iRobot - j6+
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Last updated: Jul 19, 2025 Scoring
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"Love mine! ... The obstacle avoidance is seriously a game changer. ... Fortunately my review history is usually 99% dog toys haha"
"My J6+ avoids anything and then after the fact asks me to review what the object is and I can either choose to ignore or tell it to always avoid stuff like it. ... Just make sure to review all your cleaning history in the app and review the pictures it takes of objects it detects. It will learn over time to avoid or not avoid additional stuff in my experience."
"The J series Roombas by iRobot are the most well rounded obstacle avoiders"
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"this has the self emptying base and is a must have. ... You won’t use the robot if you have to empty the bin twice a day."
"they have sensors that detect debris building up in the vacuum path and send the bot to the dock to auto-empty and resume."
"I have an iRobot Roomba that empties its own bag into a base. Love it."
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"super easy to get long hair out of the rollers/wheels/whatever. ... Wife went through chemo and it was a test for the robot...both survived!"
"The dual rollers, bin design (reduces filter clogging), dirt detection, and bin sensor for auto empty make it well suited for pet hair."
"I think it was worth the price only for how much easier it is to clean long hair compared to my stand up shark. ... Have a roomba j6+ and it has the side brush that spins, usually get a clump of hair there after a few runs and I just cut it off with scissors. ... There’s a screw to replace this brush but I never had to unscrew it to cut the hair off yet. But it’s a nice option to have if needed. ... And as for the bottom rollers they come out without the need for any screws unlike my regular vacuum. ... Hair would get wrapped around this part usually but on roomba is significantly less, mostly cause it gets spun in the little corner circle brush. ... I have had a hard time in past even when a vacuum is labeled for pet hair or having a anti tangle brush. Never works but roomba has been easier to clean that out when it does happen."
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"super easy to get long hair out of the rollers/wheels/whatever. ... Wife went through chemo and it was a test for the robot...both survived!"
"I think it was worth the price only for how much easier it is to clean long hair compared to my stand up shark. ... Have a roomba j6+ and it has the side brush that spins, usually get a clump of hair there after a few runs and I just cut it off with scissors. ... There’s a screw to replace this brush but I never had to unscrew it to cut the hair off yet. But it’s a nice option to have if needed. ... And as for the bottom rollers they come out without the need for any screws unlike my regular vacuum. ... Hair would get wrapped around this part usually but on roomba is significantly less, mostly cause it gets spun in the little corner circle brush. ... I have had a hard time in past even when a vacuum is labeled for pet hair or having a anti tangle brush. Never works but roomba has been easier to clean that out when it does happen."
"The dual rollers, bin design (reduces filter clogging), dirt detection, and bin sensor for auto empty make it well suited for pet hair."
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"I have 270 hours on it so far with no issues ... I rate the j5+ highly."
"The later Roombas with a camera/vision system are pretty good at avoiding things that could cause snags/clogs. ... I used to be vigilant with clearing the floor and even putting dining chairs on the table, but now I just have my Roomba run every night with dog toys, kid toys, wife's shoes and purse, chairs, charger cords, laundry baskets, and everything else blocking its path."
"We've had it since 2021."
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"The vacuum refused to run with an error at one point. ... It sat unable to charge for 2 days. ... I called iRobot tech support and they offered to allow me to send it in to them for $150 (mind you I paid $700 for this guy less than 2 years ago). ... I told them I'd rather throw it in the trash and buy a cheapo vacuum. ... After hanging up with tech support, it magically started working. Immediately. Makes you wonder."
"at least half of its fails are because it gets stuck trying to get on its own docking station (which is in an easy to reach and clear spot) to charge. ... I've sat there and watched it back up, go back forward, miss, back up, spin around, miss again. It literally does this until it either manages to get itself stuck on the dock, or just runs its power down."
"I don’t mind emptying the bin if it would just vacuum longer than 20 minutes. ... Worked 20 minutes this morning then quit half under our bed. ... Said to move and restart. It started and went back to base. Checked charge. It’s charged. Cleaned roller of a bit of dogs hair. Pushed button to start while in new area. Started but just went back to base. ... Reminds me of a stubborn toddler!"
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"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."
"We spend more time monkeying to get it working than if we just vacuumed!"
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"The vacuum refused to run with an error at one point. ... It sat unable to charge for 2 days. ... I called iRobot tech support and they offered to allow me to send it in to them for $150 (mind you I paid $700 for this guy less than 2 years ago). ... I told them I'd rather throw it in the trash and buy a cheapo vacuum. ... After hanging up with tech support, it magically started working. Immediately. Makes you wonder."
"at least half of its fails are because it gets stuck trying to get on its own docking station (which is in an easy to reach and clear spot) to charge. ... I've sat there and watched it back up, go back forward, miss, back up, spin around, miss again. It literally does this until it either manages to get itself stuck on the dock, or just runs its power down."
"I don’t mind emptying the bin if it would just vacuum longer than 20 minutes. ... Worked 20 minutes this morning then quit half under our bed. ... Said to move and restart. It started and went back to base. Checked charge. It’s charged. Cleaned roller of a bit of dogs hair. Pushed button to start while in new area. Started but just went back to base. ... Reminds me of a stubborn toddler!"
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"I don’t mind emptying the bin if it would just vacuum longer than 20 minutes. ... Worked 20 minutes this morning then quit half under our bed. ... Said to move and restart. It started and went back to base. Checked charge. It’s charged. Cleaned roller of a bit of dogs hair. Pushed button to start while in new area. Started but just went back to base. ... Reminds me of a stubborn toddler!"
"In 2 weeks, it hasn't completed a single full house cleaning mission. ... It gets stuck in ridiculous spots that I think my 2 decade old "dumb" Roomba could have avoided."
"Almost all of the fails seem to be from low quality software. ... I'm just shocked how bad the software is. ... I really think it is poor software. The hardware appears to be working OK. It just makes really poor decisions and gets stuck or fails to charge almost every time."
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"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."
"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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