The iRobot Roomba i7+ ushers in the next phase of automated vacuuming, but it carries a premium price tag. For all robot vacuums do to automate the odious household chore of cleaning floors, they ...

I’ve always wondered whether robot vacuum cleaners were worth having. Specifically, how do they work, and second are they effective? As in, do they do the job they are meant to do? I started this ...

We reviewed the Roomba i7+ when it first came out and gave it a score of 87. The biggest advantage it has over other robo-vacs is its clean base, which is essentially an attachment on the device's ...

Though less revered than Dyson, iRobot, makers of the genre-defining Roomba robot vacuums, is no less dominant. By way of quiet and fairly confusing tech advances (and videos of pets mounting them), ...

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For over a decade now, the process of running a robot vacuum has been largely the same. Sure, navigation has improved tenfold and homes can be vacuumed remotely thanks to connected apps, the core ...

Looking for a Cyber Monday deal that will pay off in the long run? Well, the self-emptying iRobot Roomba i7+ is on sale on Amazon for $300 off, at $699. Yes, that’s a lot of money for a vacuum cleaner ...