Roomba® 105 Vac Robot + AutoEmpty™ Dock

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

I have a 105 that sucks up an impressive amount of dog hair on vacuum mode. I have not tried the mop function yet.

I have a very sheddy lab mix, and my own back problems. I bought a very basic 105 from HSN and I LOVE this thing! Wish I'd gotten one years ago.

Roomba 105 said “docking? never heard of her.” If nav + no-go zones matter, go Roborock Q5 for laser brain, pet-hair beast. Shark Matrix is better than old Shark, but still a bit lost sometimes. Just pick the smart one.

5 months ago I got a Roomba 105 for hardwood floors and would absolutely NOT RECCOMEND. I would rather sell both kidneys than buy another. I would rather sell my body for science, before I'm dead, than use this thing. Nothing I try to do with this thing is easy. Simple tasks like connecting to WiFi is an all-day affair. It's not even half-baked, and should have never been brought to market. Last week I got an Eufy Omni S1 Pro, for mostly carpet and a little bit of tile. Compared to the Roomba it's like night and day. Ok, the Roomba 105 is a low-end unit and the Omni S1 Pro is a top of the line unit. Even taking that into account the Eufy is so much better. The software and app are, umm, usable! I haven't ran into a single issue with the Omni S1 Pro. It even properly mops the plastic mat under my desk chair. Looking at what the Omni S1 Pro leaves in the vacuum bag... It does pick up a good amount from my carpet! Not as much as my Bissel upright manual vacuum or my Samsung cordless stick vacuum, but enough where I'm now concerned that I'm going to need to replace the vacuum bag after 8 "vacuum the whole floor" cycles. Ok, well, I'm off to order more bags...

The Roomba 105 will avoid carpet when it's mopping, but it may not avoid it 100% of the time, and you have to install the mop pad yourself every time you want it to mop. It doesn't have the ability to raise the mop pad up to traverse over carpets.

What was your experience like? Mine was pretty good with a Roomba, but my layout was very simple and minimal.

I've been using Roomba for years. [They have some models in your price range.](https://hiarthur.com/?share=5249822f-8e97-4bb4-bcb2-4b759f49d75a) Same as you, I had mostly hardwood floors and low-pile carpet in the bedroom. Other than my dog trying to fight the vacuum, it was great. When I moved to a smaller place with stairs and obstacles, I gave it to my mom.

The q7 L5 doesn't automatically map out carpets, you have to designate no-mop areas in the map manually. The q7 l5 lacks a dedicated carpet sensor and relies upon brush resistance to trigger suction boost on carpet. But this system is not accurate enough to map out carpeted areas. The roomba 105 on the other hand does appear to have an ultrasonic carpet sensor and should avoid carpets by itself. No roomba made in the last few years will work with the old virtual wall units. The 105 has virtually nothing in common with older irobot designed units and is completely incompatible with old parts or accessories.