Clever navigation ; Very flexible jobs and routines ; Generally excellent performance

Expensive

Able to spot and avoid messes automatically, the iRobot Roomba J7+ can stop any nasty pet-poop accidents and generally avoid getting stuck. Combined with its excellent app and powerful suction, this is a great robot vacuum cleaner, although edge...

Excellent pick-up on carpet and hard floors ; Can identify and avoid obstacles ; Self-emptying

Expensive ; Side brush flicks larger debris around the room ; Battery level isn’t clear

It empties itself ; Exceptional navigation skills ; Great on hard floors with rugs ; Avoids scattered items ; Commendable vacuuming performance

Smallish roller heads ; Battery performance not great

Although the excellent Roborock S7 is still king of the hybrid robot vac-cum-mops, the J7 takes the crown for straight-up, no nonsense vacuuming. Yes, it’s auto-emptying bin system is exceedingly noisy for about five seconds but that’s the only foible...

Automatic dirt disposal to larger bin ; Premium design ; Compact base ; Excellent features including obstacle detection ; Fantastic cleaning capabilities ; Excellent mapping system ; Handles various floor types brilliantly ; Good battery life

Expensive ; Not the quietest

The iRobot Roomba J7+ is a fantastic robot vacuum cleaner that, while not cheap, has got a lovely premium and compact design, some truly fantastic features, and brilliant cleaning performance overall.

Good job at avoiding wires ; Lower-profile self-emptying base ; Solid all-around cleaning ; Efficiently cleans in zigzag pattern

Deep carpet cleaning performance is lacking ; Somewhat loud while vacuuming

“Clean more, worry less. The iRobot Roomba j7+ is smarter than your average robot vacuum cleaner.”

Excellent obstacle avoidance ; Learns from cleaning data ; Easy to create no-go zones ; Redesigned Clean Base is less obtrusive

Clean Base is very loud ; Middling pet hair pickup on carpet

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