iRobot - Roomba Combo j8 Enhanced
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Last updated: Aug 12, 2025 Scoring
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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 run mine at least 2 times a day and I think it helps keep it where hairballs don don’t build up and get stuck in it."
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"The combo 10 max (almost the same obstacle avoidance as all other modern/j-series iRobot models) initially scored in vacuum war's top ten for obstacle avoidance. ... It's also the only brand that guarantees avoidance of pet poo."
"The J series Roombas by iRobot are the most well rounded obstacle avoiders"
"But I do like the obstacle avoidance."
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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."
"My j5+ has been reliable and kept up with 2 shedding dogs (long hair border collie cross) and two people"
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"it doesn’t matter when the roomba takes care of charging as needed on its own with the dock, so it’d be pretty tedious. ... powering and emptying themselves as needed."
"The dock holds a lot of dirt (weeks worth, certainly) and the vacuum itself doesn’t hold much, so you’d have to be manually emptying it all the time. ... powering and emptying themselves as needed."
"It has a reservoir of the liquid at the charging station and a bag dispenser for the dust as well."
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"my roomba j5+ is the only one that is reliable and working at the moment"
"I have 270 hours on it so far with no issues ... I rate the j5+ highly."
"iRobot are still providing parts for 12+ year old bots. ... It's clearly designed for repairability."
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"God forbid when you are training the ai(?) by reviewing the photos you ever allow anything as ... not an obstacle ... then it will run over similar things forever. Like string, after I told it a cord off the ground was not an obstacle. :("
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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."
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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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"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."
"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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"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."
"It took some prep to make my home ready for it--furniture needs to be high enough (and legs wide enough apart) for it to run up under. ... Lamp cords need to be secured."
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