue, however, the S9+ did tend to veer off its course every now and again, especially when it detects an obstacle that shouldn't be there.Both vacuum's drive around and hit in to edges of walls and furniture, after a few runs they will start to tap edges rather than ram themselves in to them.**Emptying**Both the J7+ and S9+ have self emptying stations but I find the J7+ base much more modern and sleek looking. Both use a bagged design and store up to 60 days worth of dirt, which I've yet to reach and test is true.The J7's cleaning base sounds much louder than the S9+ but this is only for a short burst.The J7 also navigates and docks via a QR code which is read by the front facing camera whereas the S9+ uses its mapped model to navigate.**Beta Program**Both vacuum's have a beta program to introduce new and upcoming features that you can be an early tester of.As of writing the following features are available in the betaJ7+- Do Not DisturbS9+- Do Not Disturb- Carpet Detection on the Smart Map**Conclusion**After a few days of testing both I ended up going for the J7+, the main reasons for this decision are- Cheaper price point (I would save £400)- Performs just as well as the S9+ in every day scenarios- The obstacle detection is a lifesaver- Future proof as it's only just released- Front light allows the Roomba to clean in the dark better than the S9+Why didn't I give it a 5* rating? Well what I would like to see is the suction power of the S9+ and the corner cleaning brought in to the J7+ but I guess this unit is more comparable to the i7+ vacuum. At this time I'm happy with the J7+ and would welcome an upgraded J9+ if that were to release.**Sidenotes**- As you may have read in other reviews, I opted to stick felt pads on the bumper of the J7+ this would stop scuffs from building on the Roomba and your furniture. It also provides less of a "bang" sound when cleaning and hitting in to walls.