For early adopters who want a robot that tidies small clutter; buyers who just want clean floors get more for less elsewhere.
Amazon $999.98
Suits large, mostly hard-floor homes that want a self-washing mop dock from a familiar brand; weak carpet and pet hair results make it a poor fit for rugs and pets.
- Washes mop + emptiesDock
- 58% measuredCarpet pickup
- LiDARNavigation
- Dual spinning padsMop
- 4.2 inHeight
Price checked October 26, 2026. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
- Covered about 1,420 sq ft per charge in Vacuum Wars’ test, enough for a large home
- Wrapped very little hair on its brush in Vacuum Wars’ test
- Dock empties the bin and washes and dries the spinning mop pads
- Pads lift automatically on carpet
- Lifted only 58% of sand worked into carpet in Vacuum Wars’ test
- Picked up about half the pet hair on carpet
- Pad drying is unheated
- iRobot doesn’t publish suction, runtime, battery or warranty details
How it scores
The rating comes from 5 measured or published factors, each scored 0-100 against fixed reference points for its type. How we rank explains each one.
Independent tests
What independent testers measured, on their own test floors with their own units. Carpet deep clean and pet hair are the share of debris lifted; these feed the Cleaning score.
| Tested by | Carpet deep clean | Pet hair | Hair tangle (0 = none) | Area per charge | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacuum Wars | 58% | 49.5% | 0.2 | 1,421 sq ft | Embedded sand in medium-pile carpet; flattened 2.5 in pet hair on carpet, two runs; 7 in hair tangle on hard floor (0 = none wrapped). |
Specifications
| Vacuum | |
|---|---|
| Main brush | multi-surface rubber brush |
| Mopping | |
| Mop | Dual spinning pads |
| Leaves mop at dock | No |
| Extending mop | No |
| Dock | |
| Dock | Washes mop + empties |
| Self-empties | Yes |
| Washes mop | Yes |
| Hot-air drying | No |
| Navigation & app | |
| Navigation | LiDAR |
| Obstacle avoidance | Object sensing (sensor type not given) |
| Voice assistants | Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant |
| Build | |
| Height | 4.2 in (107 mm) |
| Weight | 9.1 lb (4.1 kg) |
| Released | 2025-03 |
Alternatives in this type
Only worth it deeply discounted for very low furniture; newer slim Roborocks clean better for less.
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