iRobot 971

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Sentiment score33% positive
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Last updated: May 2, 2026

Reddit Reviews

Reddit IconCleaningBotAddict
4 months ago

Indeed it is. Not just for its vacuum ability, but it, and other VSLAM Roombas, are the only ones that can clean close around my round dining table pedestal. All lidar-based bots leave about a 1" gap of crumbs.

11 months ago

I don't know about the new lineup, but nothing beats a Roomba 9-series on carpet, though. Even on hard floors, my Saros 10 misses a lot of spots that my J9 never did.

Reddit IconAppropriateAmoeba406
3 months ago

Two labs and two roombas here. J8+ is the newer one. The old fella is a 900 series and lives in the bedroom only now. His battery isn’t so good and he has trouble docking, but he’s still sucking in the most important ways.

3 months ago

Very. I run the J8+ twice a week and the 900 once a week. That keeps the hair in check.

Reddit Iconatbasv
5 months ago

Why not iRobot Roomba? My 900-series works perfectly. Low carpets are easy, high carpets are difficult. My roomba runs every other night when we are asleep :)

Reddit IconCurmudgeon7777
10 months ago

I have a 900 series and a j7. I don’t really have an issue with either one. They rarely get stuck and complete jobs regularly. However I recently bought a Roborock and it is definitely better. The app is much more advanced and lidar seems to be more efficient and accurate.

Reddit Iconsharschech
4 months ago

5/7 days for my new Mova z60 and I used my old Roomba 900 series 3 or 4 days a week for over 5 years.

Reddit Icongutsylady2
4 months ago

I’ve had an 800 or 900 Roomba for decades until one died and then luckily somebody was upgrading and I got another one. The more fancier ones did not seem to clean as well and the newer ones with mopping. I only use on my carpet works relatively well, but it doesn’t get into the corner and against the walls as well. I’ll keep him until they die and then hopefully they will have something that works well on rugs.

Reddit IconStatus_Fact_5459
7 months ago

I boarded dogs in my house for 8 years, I got one of the beefed up roombas made specifically for pet hair and it helped cut down on the daily sweeping/vacuum. Still gotta break out the big vac and do a deep clean once a week but the roomba keeps it clean enough each day that you won’t notice a ton of hair floating around. If cost me 1k but it’s been going strong for all that time.

Reddit IconBakingBrowniesAllDay
7 months ago

We have two Roomba series 9, one upstairs and one downstairs. We also have a German shedder. We owned the first Roomba before the dog, ran it every night, and only had to empty it once a week. We've owned it more than a decade now, so we definitely got our money's worth. With the dog, we have to empty both every day. We got the dog 6 years ago and the second Roomba 5 years ago. The trick to picking up dog hair is replacing the filter and rollers regularly. The filter affects suction and the rollers affect how effectively the hair is gathered and picked up. The sweeper is less critical but it affects how well edges/baseboards are cleaned. If I find ropes of dog hair on the rugs, it's time to change parts. I'd absolutely buy them again. Black Friday is coming up and maybe you'll find a decent deal.

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