iRobot - Combo J5+
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Last updated: Aug 12, 2025 Scoring
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"I have a J5 Combo and a J7+. Both do very well keeping up with my German Shepherd's shedding, and for the first time in decades of GSD ownership I can walk through my main living area at any time and not get hair all over my socks."
"I set it to run every day and I no longer have dog hair all over my socks, or blowing up onto the kitchen counters/stove."
"j9+ since it’s very good for pet hair."
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"It also sometimes cleans shredded cardboard from our dog and I'm really impressed that the dock hasn't been blocked with cardboard and hair yet."
"I want to replace my 960 to reduce maintenance, especially having an auto empty station."
"I like having the bins for self emptying"
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"My j5+ was been flawless for 270 hours so far. ... I still haven't ran into this issue after 1k jobs and 380 hours runtime on my j5+"
"I have 270 hours on it so far with no issues"
"So far, Roomba/iRobot seems to have... machine durability."
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"the obstacle avoidance was in the top ten (despite the same obstacles avoidance on j series being a fraction of the cost of flagships from other brands). ... the j5+ will avoid unexpected obstacles on the ground like shoes, cords etc. better."
"The J series Roombas by iRobot are the most well rounded obstacle avoiders"
"Roomba j5 has POOP promise: for the first year of ownership: if the Roomba does not avoid poop and goes on top of it iRobot would replace it."
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"I have a J5 Combo and a J7+. Both do very well keeping up with my German Shepherd's shedding, and for the first time in decades of GSD ownership I can walk through my main living area at any time and not get hair all over my socks."
"I set it to run every day and I no longer have dog hair all over my socks, or blowing up onto the kitchen counters/stove."
"j9+ since it’s very good for pet hair."
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"They don't seem to have enough traction while mopping even on their lowest setting and using plain water, it'll just start sliding and not go in a straight line. Then it'll give up and be in the middle of a room."
"iRobot Roomba combo and Braava are really just automated swiffer mops that do not suck up the dirty solution off the floor. ... They spray the floor and drag an absorbent pad over it instead. ... If you have a handheld swiffer with the solution sprayer, you will find that the Roomba mop models work almost identically. ... These will do a general clean but do not scrub the floor and cannot clean up spilled food or drinks."
"the brushes pull up some of the moisture from the mop and then dust will clump up along with pet hair and clog before getting into the bin."
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"iRobot's app is clunky. ... It works, eventually ... but it's not fun or efficient. ... Every time I go into it I feel like I'm in a find-the-secret-door strategy game, plus it's very S-L-O-W. ... I can go make coffee while the map loads."
"Sure, there’s a glitch or a bad software update every now and then"
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"constantly getting clogged"
"the brushes pull up some of the moisture from the mop and then dust will clump up along with pet hair and clog before getting into the bin."
"I spend 3-4 minutes putting things like litter baskets and chairs up off the floor so it has a better reach, then schedule it to run 3x. Then turn the schedule off again and return loose items to the floor."
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"They don't seem to have enough traction while mopping even on their lowest setting and using plain water, it'll just start sliding and not go in a straight line. Then it'll give up and be in the middle of a room."
"J series especially has dumb pathing issues."
"Roombas are behind on some features (mopping, lidar, extendable arms if you care about that) ... The shark will likely navigate and localise itself better thanks to it's lidar navigation."
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"constantly getting clogged"
"I spend 3-4 minutes putting things like litter baskets and chairs up off the floor so it has a better reach, then schedule it to run 3x. Then turn the schedule off again and return loose items to the floor."
"pretty much all maintenance on the mop will be manual ... you will be responsible for cleaning and drying dirty pads ... refilling the onboard water tank (which will be smaller than the C20's base tank)"
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