Roomba 205 DustCompactor Combo Robot

I have the combo 205 for my shedder (and for having limited space) and it works well. 

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.

I have 205 and 705 and they are so good

I have ones that do both, and despite thinking I would hate it - the 2025 Roomba actually does a better job on my floor. I put that down to it returning back to the dock to wash and wet it’s pad’s rather than just adding water from a internal tank to a already dirty pad… pleasantly surprised to be honest!

I have 5 border collies and I love my roombas! I have two currently, one for upstairs and one downstairs so I don’t have to move them and so they can run multiple times a day. They work amazingly well!! I have the 105 with the auto empty doc downstairs and I love it so much! Upstairs I have the 205 combo dust compactor as I have a mixture of carpet and vinyl floors but I wish I could have just gotten another 105. I do recommend checking the brushes to see if fur is getting wrapped up in the sides but that is easy to clean. Other than that I’ve had no issues and run mine multiple times day