Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great cleaning bot with a lot of smarts. Note the i7 will give you a scare the first few times you run it in your home. Not because there was a problem with how it cleans but how much it picks up. I was totally shocked when it returned home with a full bin error and I found the bin fully packed. The cleaning paths are detailed and thorough. The speed of the cleaning edge brush is not as fast as older models which helps to stop the bot from spreading the dust and materials around allowing it to clean more efficiently. The smart mapping is awesome in conjunction with smart assistants like Google. I can't tell you how many times I see a mess caused by the kiddos and quickly ask Google to "vacuum the living room" only to hear the little chime of my i7 as it comes to life. I love the scheduling ability of this vacuum as well and if you really want to use this feature to its fullest schedule it to clean the kids room in the morning as a roaming alarm clock ;). Draw backs if you have deep shag carpets this may not work for you and if I had to purchase this again I would just get it with the clean base ( I purchased the self empty base separately). However those areas can, with recent updates, create keep out zones in the app allowing the robot to avoid these areas. Maintenance for this bot is reasonable and most replacement parts can easily be found on Amazon for cheap.

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!

Money well spent! Highly recommend this machine. I've put it through it's paces and this thing is a champ. We have a German Shepherd, a cat and two kids, needless to say pet hair and dirt are a real problem in our home. This vacuum takes care of it all! I love being able to tell Alexa to start the vacuum in whatever room is needing cleaning. Also the fact that it can map the room and I can add No clean zones or areas that require its own special cleaning (think “clean in front of the couch the ”) is great. My only regret is not buying the base that can hold the dirt for several days. I will be buying one in the coming days.

This little Guy is oddly entertaining to watch which ironically defeats the purpose of having it! If I have time to watch it then I have time to get up and do it myself, but I don't care! Anyways this vacuum is everything I'd hoped it'd be. Its quiet and very thorough. and true to I robots claim it learns it's area and barely taps permanently placed items in your house after a couple of cycles. It does not crash into hardly anything and hasn't fallen down the stairs. I have all laminate floors so they get dirty quickly and it gets everything in one run and has no issues going over my various rugs and door mats. I feel blessed to have this fine piece of machinery in my home, just buy it already! you wont regret it.

I love the i7 Roomba. This is my second i7.......it’s easy to operate, even for an older woman! I bought the first i7 two years ago. I have both Roomba’s set up on my iPhone and I can vacuum the sunken den and upper floor at the same time, from anywhere! The Roomba’s really help me keep my floors clean. I have a blonde lab who sheds a lot........and it’s amazing how much dog hair and dander it picks up. It also vacuums under beds and sofas. I clean the rubber brushes when they get dirty and replace the filter and edge sweeping brushes as needed. My two i7 Roomba’s really make my life a lot easier!

We purchased the I7 after seeing our daughter's Roomba 960 in action. We liked the ease of setting it up and getting the maps created as well as the cleaning results we saw from the i7. We discovered that it has on weakness, though; the rubber used in the manufacture of the two roller brushes is too soft and is damaged easily by long fibers/hair that it picks up while vacuuming. The fibers cut through the rubber, severing them all the way through about an inch from one end of each roller. We had to replace both of them once within a month of buying the unit and now, six weeks later it looks like we will probably have replace them again. At $50 per set, we are very disappointed in the quality of that portion of the machine.

This is a great product. I have stopped doing my weekly two-hour vacuuming after my buddy has arrived. One thing I like to recommend is to make sure you always purchase a Roomba model which has a built-in map because you don't want the robot to clean everywhere all the time. The reason I give 3 stars is a minor glitch that will cost me a $30 replacement bin in less than 3 months of use. The white filter mesh inside the bin is very flimsy and got pulled out at the edges. Other than that I am impressed by the build quality and the self-learning navigation software that is reinforcing my faith in AI-based products that can perform recurring activities of humans effectively.

I have programs it to run every morning before my family awakes and like clockwork I come downstairs to see new patterns every morning. This is my third robot, and it’s the best so far. It can be programmed to run certain rooms, or just do the whole house. This is the first iRobot that is making row by row passes unlike the wifi Sams club special that is connected to the web and bumps all over the place like the first generation models. I don’t know about anyone else but chaos is unnerving while there is a newly recognizable pattern (I mow my yard the same way lol) that makes my day a little more sane as my wife has 2 cats and 1 dog supported by our two 5 year old twin boys. #lildukes I did notice that it will not clean if the bin is full or almost full, so I have to ask the wife to empty it, yet the program will tell you to empty the bin as well. I didn’t get the tower yet, I’ve been told it’s not worth it, but maybe for Christmas!

Sadly, everything about it was nice, except pet hair performance.After doing a lot of research we decided on the i7+. While the first two weeks were extremely frustrating waiting for the vacuum to learn the layout, once the learning process was done we have been extremely happy. The biggest mistake we made was being impatient and wanting to rush the learning process. Ultimately that led to having to start all over again because we started naming rooms to be able to use directed cleaning before the Smart Map matched our layout. We were more patient the second time around and while the map is not a perfect match, it's close enough that the vacuum cleans everywhere without any problems. In the 3 weeks we've had the vacuum running we have had one clog (nerf dart) and one "stuck" event. The vacuum cleans our highly used areas every day (family room, dining room, kitchen and entry) and then the bedrooms and bathrooms once each week. If we notice any particular room is dirty/dusty we will just have that room cleaned on demand, which is easy to do from the Phone app. With our schedule we never have to wait for the vacuum to recharge during the middle of a cleaning, which was an initial frustrating during the learning process. While there is definitely room for improvement with things like being able to update the Smart Map more easily after initial learning, all things considered this was a good purchase and one I would make again knowing what I know now.

Enjoy having Jeeves motoring around my home vacuuming carpeting and floors - especially with my dog Rdward looking on and giving guidance. Jeeves does a good job, even though he still finding his way around bb

Overall very smart. It got stuck a few times but I’m really satisfied with how it cleans. Plus, I like how I can control where it goes in the house at the times I want.

This is a life saver game changer for a busy professional who wants to keep her home clean. This little gadget cleans my floor while I’m working in my home office. It’s very smart too.

This a good robot vacuum clean when it works. I've had for a few days bot honestly just thinking about returning it because it has too many issues.

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.

I returned two times. It could not work like Romba 960( last version).

The worst thing ever!!!! Stop every 2 min for brush cleaning!!! So why have it stops even without hair.

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.

The quick and dirty. Works well enough for our 1700 sq ft. -Wi-Fi enabled -Label and Map rooms (digital barriers, keep out zones) -Set schedule or on demand cleaning -Cleans well on carpet and ok on floors (there is usually a little debris still left on floors) -It is noisy, but so is a regular vacuum -Does sometimes wander but eventually finds its way

With two toddlers and a teenager in our house run by "clean-freaks", vacuuming is a daily chore, We have the 2017 model of iRobot Roomba 690 and have been reasonably happy with it. But it does get stuck more than we'd like and the somewhat random method of tracking is very inefficient. That being said, we do have hard floors with throw rugs and basically the most difficult surface area we could use to challenge the Roomba, so we have to forgive it a bit. Still, the Roomba 690 really just became something to do a little touch-up between breaking out the Dyson, or used in smaller, closed spaces with even floor surfaces. So, we took a chance on the new Roomba I7. I rarely write reviews but I know how hard it is to figure out which robot might work and why to pay for what (since I was just doing it myself a month or so ago), so I decided to chime in. For us, our expectations were completely blown out of the water with I7! We'd hoped it might track better than the 690, and WOW it sure does. And getting stuck randomly...haven't seen that at all in about 3 weeks of daily use. The mapping features are simply outstanding now with Roomba I7! We ran the I7 only two times and it figured out the layout of our entire downstairs. Now, I just press Clean, select the room and off goes Roomba I7 to do the job. I don't have to close the room or put up the invisible barrier, just tell it to clean a certain room and it's done. And if I choose for the I7 to Clean All, it does the entire downstairs, each room at a time. It's a very large area, so the battery runs out prior to completion. But If the new I7 runs out of battery while doing a job, it goes back to charge and then starts again when the battery is full. So while there is a "stop" to charge, the entire job gets done with only one action by me. Roomba I7 gets under tables, between chairs and in spaces I never even dreamed could be reached without the Dyson. And unlike the 690, I can use the app to start the I7 anywhere I am and not have to be home to babysit it to get it going again every time it gets stuck (since it only gets stuck if it finds something like a towel on the floor or some obstacle that would jam any vacuum). The I7 is quieter than the 690 too, even with more suction. I believe it's said to have 10x the suction of the 690. I can't say exactly, but there is definitely a noticeable difference in the improved suction power of the I7. Take it from someone who took a chance on Roomba I7; this device actually does what it says it can do.