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The iRobot Roomba 980 Robot Vacuum Cleaner Robot vacuums take pet hair, lint, and dust from the floor before they settle. They also can stay clear of stairs and other obstacles, including tippy furniture. Most robotic vacuums require maintenance, like emptying (and occasionally rinsing) the bin, and wiping sensors and cameras. Also, they need to be connected to a power source. A lot of them have apps for smartphones to schedule, adjust settings, and more. Roomba 960 by iRobot The iRobot Roomba 980, the most recent in a line of top-of the-line robot vacuums, is a must for every modern home. This model is extremely powerful suction and an HEPA filter that will help anyone concerned about allergies. It also comes with a large battery that can be cleaned for up to two hours and returns to its dock automatically when the bin is full. Smart mapping is another feature that allows it to identify areas in your home that require attention and creates an easy path to get around them. We've seen this technology in action and it does a great job of maneuvering around toys abandoned on the floor or furniture legs that are sticking out from under things. robot mop vacuum Robot Vacuum Mops has a camera that snaps the Roomba back to reality when it starts drifting away from its original location. iRobot also added an additional set of rollers beneath the Roomba which do not have bristles and therefore are more likely to avoid the tangles that previous models. They are also taller and can be tucked under low couches or beds. They're designed to make the model more maneuverable on different kinds of floors. What makes the Roomba 980 stand out from other models with a higher-end price tag, though, is its integration of the new dirt detection feature, which uses cameras to detect tiny bits of dirt. This is a nice improvement over the previous version, that relied on the sensor-driven pseudorandom coverage method to bounce around the room and clean at least three times from different angles. The Roomba 980 performed well in our tests on carpets and hard floors. It scored highly on carpets with low pile and on mid-pile. It did a good job collecting pet hair, however it struggled with the long and thick pet hair that was stuck together. Despite these slight limitations, the Roomba 980 remains one of our top-performing robots, and it's even far from being as costly as some of the other top-of-the-line models on this list. It has a lot of features you'd expect from a flagship model, but it doesn't have all the fancy apps or home integration you'd find in other top contenders. The iRobot Roomba is simple to set up and get up and running immediately. After removing the pull tab for the battery and the yellow bin insert from the undercarriage, all you have to do is plug it into its Home Base docking station or a wall socket, press its big “Clean” button and let it get to work. It will automatically return to docking station when it runs out of battery or is full of sand. There are also indicators on top that show the bin is empty, or when it needs to recharge, or when it loses Wi-Fi.