I truly appreciate this device. I've had it for 2 years with low maintenance. I set it up to vacuum my office every other day and 90% of the time it works fine. Picks up a lot of hair, dirt and dust. Easy to empty. Sometimes the battery doesn't make contact and I have to wipe it clean and reconnect. The mop is worthless. Doesn't make sense to use one pad to mop my 800 sf office. I tried it once and lost faith pretty quick. Otherwise, I give it a thumbs up! Read more

It cleans so well, it'll make you feel like a slob for the first few weeks at the amount of dirt, dog hair, trash, underwear, things of that nature that it picks up. It does require maintenance though so be prepared to buy filters, brushes and stuff. haven't tried the mopping part yet. been using just the vac daily for 6 months. I have no clue how my dog has any hair left because of the amount that it picks up daily. Read more

I am very happy with this vacuum. Vacuums like a dream, the mopping could be better honestly, it just drags around a damp pad but the vacuuming is excellent so I can't complain. Read more

Even thought this robot vacuum is surely an upgrade from my old, stupid chinese robot, I was expecting a bit much more from Irobot brand. The mapping is a HUGE PAIN. I went mad yesterday seeing my robot having difficulties to reach the room I sent it to vacuum in an oderly and timely manner. I live in a 850 foot square appartment, should not take over 15 minutes to reach the room. Then, it only vacuum half of it before taking 15 minutes to return to its base. I had to put it inside the room, close the door and select clean everywhere. Frustrating. Don't throw away your mop and bucket, you'll still need it. The mop combo helps a bit for daily maintenance but won't scrub your floor. It will only remove a layer of dirt. The vacuum succion is great, better than my older model. The silicone brush are easy to maintain, I highly recommend for pet fur and long hair. Looking back, I wish I have saved more for a better model, smarter for mapping and such. The vacuum everywhere function is great, the vacuum by room is subpar. Overall, I still recommend this model, if you're not willing to spend 1000+ on a "high end" robot, but be aware, it has flaws to deal with. I know I will spend more on the next one. Edited Februrary 2025: It stopped working. I did all the maintenance, kept it clean, the battery's fully charged but it wont leave the base because ''the bumper are stucks''. They aren't. I gave it three star at first, now it's one. Read more

I have owned quite a few robot vacuums in my life and until this one, I had always stuck with cheaper models because I didn't see the value in the more expensive models. I finally decided to give a recognized name brand a go and Try the IRobot Roomba i5. And I have to tell you, what an utter disappointment. I can't find one good thing to say about this hunk of junk. For starters, it is NOISY. Forget about letting it run while you are home. Which is the only time you are going to want to run it since it has no sensor to detect any kind of pet messes and you definitely don't want the experience of a thin layer of dog vomit spread across your entire house. The detection system on this thing is laughable. It is supposed to sense objects, walls, etc. But instead it just aimlessly wanders around banging into everything unlucky enough to be in its path. If you are like me and have a dog that sheds a lot, this will get hair into every place you can think of and it will literally stop the brushes from spinning as it gets wrapped around everything that moves. The side brush no longer works because it got hair wound around the motor shaft and burned it out. This happened within ONE MONTH of purchase. The LIDAR mapping is a joke. I ran it a couple of dozen times and it failed to ever draw anything that even remotely resembled the layout of my home. So no chance at actually having a schedule for cleaning specific rooms. My home is about 1200 ft2 on the main floor which is where this hunk of #!@% resides. The battery life has this thing relegated to taking about 3 trips at about 90 minutes each to do a mediocre job of cleaning. So you are going to sit there for 5-6 hours per day listening to this thing. Which as I previously mentioned, it is LOUD. I have purchased robot vacuums for a third of the price of the Roomba i5 that out perform this thing by a wide margin. If this is the quality that iRobot puts out, I can't fathom how they are even still in business. I suppose there are a lot of households out there and you can build a zesty enterprise on just burning everyone once. There is definitely a miniscule amount of care and thought that goes into their machines. If I could, I would return this thing. I tried to give it a chance. I really wanted to like it. But it is just awful. I thought about reaching out to iRobot directly, but any company who is okay with putting out a product like this would likely just be a waste of time. Massive disappointment and the first and last product I'll ever buy from them. Read more

This is my third IRobot, I love how easy it is to set up, it's performance, and price. I bought the mop version this time and can't believe how well it cleans. I'm so happy to have this one, I have a big dog and "Rosie" keeps all dog mud paws cleaned up for me. It picks up everything, no problem and the mop feature is very thorough. Love this vac. Read more

Having had a Roomba 980 for about 7 years now, I was quite pleased with how quiet the i5 is. The 980 seems louder than it used to be, but the i5 is quiet enough that running downstairs it doesn't wake me up. The mapping function works quite well, and being able to program specific rooms is a blessing. There are still places in the house where either model can get stuck, so separating the jobs into specific rooms helps overall. Separating also let's me keep it out of rooms that are being used at specific times of the day - like the kitchen when making breakfast. Getting stuck is one of those things that must be lived with. A sofa that's just the right height is a trap for Roomba. On one of the main floor sofas I built a wooden frame to go around the legs which prevents it from getting trapped. The i5, unlike the 980, frequently gets stuck on some vintage air vents (about 30cm square) on the main floor. Unfortunately, and also unlike the 980, the robot cannot recover from this. It tells me to move it and press start, but it doesn't continue. This is probably the worst feature of the unit, and I hope iRobot updates the software at some point to fix it. I've taken to putting a large book on the vent and will build something better when I have time. The robot also reboots from time to time, stopping the job. It's infrequent but annoying. On the positive side, it runs to completion far more often than the 980 does and finds it way home reliably. At 1/3rd the price of the 980 I'm quite happy. A couple of small puck shaped bollards would do the trick. I've tried the mopping function on our wood floor in the kitchen and it does a reasonable job. As a vacuum it can do better than vacuuming by hand, but as a mop it is inferior to hand mopping, but it is good enough to make hand mopping be needed less frequently, which is good. It cleans well and doesn't bump the furniture legs as hard as the 980, so I'm very pleased with it overall. The 980 is now relegated to the easier and cleaner upstairs duties. Read more

The robot vaccum itself is great! It connecta to you wifi and than you can control it at home or when you are out of the house. The mapping is great, it takes 2-3 days than the vaccum knows where to go. It is also very powerful. I had sone robot before but the suction was bad and the floor was still dirty after two hours of cleaning. The price is great! I purchased a used one and I think it was defective already because it worked for 2 weeks only and I had to return it but I am pretty sure the issue was with the unit I got and not the product itself. Looking to buy one again on black friday or bozing day but a new one this time! Read more