Allmost all robots are a downgrade regarding cleaning performance - it is really a shame that iRobot abandoned the "s plattform".
In the current iRobot-Pieca universe nothing (also current models like the 705 max (i have not tested the combo yet)) is even close to the s9 in regarding cleaning performance.
I have tested 2 other robots so far dominating the s9 in every test i do (carpet and hardfloor) - both are also vac only robots with one being pretty much EOL.
Everything else vacuums not very well and even mopping does not archive the same level of just dust removal most of the time depending on your flooring.
You can find various examples for this on my channel.
A funny sidenote : the 205 combo is able to clean my laminate grouts with mopping while all other fancy spinning mops, roller mops and so on fail. But more on this later :D.
The 205 with the compactor works great on my cat hair. It can do the entire house several times where my old 960 had to be emptied 5 times.
Unfortunately their recent update is bricking everyone's 205..
I have a Roomba 205 and it vacuums and mops really well. Perhaps different machines suit different homes.
We don’t have pet, so basically vacuuming and mopping hardwood surfaces and vacuuming carpet bedrooms.
if your looking for something that lasts, and is more on the simpler side, you can try looking for the older model Roombas from 2004-5 on eBay, usually they need new batteries which are around 30$ the newer Roombas, like the I and J series have seem to just gain dementia out of random? I have no clue how. Ive thrifted a lot of roomba's before so I know a lot more about the older models then new.
but for pet hair, I would recommend a Roomba with the rubber rollers instead of the agitator roller and the smaller rubber one, because the dual rubber set up helps grab hair easier and not tangle.
I know the Roomba combo 205, which is on the more expensive side, is a decent one to start with if your looking for something more empty after a month and smart. its entirely based around dust compacting and has a self emptying base you can get with it, I don't think it has a normal base, you'd have to do little research on that. it gets lidar mapping and I forget the roller set up it might have a combo agitator and rubber, I forget.
but try to stay away from the I series with the self emptying base... they seem to be having more problems as of recent.
if your looking for something that lasts, and is more on the simpler side, you can try looking for the older model Roombas from 2004-5 on eBay, usually they need new batteries which are around 30$ the newer Roombas, like the I and J series have seem to just gain dementia out of random? I have no clue how. Ive thrifted a lot of roomba's before so I know a lot more about the older models then new.
but for pet hair, I would recommend a Roomba with the rubber rollers instead of the agitator roller and the smaller rubber one, because the dual rubber set up helps grab hair easier and not tangle.
I know the Roomba combo 205, which is on the more expensive side, is a decent one to start with if your looking for something more empty after a month and smart. its entirely based around dust compacting and has a self emptying base you can get with it, I don't think it has a normal base, you'd have to do little research on that. it gets lidar mapping and I forget the roller set up it might have a combo agitator and rubber, I forget.
but try to stay away from the I series with the self emptying base... they seem to be having more problems as of recent.
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