The iRobot Roomba 980 shark robot vacuum Vacuum Cleaner

Robot vacuums remove pet hair, lint, and dust off floors before they can settle. They can also avoid stairs and other obstacles, including tippy furniture.

Most robotic vacuums require regular maintenance. This involves emptying the bin (and Homekit robot vacuum occasionally, rinsing it) and cleaning the cameras and sensors. Also, they have to be plugged into the power source. A lot of them have apps for smartphones for scheduling, setting up settings, and more.

Roomba 960 by iRobot

The iRobot Roomba 980 is the latest model in the series of top-of-the-line homekit robot vacuum vacuum cleaners that are an essential part of every modern household. This model is equipped with a HEPA filter that can assist those who suffer from allergies. It also comes with a powerful battery which can be cleaned for up to two hours before returning to its dock automatically when the bin is full.

It also comes with the feature of smart mapping, which makes use of multiple sensors to help it determine the areas of your home that require attention and then create a clean path around them. This technology is very efficient in navigating toys that have been left on the floor, or furniture legs that are sticking out from under things. Roomba also has a sensor that snaps Roomba to its real-world location if it starts to drift away from its original location.

iRobot has also added an additional set of rollers beneath the Roomba which do not have bristles which makes them more likely to withstand tangles than previous models. They're also taller than previous rollers and can better fit under low couches and beds, and they're designed to let this model move more easily on varying flooring types.

The Roomba 980 is distinguished from other models of high-end quality due to its latest dirt detection feature, which makes use of a camera in order to detect embedded dirt. This is an improvement over the previous model which relied on the use of a sensor-driven pseudorandom cover to bounce around the room and clean everything three times at different angles.

The Roomba 980 performed well in our tests on both carpets and hard floors. Its score on the low pile carpet was impressive, and it got a very good score on mid pile, too. It was successful in getting rid of pet hair, but struggled with thick and long pet hair that was stuck together.

The Roomba 980 is still one of the best performing robots on our list, despite these minor limitations. It's also not as expensive as other top-of the-line models. It has many of the features we would expect from a flagship model, but it doesn't have all the fancy apps or home integration that you'll find in other top models.

The iRobot Roomba is simple to set up and get running right away. After you have removed the pull tab for the battery and yellow bin insert from the undercarriage, all you have to connect it to its Home Base docking station or a wall socket, hit its big "Clean" button, and let it get to work. It will return to docking station when it has run out of battery or is full of debris. There are also indicator lights at the top of the bin that let you know the bin is empty, or when it is in need of recharging or when it loses Wi-Fi.