iRobot - i4+ (Self-Emptying)
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Last updated: Aug 12, 2025 Scoring
Liked most:
5
0
"No issues at all. ... Have had it for about a year now."
"My old one is an i4 that I've had for over 5 years now"
"We've had it since 2021."
5
2
"It picks up a full 2 cups of dogs hair Every. Single. Day."
"For me, the irobot I4 series from Costco has been amazing. ... I have a St. Bernard."
"On hard floors any of them will pick up the hair."
4
2
"the ai mapping with programmable jobs with the app."
"It's doing what I wanted - a good job at cleaning specific rooms of the house on demand and on a schedule."
"does the high traffic areas 5 nights a week after the kids go to bed."
5
0
"The self-empting feature is great, rarely had an issue with that. ... I would suggest that any robot vacuum you get be able to empty itself."
"Also has the self emptying can."
"sensors that detect debris building up in the vacuum path and send the bot to the dock to auto-empty and resume."
9
1
"the ai mapping with programmable jobs with the app."
"Love not having to vacuum under beds and sofas."
"The self-empting feature is great, rarely had an issue with that. ... I would suggest that any robot vacuum you get be able to empty itself."
Disliked most:
0
1
"All the i and j7 and below series vacuums have the same motor. Only the s9 and j9 have more suction, the s9 is actually better suction."
0
2
"I have to babysit the damn thing every time it runs. ... It’ll catch a cable or suck up a cat toy so it’ll stop and I’ll have to fix it. ... Kinda makes the whole cleaning when your gone thing pointless you know? ... I don’t want to make sure the floors are clear of toys and cables first. ... I want it to maneuver around that stuff. ... I think the connivence of a robot vacuum is it can detect this stuff, especially while you’re away and act accordingly."
"Don't run it automatically or when you're not home."
0
2
"starting to not clean whole areas of my floor"
"it starts just wadding up hair and leaving it in chunks"
0
2
"I have to babysit the damn thing every time it runs. ... It’ll catch a cable or suck up a cat toy so it’ll stop and I’ll have to fix it. ... Kinda makes the whole cleaning when your gone thing pointless you know? ... I don’t want to make sure the floors are clear of toys and cables first. ... I want it to maneuver around that stuff. ... I think the connivence of a robot vacuum is it can detect this stuff, especially while you’re away and act accordingly."
"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."
"It took some prep to make my home ready for it--furniture needs to be high enough (and legs wide enough apart) for it to run up under. ... Lamp cords need to be secured."
1
2
"it starts just wadding up hair and leaving it in chunks"
"Do clean the hair out of it after it runs (takes only a couple minutes). ... Spend about a minute getting hair out of its rollers."
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