j6+

I’ve got this same one. Honestly, even at $150 it’s still overpriced. I got rid of a “lesser” Roborock and have regretted it ever since. With all the issues this Roomba has, it’s honestly more of a chore just troubleshooting the thing than it is to vacuum yourself.

I bought a Roomba when they first came out 2 decades ago. It did ok, but I bought it more for the novelty, as my 3 story loft was not conducive to robot vacuuming. I have a new place that should be perfect. Wide open spaces, flat floors, few obstructions. Saw $100 rebate for a J6+ at Costco, and bought one. And wow, it is terrible. 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. And 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. That should be a no brainer part of its operation. Almost all of the fails seem to be from low quality software. I guess because of brand recognition, I mistakenly thought Roomba was synonymous with quality. Is this a new thing, or has Roomba been a junk brand for awhile now?

I'm boxing mine up tomorrow and returning it too. Good thing for Costco's return policies. I'm just shocked how bad the software is. They've had 20 years to figure out how to get a robot to go into its own charging dock. 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'm just at a loss how Roomba could have become such a low quality product so quickly.

Do not buy this! The charging contact can be faulty and can melt, which is a potential fire hazard, too. This happened to ours in less than 3 months and it's a pretty common issue with reviews. Spend the extra dollar and go with Roborock instead.

With two labs and a cat our J6+ has been a valuable member of the family over the years. An absolute life changer, we love you Alfred, thank you for your service. (Sorry for trapping you in the bathroom)

I've returned roombas to Costco after years of ownership. It's not a TV. And yes my current one does the same shit, after a couple days of failed cleanings i go figure out what's up. It's usually stuff that the vacuum picked up that are too large to be pulled through the connection to the base, or the sensors are dirty. Is it annoying? Fuck yeah. But I don't want to vacuum so I put up with it.

Our German shepherd and American Eskimo leave a lot of hair, and while the robot doesn't get it all, it does a very very good job and makes it a lot easier on you for daily sweeping and whatnot. The hair will get stuck in the mechanical parts often. you basically have to flip it over every after cleaning and pull the hair out of the vacuums brush, you can remove the small wheel and pull the hair out of it. My American Eskimo sheds like no animal I have ever owned or seen anyone own, so it might not be as bad for you. I have this j6 robot and a Tikom robot. The j6 does a better job but the tikom did a fine job and it was super cheap.

I have an old j6+ that is a workhorse. I lightly clean it every weekend. It runs every day on hard floor surfaces. (I have a golden who sheds nonstop). I also have an s9+ for my carpeted spaces. It rarely returns to base. Inevitably I find it in the room it was supposed to be cleaning telling me the brushes need to be cleaned(they don’t). As Fire_Hunter_8413 noted, it chews those brushes up and I can never get the side brush to last longer than a week. When it does work, it vacuums extremely well. Idk why they chose such crappy brushes for it. I will have to try the hack for the brushes - I have to change them frequently because of the dog fur.