The iRobot Roomba 980 Robot Vacuum Cleaner

best rated robot vacuum and mop combo vacuums take pet hair, lint and dust from the floor before they settle. They also can avoid obstacles like furniture that is slippery and staircases.

Most robotic vacuums robot require maintenance. This includes emptying the bin (and occasionally, rinsing it) and cleaning the cameras and sensors. Additionally, they must be plugged into the power source. A lot of them have apps for smartphones to schedule, adjust settings and more.

iRobot Roomba 960

The iRobot Roomba 980, the latest in a series of top-of-the-line best budget robot vacuum vacuums, is a staple for any modern home. This model is extremely powerful suction as well as a HEPA filter that will assist anyone suffering from allergies. It also comes with a large battery that can be cleaned for up to two hours before returning to its dock automatically once the bin is full.

It also has the feature of smart mapping which uses multiple sensors to help it suss out the areas in your home that require attention and then create a clean route around them. We've seen this technology in action and it does an excellent job of maneuvering around toys that are placed on the floor or furniture legs that are sticking out from under the furniture. It also has a camera sensor that will snap the Roomba back to the real world when it starts drifting away from its original location.

iRobot has also introduced a new set of rollers under the Roomba's bottom, which do not have bristles, and thus tend to resist tangles better than previous models. These are also a little higher than the older rollers, and will fit better under low couches and beds and are designed to allow this model to move more easily across different floor kinds.

The Roomba 980 differs from other models with a high-end price tag by its new dirt detection feature that makes use of a camera in order to detect embedded dirt. This is an improvement over the previous model which relied on an algorithm that was driven by sensors to bounce around the room and clean the area three times, at different angles.

In our tests of its performance it was found that the Roomba 980 did well on both hard flooring and carpets. Its score on the low pile carpet was impressive, and it also scored a good score on mid pile, too. It did a great job collecting pet hair, but struggled with long and thick pet hair that was stuck together.

Despite these slight limitations, the Roomba 980 remains one of our best Robot vacuum with mopping function-performing robots, and it's even nearly as expensive as the other top-of-the-line models in this list. It has many of the features you'd expect from a top model but does not have all the fancy apps or home integrations you'll see in other top contenders.

The iRobot Roomba can be set up quickly and is ready for use right away. After taking off the yellow bin insert and pull tab from the undercarriage, you simply plug it into the wall socket or one of its Home Base docking stations, hit the "Clean button" and let it work. It will automatically return to its dock when its battery runs out or it's full of debris, and it has indicators at the top to indicate when the bin is full, it's time to recharge, or its Wi-Fi signal is not working.