iRobot - Roomba Combo j5
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Last updated: Aug 22, 2025 Scoring
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"I have a J5 Combo and a J7+. Both do very well keeping up with my German Shepherd's shedding, and for the first time in decades of GSD ownership I can walk through my main living area at any time and not get hair all over my socks."
"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 j5s are great for pet hair"
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"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."
"Camera is good at detecting obstacles like poop"
"Roomba j5 has POOP promise: for the first year of ownership: if the Roomba does not avoid poop and goes on top of it iRobot would replace 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!"
"I have a J5 Combo and a J7+. Both do very well keeping up with my German Shepherd's shedding, and for the first time in decades of GSD ownership I can walk through my main living area at any time and not get hair all over my socks."
"The j5s are great for pet hair"
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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 have a J5 Combo and a J7+. Both do very well keeping up with my German Shepherd's shedding, and for the first time in decades of GSD ownership I can walk through my main living area at any time and not get hair all over my socks."
"The j5s are great 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."
"So far, Roomba/iRobot seems to have... machine durability."
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"They don't seem to have enough traction while mopping even on their lowest setting and using plain water, it'll just start sliding and not go in a straight line. Then it'll give up and be in the middle of a room."
"J series especially has dumb pathing issues."
"Sure, there’s a glitch or a bad software update every now and then"
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"I never use the available mopping feature of the J5, but at the time that level of suction power didn't come without it."
"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."
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"They don't seem to have enough traction while mopping even on their lowest setting and using plain water, it'll just start sliding and not go in a straight line. Then it'll give up and be in the middle of a room."
"iRobot Roomba combo and Braava are really just automated swiffer mops that do not suck up the dirty solution off the floor. ... They spray the floor and drag an absorbent pad over it instead. ... If you have a handheld swiffer with the solution sprayer, you will find that the Roomba mop models work almost identically. ... These will do a general clean but do not scrub the floor and cannot clean up spilled food or drinks."
"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."
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"They don't seem to have enough traction while mopping even on their lowest setting and using plain water, it'll just start sliding and not go in a straight line. Then it'll give up and be in the middle of a room."
"iRobot Roomba combo and Braava are really just automated swiffer mops that do not suck up the dirty solution off the floor. ... They spray the floor and drag an absorbent pad over it instead. ... If you have a handheld swiffer with the solution sprayer, you will find that the Roomba mop models work almost identically. ... These will do a general clean but do not scrub the floor and cannot clean up spilled food or drinks."
"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."
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"iRobot's app is clunky. ... It works, eventually ... but it's not fun or efficient. ... Every time I go into it I feel like I'm in a find-the-secret-door strategy game, plus it's very S-L-O-W. ... I can go make coffee while the map loads."
"Sure, there’s a glitch or a bad software update every now and then"
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