I didn't have super high expectations, because we do not have a roomba friendly house. We have lots of small carpets with tassels, things out on the floors (like music and workout equipment for our jobs), and small awkwardly shapes (ie not square) spaces. I'm honestly blown away. I've used it twice and it navigates over/around objects so accurately, gets under furniture, does not pull weaving out of my cotton and jute woven rugs, and has only gotten caught on a tassel or cord once. My cat caught a bird and it got up all the feathers- amazing! It does miss things here and there, so it's not going to replace 100% of regular vacuuming, but it's going to cut down our in-person vacuums by A LOT. it is kind of loud, though. About as loud as the AC unit for reference, so I can't use it if I'm on a zoom call. All told though, wow.

I should've known when unboxing it to return it ASAP! One of the side brush arms was bent leaving it to clean with only 2 effective ones (result of poor packaging). In addition to a delivering a damaged product the vacuum will only dock if you place it directly in front of the dock - it will run out of battery life trying to get back .... Tech support wasn't effective, telling me it was the way it was designed (it worked while they remoted in but as soon as you run it without them ... epic FAIL!!!)

My husband and kids got me this Roomba for Christmas knowing I stress about my floors. We live in farm country, have two sons who work on farms, have livestock, and do lots of gardening. So needless to say, we have a lot of dirt that comes into our big, old farmhouse! Fortunately, we have very little carpeting. My daily floor-cleaning schedule was sweep in the morning, and Swiffer twice a day - kitchen, dining, and living rooms, Swiffer bedrooms every few days, and vacuum rugs daily. I steam clean every two weeks. With Sally Sue, she cleans every day for me! She needs to clean in two separate sessions, because the entire upstairs is too big for her battery. So sometimes I alternate days - one day for kitchen, dining, hall, and two bedrooms (all hard floors), and the next day living, central room, and master (area rugs and small carpeted area). And since I'm obsessive about my floors, I still vacuum carpet and rugs daily even when she cleans. And that's okay! She gets all the hair from 3 cats and one dog, and dust bunnies from corners and under beds and furniture. So far, this robot has held up to my rigorous cleaning ritual! Cons are: -She is noisy. I don't start her cleaning if anyone is sleeping or if my husband is working from home. -I have to have the base at the far end of the house and if she's cleaning at the other end, she can't find her way back to dock. If I'm not paying attention, she'll run out of juice and I have to find her. -I still have to vacuum rugs and carpets. There's no way this robot can clean a carpet good enough! These are small things to me and don't matter much. Overall, this robot has saved me time and a lot of work. I don't sweep or Swiffer bedrooms anymore or sweep the kitchen (I will Swiffer the kitchen once in a while because, well, OCD!). Someday, I look forward to getting a newer model, but I am good with my Sally Sue for now!!

I TRY TO USE HAZEL EVERYDAY, HOWEVER, MY BATTERY KEEPS GOING DEAD AND WONT CHARGE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 3 TIMES AND REPLACED THE CHARGER 2 TIMES. ITS STILL TELLING ME TO PLEASE CHARGE ROOMBA. IM VERY FRUSTRATED. OTHERWISE I HAVE NO OTHER COMPLAINT SHE CLEANS GOOD AND EFFICENTLY, I HAVE TWO LARGE DOGS AND GRANDKIDS ARE HERE EVERYDAY

I use this product in my 612 SF condo to remove hair, debris, crumbs and flour dust from baking, and general "carpet crud" for maintenance cleaning between deep cleans with an upright vac. For its first runs, it took the full 90 minutes, and Roomba's brush picked up a lot of hair (I have long hair that gets everywhere). I noticed that the time to finish a run decreased after the initial few runs - so Roomba takes less time to work when it's working on a cleaner surface. Maintenance is quick/easy on the Roomba, compared to the Dyson DC65 upright vac I use for deep cleaning. The Roomba brush is easily removed when emptying the dust bin (which is done after every use) and cleaned in < 5 mins vs. >20 on the upright vac - with no belt to replace. (The Dyson brush frequently tangles with hair, causing belt to slip against the trapped hair, burning the belt and stopping the brush assembly. It takes 20 minutes to to open the brush assembly and clear the brush - 40 minutes to pull the brush to clear the roller completely and reinstall - or an hour to replace the belt, clean the brush and reinstall.) My Dyson maintenance will be easier now; future deep cleans won't be pulling up surface hair and debris. Roomba doesn't completely clean into square corners because it is round, and doesn't clean in areas too narrow for its diameter; but it does a much better job than the Dyson D65 upright on straight edges and baseboards; does a fantastic job under furniture; and isn't fazed by desk pads or low area rugs. If it can't get over something, it will go around it. If it gets stuck, the iHome app sends a text. While much quieter than an upright vac, Roomba does make noise. In multi-story buildings, if floors and ceilings aren't soundproofed, impact (bumping) and airborne (machine operation) sounds can be heard on other floors. My Roomba was running at 4:15 AM (instead of the intended PM) and the noise was waking my downstairs neighbor; this was easily corrected in the iHome App.

I have Rosie scheduled to start a clean every day at a time when most of us, regardless of the day of the week, are typically out of the house. She does a great job of getting all of the dog hair that gets shed, as well as getting dirt and crumbs that get spread around the house. As a result of having her, we have also become more disciplined in making sure that there isn't anything left on the floor that she can suck up into her wheels, like usb charging cables, shopping bags, clothes, or shoelaces.

I got this for Christmas from my son and I love it. I have 3 big dogs and they shed ALOT. So much that I had to sweep everyday. Now I do not. It has periodically gotten stuck in places but that was my fault. If it clogs it is very easy to unclog and the parts come out easily which makes it very easy to clean. I use mine in the living room, dining room, kitchen, hallway, laundry room and downstairs bath and it does a great job. I am considering getting the IROOMA mop.

I am a senior citizen and use this for vacuuming. Love it. However, BE AWARE: the problem is that it does not include a R3 Brush cleaning little comb and it is very difficult to clean the roller brush that collects hair and carpet threads rolls over that brush. Called iRobot and the company said that they DO NOT MANUFACTURE THAT COMB ANYMORE! Little disappointed for the spending a heft money for the product that does not include a tiny piece that is very important for maintaining and cleaning those brushes.

We are going over 4 years with our Roomba and still love it. It's dependable, product repair and replacement parts are always available and easy to order (love that) I've replaced the battery once, probably because it got lost, I left the house, and didn't get it back in its charger until a day later. We have 2 pups, one is quite the shedder. Using this everyday, keeps the hair out-of-site and our house clean. We get compliments all the time on how clean our house is with 3 dogs...and they are inside/outside dogs, constantly running through the doggie door all day and night. the pickup on this thing is incredibly. I've found heavy nuts and bolts in it before! It is not easy to deep-clean, but for me, because it is so effective, I'm ok with spending 10-15 minutes a month cleaning it up so it's always in top shape. Years later, I'm still glad I purchased our Roomba. We got the Braava also. They are quite the duo! I'm a Happy Camper.

I am very happy with my vacuum. I was expecting not as thorough vacuuming as I might be able to achieve but it is actually much better. The spinning brush and it's patience around every obstacle is great. I vacuum so much more now than before and my floor is always clean. Although I am happy with this model, had I known that it would do such a great job, I might have invested more in a model where you could map certain areas, etc. It does get stuck sometimes in cords or under a tight spot, but the app notifies me of problems. I usually use it when I have the opportunity to pick up clutter, shut closet doors, etc. and am heading out for a while. It works better when there isn't too much clutter. My cat enjoys watching it work. Another time I like to vacuum is when I am cleaning too. It makes me feel like I have a friend helping:).