iRobot - Roomba® j9+ Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum

Not surprised to see iRobot's Roomba at the near bottom of the list.

Sure have. My j9+ decided to pack it in 3 months after I got it and started throwing navigation errors and bricked itself quite a few times. Then the clean base decided it wanted to leak cleaning solution all over the mopping part of the robot. They sent me a new base which didn't help the issue, so they sent me another robot. To say I'm extremely gun shy about this new robot is a huge understatement. I should've just gotten a damned cordless steam mop and a cordless stick vacuum, which could probably do a better job than this piece of shit. For almost $1300, it should work, but of course it doesn't.

I have 4 dogs so feel your pain, also 3 Women in our house so hair is a problem. I don't have the eufy S1 yet, but I think the Eufy X10 Pro is great but it doesn't get much love here. Also the Roomba J9+ vacuum only robot is fantastic.

I upgraded to the J9+, vacuum only, a couple of weeks ago and I am extremely happy with it. I own several different brands and as far as I'm concerned Roomba makes the best vacuum products. Period. But it does come with a dock though, I don't think you can get it without it? But it is a reasonable size since it's vacuum only, I have it kind of hidden next to a table in the living room.

Then that's the one to get if you do not want the dock which you sound quite adamant about. One thing to keep in mind is the width is the exact same as the vacuum so it's not taking up more floor space, it adds about 8 in or so in height from the top of the vacuum.

I have four dogs, two Bernese mountain dogs, a Corgi and a Westie. I had been using an i7+ for years now and had been extremely happy with it, with regular maintenance and removing the hair from the rollers and the front wheel practically daily, it ran great. But I've had the upgrade bug for a while and just last week I upgraded to the j9+ vacuum only and I'm very impressed with the upgrades! It's definitely faster, far more suction power, quieter. So I'm not sure what your budget is but I would recommend a j5+ or j9+ just because I like having the bins for self emptying if you are looking for vacuum only devices.

I have four dogs, two Bernese mountain dogs, a Corgi and a Westie. I had been using an i7+ for years now and had been extremely happy with it, with regular maintenance and removing the hair from the rollers and the front wheel practically daily, it ran great. But I've had the upgrade bug for a while and just last week I upgraded to the j9+ vacuum only and I'm very impressed with the upgrades! It's definitely faster, far more suction power, quieter. So I'm not sure what your budget is but I would recommend a j5+ or j9+ just because I like having the bins for self emptying if you are looking for vacuum only devices.

The new Roomba Combo 10 just recently came out and it is on sale for $500 off here in Canada! That's pretty crazy. So it is the newest and the best of the best. I personally just bought a j9+ but the vacuum only unit a couple of weeks ago and it does such a great job. I have four dogs so it is running daily and then I have another machine for the mopping. So if your budget allows you could go straight for the best and the new, The Combo 10. You could also consider the j9 plus combo device which many people here love, but I would probably go with the j9 plus vacuum only device and do the combo with the Braava jet M6 standalone floor washer. I personally like having my devices separated and I think it leads to both doing a better job but I would say the majority of people disagree with me and find the combo units easier to use while doing an equally as good job. So I'm not sure if this has helped you a lot or not but if you have any other questions please do ask.

Yes that happens. Until the base clean is reached you probably have to do it after every run, I now have to remove the hair from the rollers including both ends every second day and do a full clean on weekends. Keeping the filter clean is very important for suction. I should also mention I have four dogs plus there are 2 Women living in the house, and the j9+ does a great job keeping our house clean.

Hiya, I just purchased this device about 2 months ago. 2 Women & 4 dogs in our house so I understand about hair everywhere, and this is a great device for that problem. Especially with pets it does take a few minutes every couple days and about 5 minutes for me on a weekly basis to keep it running in tip top shape. I run it daily, and twice a day in two rooms. Everyday or two I take a quick look daily to see if there is any hair wrapped around the rollers or the brush, about every second day I have to pop them out and just clean the hair off the rollers and pull the hair out from both ends. Weekly I do the same, but I also pull the little grey cap off the end of the rollers and pull all the hair out of there. I also pull the filter out to clean the dust off, sometimes just giving it a knock on the side of the garbage can and using a little brush to clean it or taking it outside and cleaning it with a small rechargeable compressed air device I have that you can buy on Amazon or AliExpress. It's much cheaper than going through the cans. There is also some other regular maintenance suggested and iRobot has great videos on their website, YouTube and in the app in the product health section.

Please also keep in mind it could take several runs to get what I call a Base clean, so you might notice the rollers need to be cleaned every run for the first several runs. And it might leave what looks like clumps of hair that you have to pick up while getting to this point, just pick them up because it's easier and that will end as soon as the base clean has been achieved. You will be shocked at how much it picks up for the first little while.

The J9+ is amazing with obstacles, and will ask you afterward if each is more permanent, such as furniture being moved around or added. Or if they are temporary, such as the 40 dog toys and balls I have here. It does this to learn and I'm not sure when it stops, I've had mine for 2 months. This is a big obstacle it recently encountered 😃 https://preview.redd.it/ojfgtznaxd2e1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c8d0cdfa05036831a5d7c31720ef64a9eb52733e

The Roborock S8 Pro Ultra is a beast insane suction, rubber brushes that don’t tangle with fur, and it mops too (if you’re into that). For a cheaper but still effective option, the Eufy RoboVac X8 Hybrid gets the job done with dual brushes and strong suction. If you’ve got a heavy shedder, the iRobot Roomba j9+ is pricey but worth itself-emptying, avoids pet messes like a pro, and handles carpets like a champ. Avoid anything with bristle rollers

I have the iRobot Roomba J9+ and I’m overall happy with it. I haven’t had too many issues and I’ve been using it every day for a year now. I can’t say the same for the Braava jet m6 …

I have a j9+ and a shedding dog. It is an absolute waste of money. Not that it can't handle a shedding dog, i spend more time debugging and maintaining the unit and app than i would vacuuming myself.

I just went through this. iRobot invented the robovac. Just go with. MIT engineered and headquartered in the US. Maintenance kits readily available. Same company makes robots for military. I bought the j9+.

I just bought a j9+ and it’s awesome. The vacuum is not that loud. The base sounds like a jet taking off. Only runs for a few seconds but it is loud. I don’t care though. I love it. Works great, mapping is good, and cleaning is fairly quick. Great navigation. We just got a dog and house is still clean all the time. I did a ton of reading and research. Incredibly happy with this purchase.

If you value efficiency and not getting stuck probably get the eufy l60 in my opinion. If you value not running into poop, customer support, and getting the most hair, go with a roomba j7+ or j9+. Just know Roomba will get stuck a fair amount more, but definitely won’t run into dog poop.

I have house trained dogs too, but even they poop inside when they get sick. Also, iRobot’s support is phenomenal. I had a product that didn’t work well in my house and after a couple quick and easy replacement units they upgraded my product.

Just gonna tell you, the mops work very very well. Not sure where you heard they don’t, but if you wanna if you insist on going vacuum only, I recommend iRobot. They are the best at vacuuming and have great customer support. I’d say j5, j7, j9, will all be great.

Oh ok, I can’t argue with that logic. If you have pets I’d suggest you go the extra mile and get the j9+ since it’s very good for pet hair. Regardless, you’ll love the j5.

Coming from a person who’s tried the Roborock Q Revo Pro, Roborock Q Revo Master, Dreame L20, Dreame L40, iRobot Roomba Combo 10 max, iRobot Roomba j9+, iRobot Roomba j7+, and iRobot Roomba i7+, I can confidently tell you that the Roomba j9 or 10 max is by far the best. iRobot is definitely farther behind in most other aspects, though.

They stand out because I never see dog hair on my carpets when they run in contrast to older Roomba series and other brands. They definitely need more maintenance though. They have worse navigation, get stuck more, and are much worse at mopping. Roborock is much better overall but they suck at obstacle avoidance. I’d say go with dreametech. They’re a great overall. Just get the tri cut brush.

Coming from a person who’s tried the Roborock Q Revo Pro, Roborock Q Revo Master, Dreame L20, Dreame L40, iRobot Roomba Combo 10 max, iRobot Roomba j9+, iRobot Roomba j7+, and iRobot Roomba i7+, I can confidently tell you that the Roomba j9 or 10 max is by far the best. iRobot is definitely farther behind in most other aspects, though.

They stand out because I never see dog hair on my carpets when they run in contrast to older Roomba series and other brands. They definitely need more maintenance though. They have worse navigation, get stuck more, and are much worse at mopping. Roborock is much better overall but they suck at obstacle avoidance. I’d say go with dreametech. They’re a great overall. Just get the tri cut brush.

I recently got a j9*+ and i find it really loud. I cant be in the room when it cleans, after a while it starts to hurt my ears. I would not recommand if sound levels are important to you.

Not everyone dislikes Roomba. I keep trying, but can't find anything that can clean better. Roomba J9+ has been fantastic and has P.O.O.P. guarantee. (I assume you had an S9 that ran through poop.) It's way over your budget, though. You can get a J7+ for a little less, but for that much fur I think the 2x power of the J9 is worth it in your case. I really can't think of anything cheaper that will serve you well. I think I would be inclined to carry a single J9 to each floor each day over getting two cheaper models.

It depends on the Roomba... The S9+ is the best, followed by the J9/10. The Dyson VizNav is the only thing that can kill out more, but at full power I believe it only has a 12 minute runtime. And it has other issues being a robot. Dreame and Roborock have adopted the dual rollers design, but the actual performance of those don't remotely compare.

Dyson 360 viz nav is best for carpet pickup. Roomba S9+ is second, and provides the important convenience of auto-empty. Roomba J9+ is third and adds great object avoidance. Nothing else is in the ballpark for carpet cleaning.

There really isn't anything better with obstacles. I've used the best obstacle avoiding bots... Dreame, Narwal... They are somewhat equivalent, but not better than the J9. None are perfect, though.

For vacuum-only, and object avoidance isn't needed, then Roomba S9+. Carpet cleaning is leaps ahead of other brands, except Dyson, but that has other major issues. If mopping and/or object avoidance is needed, and carpet is still involved, then Roomba J9+/Combo. Carpet cleaning is close to S9+, smart scrub is fantastic at mopping up tough stuff, and it's one of only two bots that can realistically lift pad high enough to clear rugs and carpet. Other is Roborock S8 MaxV, but it falls way short on cleaning performance. For only hard floors, lots are sufficient, but for best mopping then Eufy S1 Pro.

I just got a Roomba j9+ a few days ago for $400 for Black Friday. It’s my first robot vacuum. I have a 2 bed 2 bath apartment with mixture of carpet and hard floor, as wells as a dog that sheds a ton. I’ve been slacking on my vacuuming lately (I’m embarrassed to say there were literally dog hair tumbleweeds floating around). The j9+ cleaned the apartment to nearly spotless in one pass. Now I can run it automatically and my place looks spotless. Best money I’ve spent in a long time.

Just got the Roomba J9+ and love it. Yes it used vSLAM instead of Lidar but it’s really good. It mapped my house splendidly and avoids obstacles like a champ. Suction is very good and noise levels are low. Now having said all that I really wanted the Dyson Vis Nav but it’s too expensive and it needs improvement in obstacle avoidance, battery life and self emptying. Maybe Dyson will improve over time and if they do I’ll reconsider.

I think this is one of the devices that you need to factor in your cleaning requirements as well. If you have carpet in your house then the better options for that flooring type will be those from Roomba, specifically the J9+ or S9+. With [this integration](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/irobot-roomba-i7-configuration-using-rest980/161175) you have mostly local control over the bot, including room based cleaning. The only thing missing is real time map location, but I think after the first times using a bot with that feature you’ll find it’s not something you use that often.

I have a Roomba 960 for 10 years now. And it works very well! I just changed the battery after 9 years. It's connected to my Home Assistant, disconnected from Internet and all could stuff. But today I am looking for a new one. I would like a self-empty station. It's not an easy stuff to find a new one. Ten years ago, market was IRobot and Neato. Today, Neato is dead, replaced by more than 10 Chinese brands. All with a lot of technology: Mop, cartography, cameras, vacuum suction of 10000Pa, and a budget of more than 1000$ in most of the cases. It's ok, this is the new market. I want something simple: * Clean the ground, and do it WELL! * a self-empty station * a little bit of cartography, but not too much * no mop, it doesn't work well, and it's more maintenance * A reliable product, that will work in 10 years, I want to be able to buy replacement part if something fail. * No internet connection. It's a vacuum, it doesn't need to go on the web, just to clean. With my shopping list it's not easy, and I have two models in competition: Roomba J5+ vs Roborock Q8 Max. But both seems to be garbage! J5+: * Irobot doesn't give the vacuum suction. But based on reviews and comment, it's less than Roomba 960 (9.3CFM for 960, 7.3CFM for J5+). I should expect a worse result * I can jump to J9+, seems to have a better suction, but more expensive Q8: * Everybody love Roborock, but when you look at the reviews, it's broken after one year * When it's not broken people say "It's work well, it's my 4th Roborock in 4 years!" Why do you change your vacuum every year??? So I have the choice between a vacuum with 5000Pa of suction but will probably have failure in one year, on a Robot that will be robust, but a suction below than we have 10 years ago...

Cloud connection for Roborock is a show stopper for me. If I buy a new one, it will be a Roomba. Now, I don't know if I buy a J5+ or J9+. J9+ has a better suction, but it's really expensive, and I am not even sure I will see a difference

Get the j9+ (not combo) for the better suction on carpet compared to the j7

I have a dog that sheds often but not constantly. Needle type hair. I run the Roomba about once a week. I have a J9+, which has more suction than the J8, but to be honest I never thought those small differences were consequential.

I own the Eufy S1 Pro. I bought that to replace the Roomba j9. This robot is a step function increase over prior gens in terms of mapping and navigation fidelity. Totally nonlinear. Sometimes the fan kicks on and I wonder why it’s vacuuming, but I think the vacuum fan is the same fan that cools the onboard Nvidia GPU (it’s quiet, think computer fan). It doesn’t have small obstacle avoidance yet (planned for next year I guess). It swallowed a cat toy and I was curious what it was going to do, it backed up, popped open its little lid and regurgitated it out. My wife and I anthropomorphize it. It is smart. Other robots are millions of if statements and this is a big matrix vector product. If statements cover edge cases though. Edit: see this comment below for a more accurate look: https://www.reddit.com/r/RobotVacuums/s/oYqCUqUYaw

Roomba j9 (not the Combo one) or Dyson 360° VisNav (but it's reeeally expensive). They're both better than pretty much *everything* else, for what concerns vacuuming.

For vacuum only I love my roomba j9

Roomba J series would work

ONLY for carpets? Hate it or not, nothing can beat roombas in carpets. Roomba j9 (NOT the combo) is pretty good, has obstacle avoidance and self emptying

Product specific subreddits like r/roomba are always gonna have people complaining, which is natural. People on this sub however are complaining about irobot roombas, mostly involving "irobot doesn't innovate anymore". But the innovations on robot vacuums these days are mostly about making the most complex and good cleaning mops possible, which you don't need in your case. Vacuum only Roombas (Except the roomba essential, dont buy that) are very good at carpet cleaning and nothing has came close to them so far. You might need to turn on your lights or run in daylight, because j9 uses a camera to navigate which can struggle in dark.

I’ve had my J9+ for 4 weeks and absolutely love it. My home is mostly hardwood and two area rugs. It does all 95 % better than I can any given day!! Also I have it programmed for every two to three days and it’s on time and doesn’t bother the nervous queen we have (Siamese) at all.  I only have to pick up shoes my office chairs moved out until it’s done then I move them back right after. A couple end tables I can easily take off floor for the duration and it goes pretty much on its own.  Have one recliner it gets hooked on occasionally but it shuts off until I get it off then it stays away from it the rest of time.  So yes it’s well worth the for me!! I’m 72 yrs old. 

In that case, it’s likely personal preference. I’m partial to iRobot and have been loyal for the better half of a decade. I wouldn’t recommend a combo robot. If you’re wanting just daily or several days a week cleaning - go for the j8 enhanced, j9 or the s9. Roborock has a pretty good rep and Narwall (spelling?) has a good rep for combo robots. Just see what your cleaning needs are. If price isn’t an issue get the most powerful one. IMO, no such thing as too clean 🤣

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. On hard floors any of them will pick up the hair. The s9 will do very well on the area rugs. Not worth buying the combo models.

I have a J9 the thing is awesome but I do think there are better robots for the price if you care about obstacles avoidance more then pick up abilities

I had a J6 and still have my J9. You can get a j6 for the price you want. (I gave it to my sister in law, works fine after 2 years) I bought a Roborock S8MV, so the J9 got the J6 spot and the J6 was kicked out.

Pretty darn happy with my roomba j7/9. Comes with a base station that it blows the content into. Super low maintenance that way.

They \*could\* but I doubt very much that they do; it would cost a lot. The biggest privacy risk is revealing a map of the layout of your home if your online account is hacked. I have an iRobot Roomba that empties its own bag into a base. Love it. Love not having to vacuum under beds and sofas. 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. Don't run it automatically or when you're not home. Do clean the hair out of it after it runs (takes only a couple minutes). I run it once a week. 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. Spend about a minute getting hair out of its rollers. I've had several good looks inside my Roomba and didn't see anything like microphones or cameras. Its bump sensors are not cameras. It does have an internet connection and so can be voice-controlled if you connect to Alexa or Google Home. But that is optional. If you only operate it with the app or onboard buttons, it cannot be voice controlled.

The I and J series clean so much better than the 2 Essential. Even the lowest priced I series is well worth the extra money.

If you don't care about mopping, then I would suggest considering a roomba j series. The dual rollers, bin design (reduces filter clogging), dirt detection, and bin sensor for auto empty make it well suited for pet hair. Hair will still accumulate inside of the rubber rollers and require maintenance. VacuumWars recently found that the similar combo 10 max picked up 100% of 2.5 inch hair from carpet, which was much better than many modern flagship models from competitors. I have 3 robovacs (Ecovacs x1 omni, Roomba j5+, Roborock S6 pure) and rate the j5+ highly. I have 270 hours on it so far with no issues

The comment about robot vacuums only being for small places is probably based on the old random pattern robots. Most robots now map and do well in large houses. It sounds like most mapping robots would work for you, since you don't want mopping, have hardfloors, and no pets. So anything with lidar (prefered) or vslam navigation. Obstacle avoidance might be a useful feature for cords, shoes, toys etc. left on the ground. It might be worth looking into a Eufy L60, iRobot Roomba j series, Roborock Q series, or shark. I'm biased because I have three robot vacs (Roborock S6, Ecovacs x1 omni, and iRobot Roomba j5+ combo) and my roomba j5+ is the only one that is reliable and working at the moment

iRobot is likely the longest lasting brand, there are many accounts of people having these bots for so many years and well over 1k hours.. iRobot are still providing parts for 12+ year old bots. Where is the planned obsolescence there?

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. Battery is debatable, but it's also a non-issue for most because of charge and resume

I’ve had a Roomba for over 10 years now. It’s 100% worth it. I got it when I was a single cat lady in my 20s working long hours. Now I’m married and we have 2 kids, a cat and a dog. We upgraded to the Roomba that maps the house and empties itself in the docking station. It vacuums the whole house 3x a week and does the high traffic areas 5 nights a week after the kids go to bed. I do wish the mop version (Brava) worked better. I have not gotten that damn thing to properly map my house to mop for me and the solution that they sell for it makes all of our house shoes squeak for days.

I have a j series its 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!