iRobot Roomba 105 Combo Robot Vacuum & Mop with AutoEmpty Dock – Self-Empties for 75 Days, Intense Power-Lifting Suction, LiDAR Navigation, Multiple Cleaning Modes, Avoids Mopping Carpet

Thrilled, and bought another one for upstairs!
Just plugged it in, and hit clean. Outside of the fact that the battery wasn’t fully charged, it ran for a sufficient time to vacuum the kitchen and dining area. Yes, the dust bin is small, but man does it collect the hair. I did not see any problem with hair balls being left behind. Yes, I’m going to have to stop and empty the bin regularly, but so far I’m thrilled with it. The phone app connected easily, which is the way it should be. Good job iRobot!History on me: I’m 70, in failing health, and cannot vacuum or mop. It’s about strength and balance, which I don’t have. This way, I can schedule it to sweep three days a week. I’m home all the time anyway, so stopping to empty the dust bin is not a big problem.UPDATE: I’ve run this in between charging cycles twice a day (once upstairs, once downstairs) since I bought it, because I’ve been ill for a long time, and Covid has kept me from getting housekeepers.The first few days I got more hair than dirt. The last few days, I’ve gotten more deep dirt than hair. This tells me that the suction is good enough to get way down. And I’ve noticed it in the way my floors and carpets look: Deep tracks, fluffy feel, clean.SECOND UPDATE: Today was the first day I allowed the robot to run without interruption. It successfully completed the job, I didn’t get notices to empty the cup (although it was full at the end), and it returned to it’s station to charge, which tells me that I’ve finally gotten the DEEP dirt. This really is working out to be the best purchase I’ve ever made.THIRD UPDATE: I bought one for upstairs. This is the best invention ever. If only it climbed stairs, I could get my stairs done too. These little devices will eventually suck up everything trapped deep down. I’m so impressed.

Decent, will get the job done
When ordering this iRobot, it is advertised as a combo, both vacuum and mop. After opening and setting up, which was fairly easy, we decided to go full force and run a cleaning cycle. The initial start of the vacuum only was pretty great, it did get stuck a couple times but that’s just the general nature of these vacuums. After slight adjustments to furniture and fixtures, vacuuming is a breeze and does a decent job of picking up the fuzz and dust and fur collected throughout the day. When it comes to the “mop” I don’t feel like it’s mopping. it’s just dragging a wet rag that’s attached to vacuum around.Yes, the cloth ends up dirty so it’s actually cleaning something but to what extent is it cleaning? At what point is it just dragging a dirty wet cloth around to “clean”. I like this vacuum for the auto emptying and the app. They really work together well and it’s quite a breeze. Being able to isolate different areas of the house and assign where to clean is awesome. What I’m not sold on is the “mopping” feature. Dragging a wet cloths around is something I can do and this vacuum is not a fix for wet spills or anything like that. It does have a hefty price point because it’s being advertised as the 2 products in one but I will likely just be using the vacuum only.

Great vacuum
I’ve had multiple other robotic vacuum and this one is so much better than any other. The vacuum is powerful and collects all the dust and dog hair from around my house. The mop feature definitely helps keep my floor looking nice although it doesn’t replace regular mopping. The auto empty feature is great and makes it so easy to use. The app is very easy to use and you can block off areas to not vacuum not mop or both.

I bought my first Roomba September, 2020. It has served me well. It was way better than my first robot vacuum (brand not mentioned). It cleaned 500 sqm of living space 3x a week, a 300 sqm basement 1x a week and 3 bedrooms (400 sqm) 1x a week. Nonstop for all the 4 years. Carpet, wood flooring, rugs – it was able to tackle the job. I only had to replace the filter and the rollers once during the 4 years. This week, I decided to replace it as its suction power has greatly reduced. Of course, I can have it fixed (for approx C$100) but I decided to upgrade into a different model. I still chose Roomba as I was happy with my first one. I hope this new model lasts longer than 4 years (I hate throwing electronics and adding to our waste).

If you are considering purchasing this robot vacuum and you were particularly attracted to the manufacturer’s description “ideal for pet fur”: It is true!We rescue cats. Though most are getting rehomed right away, we do have a team of four who are our permanent residents. Two are long-haired, two medium-haired.Before it was a daily battle with the sweeper, now – it’s a paradise!Absolutely amazing device!The little brush moves the hair even from such complicated spots as the jungle of wires behind the TV stand.It did make us laugh once as it unplugged the cat fountain and was dragging the cord around. However, we just learned that we should take better care of the cords.Our hardwood floors are cherry color. That is the worst color to have if you have pets. But not anymore.Excellent machine. STRONGLY RECOMMEND!A bit noisy, though on the hard floors. But that is a tiny sacrifice for the amazing clean and convenience!