Customer Ratings & Reviews

This is my fourth Roomba. When I moved in the past my roommates inevitably ask to keep my iRobot and I have used that excuse to upgrade every few years. This is my second Roomba with an automatic emptying station and I love having it built it so I am not having to empty Roomba after the daily run. With senior parents, kids, and dogs - my floors and area rugs are in need of daily care. Love that Roomba can handle it all I do not have to mess with it. Before I had Roomba I had to vacuum everyday due to the dog hair alone now Roomba runs every day on a schedule that I set and I rarely use the full size vacuum. Pro tips from a long time user: 1. buy furniture that has 4"+ clearance so that you never have to see another dust bunny 2. Use the app to set up keep out zones. Roomba skips the laundry room at my house. 3. Keep area rug pile height on the low side. Official compatible heights are on the site, but I try to keep it under half an inch combined height for both rug and rug pad. 4. You can turn off the settings that make you uncomfortable in the app. Don't want it to make a map of your house or use the camera? It takes less than 30 seconds to turn those features on or off - but you might lose some functionally so read up on that before buying. 5. The obstacle navigation has improved a lot over the years, but you can anticipate that you will need to rescue Roomba occasionally if you have clutter. 6. Be prepared to buy the replacement part kits. How often you need to replace the parts is really going to come down to how much Roomba is cleaning your home and how much Roomba is picking up. For my house we swap parts when they visibly need to be replaced (maybe 5-6 times a year). I've read online that you can vacuum out the docking station bags to reuse them, however, I've never had success with that suggestion. Feature I miss: Manual charging. Long ago the docking station used to have the option of plugging directly into Roomba. That meant if you were having issues with the connection points on the charger you could still charge Roomba even if the docking station needed cleaning or maintenance. I'm not sure why they would take away this feature - I use both wireless and USB charging on my phone, and it's nice to have a backup option.

Very impressed with the J9 +. We are coming from an old shark robot and let me tell you this thing is sooo much better than the shark. It was easy to get it going and set up. The J9 mapped my downstairs perfectly on the first run which I was very impressed with. The J9 continues to make small adjustments every few cleaning runs. The J9 also makes cleaning zone suggestions and even will even suggest a name. The J9 will take pictures of certain things ( dog toys, balls, wires ect ) and ask you after he finishes if they are temporary or permanent. Then ask if you want to make a keep out zone. This thing is loaded with tech and super cool. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a robot vacuum

Nice for the discount price. Rarely gets stuck and it's a proven design. Might not pick up quite as well as others on certain surfaces but parts are available and the proven design at a discounted price. Makes it well worth the investment at this time. A little bit better than the j7. I will say battery is way better than the j7. The pickup is just a little bit better. Not really all that much but the fact that it can complete a large area in one pass or rather one battery charge rather than take 4 or 5 hours like the j7 is much appreciated.

Received this to replace a J7+ Roomba that was under warranty. This one is much better- much longer cleaning time, quieter, and snaps pictures of obstacles it encounters so you can choose avoid, temp obstacle, etc. The only negative is the initial mapping run is TERRIBLE. I had to have it done twice and still really had a hard time figuring out what the layout was ! And it is apparently not possible now to add keep out zones like on my older Roomba. This Roomba also seems to just vacuum everywhere even if you try to select one room only. So… that part is very bad. But the vacuuming itself is excellent.

I am very impressed with iRobot Roomba J9 plus. It automatically cleans my my home on the preset days of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. It sends me the message as to what all the ideas it cleaned. Fascinatingly every single time it goes and cleans, he discovers the mapping out the house and adds in the system. I am very pleased that I bought this device.

Good vacuum , I’ve had the shark before this and I can say I probably had less problems with the shark than this irobot , the iRobot gives me more errors than anything but it does clean better .

Better suction than the J7+ but it does need to be cleaned out more often because of that. Of course with two very fluffy dogs and my own long hair it's inevitable.

Overall this meets my needs & expectations. My dog is heavy shedder and his hair gets wrapped around the wheels and the rollers and they need to be cleaned manually. Takes longer to clean than my prior Roomba but it is also picking up more dust & dirt.

Cleans very well! Love the app and all of the settings. Only thing is the sensor that indicates dirt bag is in sometimes needs to be taken in and out for it to be recognized.

Had the old i7 without the self emptying base. This model gets things A LOT cleaner, and the self-emptying feature is a gamechanger! I do recommend getting a reusable bag off amazon though! The roomba brand refill bags are pricey.

We bought this iRobot to vacuum upstairs after several times of taking our first iRobot up and down. It is on a schedule and all we do is make sure the floor is clear so it can do its job. We've been very pleased with it.

Product us genuinely awesome. Many mentioned abt mapping problems but I didn’t face any issue. It could clean my Golden Retriever hair on hardwood floor 99% and on carpet upto 90%

Definitely would purchase again, struggles to get a deep clean. However, does help maintain clean & kept household.

I had tried one of the combo Roomba s, but it wasn’t right for my 99 year old house. I returned it and like this one much better. I also learned from setting up the combo that I need to be sure I moved all the small furniture items while it does the mapping. This is working mush better.

I bought the J9+ after buying and quickly returning Evovac's latest Deebot X2. The X2 was clueless as to where it was going. The Roomba J9+ seems to know exactly where it's going. I was super-impressed that on its very first use, it navigated my 4-room apt almost perfectly. When it got hung up on the corner of a throw rug, it spun to move from a different angle and succeeded. The Deebot was a lost soul that I started to feel sorry for. The iRobot knows what's going on. And I look it forward to really getting to really know the space.

Absolutely LOVE the results!!! My S9 stopped functioning, so I got this one thinking it may be a downgrade and boy was I wrong! This thing picks up Labrador Retriever hair like nobody’s business! It also does this cool thing where it sends you pictures to ask if an obstacle is temporary or permanent so it gets smarter. I am so satisfied with this purchase!

While it's very loud, it does a good job and let's you know what is doing as it's doing it. I would say, too that i like the empty itself, but not sure I'll like the price to replace those bags. Those bags appear very sturdy. The vacuum doesn't like to pick up pieces of paper kind of things so know that, but i totally love it

Love this item. It’s amazing It definitely takes away the stress from sweeping everyday . Love it

Our second iRobot and continue to love them! It's easy to setup and the ability to send them to individual rooms is very handy feature. This model is newer than our current s9+.

After having to return the first purchase of this, the 2nd has worked out great so far. Have had previous version in the past and this one seems to hold a charge long enough to complete the job without having to go home and recharge.